February 24, 20261h 31min
Yohani's Manager EXPOSES The Truth Behind The Sri Lankan Music Industry
with Yohani de Silva's Manager Speaks Out, Yohani’s rise looked “overnight” to the world.
Yohani’s rise looked “overnight” to the world.
But behind the viral moment was a five-year system of scouting, artist development, brand building, failed experiments, financial risk, and long-term strategy.
In this episode of From The Island, we sit down with the music executive and founder of Outright Play, Dilanjan Seneviratne, the man managing some of Sri Lanka’s biggest modern artists — to break down what it actually takes to build a global act from a country with no real label infrastruct