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Yaman Bando Wesak Balanna (Original Version) - Desmond De Silva

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Desmond De Silva was born in Matara, Southern Sri Lanka. He launched his career in music in the capital Colombo as the lead vocalist of the band Fire-Flies in 1963. Later he went on to sing in other groups, Spitfires, Gabo and The Breakaways and The Jetliners. In 1976, he launched his own band Desmond and The Clan, who performed in the middle east, Maldives and other south asian countries, before he went solo in 1984. Desmond rose to popularity in Sri Lanka for his renditions of Baila music such as Yaman Bando, Polkatu Handa, Mamma No Pappa No etc which is influenced by Portuguese and Spanish music styles. He recently celebrated 40 yeas in music showbiz. Desmond lives in the United Kingdom. Yaman Bando was originally sung by the late Wally Bastiansz..

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Yaman Bando Wesak Balanna (Original Version) - Desmond De Silva

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