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A compilation of baila favourites

Thirty nine years in showbiz and with a wealth of experience behind him, singer Kingston Fernando has released his debut CD titled Punchi Putha. Acknowledged for his songs in the baila rhythm over the years, and the one particular song Ethi Dedi Una his anthem, Kingston is happy that this CD of his, is a dedication to all his fans.

A student of Anton Jones, (he duets with Jones on the song Veenava) and a spool back of his career reveals that his contemporaries were M.S. Fernando, Indrani Perera and he has performed with Mohammed Sally and his group, Patrick Denepitiya Combo and was active in the early years singing regularly at the Kandy Lake Club shows.

Now a free lance singer he also performs with Saman de Silva and his group. The lyrics on his 16 track Punchi Putha CD are by leading names like Karunaratne Abayasekera, George Leslie Ranasinghe, Hemasiri Halpita, Bandula Jayasinghe, Neville de Silva and Vernon Perera and the themes of the songs vary in content focussing on everyday life.

Produced by Dayan Fernando, with Donald Ivan his sound engineer the CD according to Kingston is distributed by Charmaine Perera.

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