Ada Api Inney - Mignone & The Jetliners

In 1963, Mignone Ratnam won a talent contest on the Radio Ceylon, the oldest radio station in the South East Asia and the world's second radio station. That was her first appearence on the radio. In 1965, Sri Lanka's pioneer broadcaster and DJ, Vernon Corea introduced Mignone to the band 'The Jetliners'. Vernon was later posted to BBC in London to head up the BBC Eastern service and in the early 70s he played their music on the BBC radio program 'London Sounds Eastern'. In 1980, Mignone & The Jetliners were awarded a 17 year contract in Hong Kong at the Regent Hotel.

Mignone now lives in Sri Lanka and is still performing. She released here first CD ' A Celebration Of Life' in 2003. Jetliners have since split up and members of the band are living in different parts of Europe and some in Sri Lanka. Recently they had a series of very successful re-union concerts in the US and Australia.

This song is from the film 'Satha Panaha' (Fifty Cents).

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[angelialvares]

This song sounds much better in this language,,is it tamil? And Mignonne has the perfect soft gentle voice for this song.

[goonewj]

@angelialvares

Thanks for the comment!! Language is Sinhalese, native language of Sri Lanka.

[hiramvn]

Thanks for bringing back fond childhood memories of old Ceylon.

[goonewj]

Your'e welcome. Thanks for the comment!!

[inerus87]

i didn't know that there was a song like this. only song I have heard was amba gaha yata sewane which sucks. this is awesome.thanks again.

[goonewj]

Thanks for the comment !! This is quite an old song now, one of the early pops, from the film 'Satha Panaha'.

Rgds,

Jude

[cdons2003]

@angelialvares

which is the original version?

[sarathj]

Original song was James Bond-007 Dr No.

Mignone was awsome. Thanks

[goonewj]

Thanks Gillian for the valuable information. Do you have any more information about the Sungold show ?

Rgds,

Jude

[GILLIAN440]

mognone used to sing the english version on the sungold show on radio ceylon called underneath the mango tree in the 60's.