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Bridging the Seven Seas with magical Seven notes-BY RUWANTHI ABEYAKOON Yohani with Salman Khan on Big Boss Source:Sundayobserver Her cover of ‘Manike Mage Hithe’ conquered the world, with the most famous personalities grooving to the song. She managed to put many actors, actresses, singers and fans behind the mic taking on the lyrics in their own mother tongue including Telugu, Malayalam and many other regional languages in India and in other parts of the globe. Yohani de Silva has thus proved that music is a universal language that can heal, transcend and connect people irrespective of their culture. ‘Manike Mage Hithe’ was the first Sinhalese hit song in India, peaking at Number One on the India Top 50 Spotify Chart, surpassing 170 million You Tube views and 18 million streams as of now. Some were quick to say that this 28-year old’s rise to fame was a stroke of luck. ...