Theorising on the Genesis of Chorus Baila
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https://doi.org/10.4312/mz.60.2.9-32Keywords:
chorus baila, hybridity, postcolonial identity, Wally BastianszAbstract
Chorus Baila is associated with the Portuguese colonisers of Sri Lanka. The originator of the genre, Mervin Ollington Bastiansz, was a member of a minority community, a Burgher with Dutch, Portuguese, and Sinhalese ancestry. I consider the life and musical experiences of Bastiansz in theorising on the genesis of chorus baila.
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