Baila Singer Anton Jones bids adieu

Baila Singer Anton Jones bids adieu

The famous baila singer Anton Jones had bid goodbye to the world today. Many popular  bail songs  like Asai Bayayai. Kanthourwa Kanthoruwa, athana methana kohe giyath, salli deela gowma mehawwe andagena yannai  and many others were sung by him

He had been 79 years old at the time of his demise. He had been paralysed for about a decade and had been living at his home in Kawdana road, Dehiwala. He was a former employee of Bank of Ceylon.

A significant feature of his songs were that the lyrics had