Calypso-style baila

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Calypso-style baila is a genre of Sri Lankan music. It grew out of Sri Lankan musicians' fascination with the music of the Caribbean in the 1960s, particularly Harry Belafonte and calypso music. Sri Lankan groups such as Los Cabelleros led by Neville Fernando ( first ever Sinhal pop group), Las Bambas, The Humming Birds, Los Muchachos, and The Moonstones (whose members included Annesly Malewana and Clarence Wijewardane) practiced this music, which melded Caribbean rhythms to traditional Sri Lankan baila music.