Portuguese Creole Kaffringha Baila of Ceylon - Sri Lanka (Original)

[ukusapillage]

im portuguese at first hearing it sounds strang but then i can understand it very well, this song is about someone saying hes inocent or talking maybe about justice, another song i clearly heard baila todo dia baila in perfect portuguese, congrats after 400 years the culture is alive and well its amazing from brazil to china and even in sri lanka with all the changes they kept the culture intact a true gem for the world and sri lanka

[goonewj]

@ukusapillage

Thank you for the appreciation and lovely comment!!

[Ricomontal]

I don't know how someone says it is almost like Chinese to Portuguese speakers. I can understand a lot of it and I suspect i will be able to understand much more if I have the lyrics or it is sung slowly. God bless you brother people

[ReshiKillerX]

muito bong, muito bunito. palabras tantu igual com palabras lingua portugues malaca. yo jenti portugues Malaca quem senti miuto gabadu com este cantigas, igual com nossa Branyo.i am a Malacca portuguese and i am so moved with the songs as it displayed strong similarities with our Branyo songs. i could understand the lyrics and i guess we share acommon cultural heritage with the Kaffir and Burghur communities of Sri :Lanka.How do I get intouch With dis Performers? Saodi!...mikesingho@gmail.com

[goonewj]

@ReshiKillerX

Hi Mike, thank you very much for the detailed information about your cultural heritage and roots, and sorry for the late acknowledgement. For some issue on YT I could not see your comments all this time. I am in UK, however, will try to see if I can find a link to them.

Cheers

Jude

[ReshiKillerX]

muito bong. muito allegria ubi este cantigas.as a malacca portuguese i am overwhelmed to hear and discover strong similarities between our two portuguese based langages.though such similarities has been talked, hearing it carries a different impact.some words from the jinkli nona(our cultural anthem) appeared and it lumped my throat.it means even more as my paternal roots are from Sri Lanka.we are fighting to keep the creole alive here.hope its d same there.SAUDADE...mike singho@gmail.com

[chaotic1979]

hehe....i know this guy from srilanka....who claims he is burgher, and therefore actually european(portugeese) only he is as black as his hair,. Now i know why he has a portugeese last name. most people guess he is an african.

[jmgabriel99]

goonewj thank you so very kindly i cant thank you enough.These are the people who contributed in every'way they can to the Sri Lanken society. In return What did they get???????. they still keep on doing the best they con. People who love Sri Lanka so much. I remember my uncel " basil collas" used to sing thies songs,even now when i go back home.(he is in his mid 90 ties)

[goonewj]

@jmgabriel99

Sorry for the late reply. I fully agree with you!!

[tmsphere]

Sounds similar to Cajun music, interesting.

[cndkalu]

wats this song called?

[jhp1257]

god bless the people of srilanka and the portugeese we are brothers

[goonewj]

Thank you.

[Anton017]

Batticaloa burghers are not Kaffir community, right?

[goonewj]

Yes, you are correct.

[stevedelazilwa]

@Anton017

the kaffirs have nothing to do with the kaffringha

one is african and the other is portuguese

[demelofly]

God bless Sri Lanka and Her love for music.

[goonewj]

Thank you and God Bless you!!

[lumalive]

When I was a kid my next door neighbors were a Portuphese famaily but I never heard them speak thier native language instead their dilect was Sinhala and Tamil. I can still remember some of the names of them as Protees, Jane, Maud, Richi Buwa, Stanley Buwa and Harold Buwa. We should not forget this community as they are part of our Sri Lankans.

[goonewj]

Fully agree with you. Thanks for the comment !!

[TheSaltube]

Sou brasileiro e consegui sentir muitas palavras faladas aqui no Brasil. Por exemplo: Alegria,eu,grande, etc.Parabéns pelo video.

[buddylk]

I was extremely overwhelmed when I came across this video :) Have heard about the existence of African descendants in Srilanka but never seen them for real life or on TV etc. Thanks so much for the post. Thanks very much for posting this video

[goonewj]

You're welcome. Thanks for the lovely comment !!

Rgds,

Jude

[shamiosb]

This Caffir community, as shown in these photoes, is not from Batticaloa but from a village called "Sirambiadiya" in Puttalam. They are a devout catholic community belong to the ancient Roman Catholic parish of Puttalam. I had the privilage to know and work among them. Unfortunately no one responsible from the side of the Government has so far come forward to give them any recognition to improve both economically and culturally. I wish someone would come forward to do this noble task.

[goonewj]

You are correct. This is the Sirambiadiya crowd. All Sri Lankan govts have washed their hands off of this community claiming that they are not responsible for bringing them to SL. However, they now are SL citizens who has equal rights, so it is about time that they are recognised. Thanks for the comment.

[nikkixo28]

this is nothing like portuguese

[goonewj]

As the name suggests its Creole language based on Portuguese !!

[velusumana]

This is mixed portughese.I speakPortughese and I can understand some words.I lived in Europe a very long time Italy,Uk,France and in Portugal.When I hear Singhalese or Tamils speak Singlish (English with Singhala accent) I remeber this community who speaks Portughese with their own accent

[goonewj]

Correct. It is a variation of Portuguese referred to as Creole, not pure Portuguese.

[horenegae]

Quality of the sound is better than many. You have done a great job.

Can you do the same with old sinhala songs (such as Rukmani Devi and others) movie clips?

Charles from CA, USA

[goonewj]

Hi Charles,

Thanks for the comment. These are recordings made in the early 90s. I can enhance the old ones, but you will then loose the originality !!

Regards,

Jude

[anusha3011]

thanx man for posting these hitz............. would luv to contact u....cuz my hubby wants some info frm u abt the kafri community..............

[goonewj]

Thanks for visiting and comments !! No worries, would love to talk to your hubby. Tell him to drop me a line.

Cheers

Jude

[E30LUV]

One of the hidden gems in Sri Lanka. Too bad you don't get to see these ppl perform in main stream stages.

Nothing like good old baila.

Thanks a million of ruploading this piece.

[goonewj]

Fully agree with you. Its such a shame that they live in isolation.

Thanks for the comment !!

[prathi65]

yeaah i agree... i didnt even know they existed!! thanks for uploading the video :)

[goonewj]

Thanks. You're very welcome!!

[malikice]

hey guys i can't really put my head to the exact tune but i think this also have a wadda baila feel to it

thankyou for posting

[goonewj]

I think you are correct. Thanks for the comment !!

[guitarmanaruna]

It is very interesting to see their percussion instruments in those pictures... their music sounds identical to those earlier recordings of Sinhala Baila.

Posting their songs would make people forget to forget the forgotten community. Thanks for sharing..!!

[goonewj]

You are right Aruna. Wally's Irene Josephine has identical percussion sounds too, and I think they also used bottles, spoons, rabanas etc.

Thanks for the comment !!

[MelyndaMann]

Wally Bastianz certainly drew some influence from these type Kaffringha songs.

[goonewj]

Agreed. Thanks.