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. ...

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Yohani to perform in Dubai on UAE National Day Source:Dailymirror Sri Lankan singing sensation Yohani de Silva, popularly known as Yohani, is all set to perform in Dubai on UAE National Day, December 2, at the city’s World Trade Centre. The singer-songwriter achieved global recognition after her song ‘Manike Mage Hithe’ became a viral hit. The track has garnered more than 180 million views on YouTube till date. Originally released in 2020 by Satheeshan Rathnayaka, the Sinhala song became so popular that several versions of the song in different languages have surfaced online since, The Khaleej Times reported. ...

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Sri Lankan diva Yohani to perform live in Muscat Muscat – Sri Lankan music sensation Yohani De Silva – of the popular hit Sinhala song Manike mage hithe – will perform two back-to-back shows in Muscat this winter. Yohani and her band Lu;Nu will perform on December 16 and 17 at Al Falaj Hotel. Tickets for the shows will go on sale starting the first week of November. Presented by BPOS Global, the shows will mark a resumption of live entertainment activities in Muscat, as the country opens its doors gradually to the new global normalcy with COVID-19 protocols in place. ...

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Sri Lanka Tourism to appoint Yohani as a brand ambassador Yohani enters Bollywood with Ajay Devgn-starrer ‘Thank God’  By Charumini de Silva Yohani de Silva Sri Lanka Tourism is planning to appoint young singing sensation Yohani de Silva as a brand ambassador to promote the country. “There is a plan, but it is still at the discussion stage,” a top official confirmed to Daily FT on the basis of anonymity. Singer-songwriter and rapper Yohani rose to global fame with her cover version of ‘Menike Mage Hithe,’ which became an instant hit, and in the process won the hearts of millions of people around the world, such as Indian superstars Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Salman Khan and Tiger Shroff. The insanely popular song crossed 150 million views on YouTube and has been present on the YouTube Global Music Index Top 10 for several days. After winning millions of Indian hearts, the ...

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Finally…Sri Lanka has woken up Source:Island We certainly did take a backseat and watch India turn our singing sensation, Yohani de Silva, into a mega star…a global icon, in fact. While India went ga-ga over Yohani’s version of ‘Menike Mage Hithe,’ we were, surprisingly, silent. Finally…we seem to have woken up, with Sri Lanka Tourism coming into the scene. The past few weeks, I’ve been stressing that Sri Lanka Tourism should rope in Yohani to promote our tourism industry. Anyway, it’s better late than never! I’ve been told that Yohani will be our brand ambassadress at the Expo Dubai Exhibition, to be held in January, next year, in the UAE. A Sri Lankan cultural show, at this prestigious exhibition, will feature Yohani, and there are also plans to release a music video, with Yohani in the spotlight, highlighting the beauty of Sri Lanka. ...

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Good News From Jayam October 15,                             Pls Scroll Dow                      35 items   Plans to Bring the Children’s World Closer to Them – President President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said plans are being implemented to bring the children’s world closer to them expeditiously. President Rajapaksa in his message to mark World Children’s Day which fell on October 1, said the restrictions imposed on the imagination of the entire generation of children and their world are many in the face of the current global pandemic. “The school classroom and the playground are still at a distance from our children. It has become a priority of the government to revive all those lost aspirations of the nation’s children in a secure manner. All our plans are being implemented to bring the ...

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Mega scene for Lanka’s singing sensation Yohani Karolina Protsenko: Violin version of ‘Menike Mage Hithe’ on the street of Santa Monica, in California Source:Island Two shows in India with her band Lunu EXCLUSIVE UPDATE: Yohani, we are told, has been signed by an Indian company, Wingman Talent Management, and will be managed by Sonu Lakhwani, who has also had Jacqueline Fernandez under his wings Undoubtedly, Yohani de Silva is Sri Lanka’s singing sensation, global ambassadress and whatever more tags that she may add to her singing career, in the near future. I can’t think of a single present day local artiste who has achieved the kind of glory, and fame, that has come Yohani’s way, through her music or, let’s say, singing. This kind of global fame has not only taken everyone by surprise but Yohani, as well. ‘Manike Mage Hithe’ is not an entirely new creation; it came into the ...

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Global recognition for local artiste! Source:Island Everyone seems to be humming, and even singing aloud, a particular song. And it certainly has brought the singer concerned success that even the big names, in the local showbiz scene, have not been able to achieve. The song that is on everybody’s lips, these days, is ‘Manike Mage Hithe’ and the singer responsible for making it a global sensation is Yohani de Silva. The song was created in 2020 but it’s Yohani’s version that has got international recognition. Her presentation, that infectious smile, and the way she delivers it, has made the song awesome. Of course, the rhythmic melody, and beat, have all contributed to making ‘Manike Mage Hithe’ the talk-of-the-town, and Yohani – an absolute singing sensation. The original version of ‘Manike Mage Hithe,’ was done by Satheeshan and Dulan ARK, before Yohani came into the scene and combined her talents with Satheeshan to make the song what ...

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