![]() Coming from an original form of creolization, as defined by Edouard Glissant, the baila bears the trace of both the African diaspora and the Iberian influences on the country. If Sri Lankan music is undeniably part of South Asian musical culture, its heritage is also a product of almost five centuries of European imperialism. Sri Lanka possesses a great variety of musical traditions and influences which have been shaped by centuries of regional and international exchanges. It comes along with a booklet depicting the country's historical, cultural and musical context. This compilation presents the diversity of Sri Lankan musical styles between 19 through 30 titles. This gap is now to be filled with Sri Lanka: The Golden Era Of Sinhalese And Tamil Folk-Pop Music. ![]() Sri Lanka still remained one of the rare South Asian countries whose folk-pop music from the 1960-70s had not yet been compiled abroad.
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