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New baila song puts Portuguese Burghers and their culture on a bigger stage – by Mahesh  An exciting new and trending baila release MINHA AMOR –Mee wadayaki – Remake by The Voice Sri Lanka contestant Derrick Keil puts a spotlight on Portuguese Burghers as well as the legacy of their unique music, dance and language. The track is a medley of Portuguese Burgher káfriinha (or kaffringha) and Sinhala baila conceptualised and sung sweetly by Keil featuring music by Georgy, mixed and mastered by Amith Guru with a video clip directed by Sandesh Bandara. Portuguese Burghers, their káfriinha and language A small minority Eurasian community, Portuguese Burghers are particularly concentrated in Sri Lanka’s east where they maintain a number of their traditions. One of these is káfriinha, a social square dance comprising European melodies, African and Asian groove, and Portuguese medieval poetic influences. As this music became popular across the island ...