SLF INT, USA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNER LEGEND LATE DESMOND DE SILVA IS HONORED FOR HIS EXCELLENCE BEING AN ICONIC SRI LANKAN SINGER & ENTERTAINER & WAS KNOWN AS THE “KING OF BAILA” Source : srilankafoundation King of Baila Anaclitus Rajiv De Silva was born in Matara Sri Lanka in 1944, studied in St Peter’s College Colombo and St Thomas’s College Matara. He was recognized as being the iconic Sri Lankan Entertainer in Sri Lanka and within the expat communities around the world. Desmond combines a powerful voice with a fantastic range that stirs the heart of the young and old. Desmond was known as a main stream performer who engaged and entertained audience around the world. He started his musical career when he was 19 years old in Sri Lanka and since then he has celebrated over 50 years as an entertainer. His musical career began when he started as the ...

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“MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC” – By Des Kelly     Now, here is something that I can really write about. Firstly, I am an avid “watcher” of the A.B.C., but not because the dozen or more Commercial Television Stations in Melbourne are inferior, not by a long shot, for instance, I always make it a point of watching “Seven’s” weather forecast each evening, even though I really do not care what the weather is, or is going to be. I still prefer 7’s weather. Secondly, ONLY advertisements involving animals and/or advertisements that feature good background music, such as the ones produced with Wayne Newton singing “Danke Shoen”(thank you, darling, thank you very much), are bearable to watch. Most of the rest are silly, if not downright stupid. These advertisements turn customers off, rather than on, & Thirdly, the BEST thing about television “ads”, is that one can take a few minutes ...

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