For this week’s Global Countdown, Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco listens to the top songs in Sri Lanka See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You're listening to the Global Countdown, first broadcast on the briefing on the 19th of September.
Fernando, you're going to take us on a musical journey to Sri Lanka.
Yes, And I'm very excited.
I've done Sri Lanka in the past, but it's been a while.
All I can say, there's one song there that I love it very much.
Perhaps not number five, but listen, I'm not going to criticize number five.
She's a child, okay?
But great, great voice.
This song that we're going to hear it now is the soundtrack of a Sri Lankan film that is actually aimed at kids.
It's called Rosa Kale Apiyan.
But shall we have a listen?
This is the great Aksha Chamoudi with Cheeky Cheeky Bamban.
Let's have a listen.
She's very sweet.
I mean, it's very easy to sing.
Chicky Chicky Bomb.
You know, it might be my new favorite song.
And you know what heavy production values there because with the very famous Sri Lankan producer Radish Van De Bona, he's the one who produced this track.
I think it's a very sweet beginning for the top five in Sri Lanka, you know.
Absolutely.