Yohani - Topic

Singer, songwriter, rapper, and multi-instrumentalist Yohani emerges as not only the perfect cultural ambassador for her home of Sri Lanka but also as a genre-breaking force of nature who intermingles pop, R&B, hip-hop, and alternative with fiery, yet focused fluidity. Born in Colombo, she learnt piano as a kid and later the trumpet, French horn, the recorder, ukulele, and guitar. She immersed herself in as much music as possible, listening to everyone from Rihanna, Eminem, Alicia Keys, and John Mayer to trip-hop such as Portishead, Zero7, and Massive Attack.

Yohani recently enjoyed huge success in India with her cover of ‘Manike Mage Hithe’. Recorded in Sinhalese, the track peaked at #1 on the India Top 50 Spotify Chart, surpassing 170 million YouTube views and 18 million streams.

Yohani’s latest single ‘Moving On’, her first release in English, twists and turns through guitar-laced beats and fluttering pop melodies into a rap bridge. Her debut album is set for release in 2022.