US girl’s violin cover of Sri Lankan song Manike Mage Hithe is winning the Internet. Viral video
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From Bollywood celebrities to social media users, everyone is currently obsessing over Manike Mage Hithe. Now, a video of a US girl playing the song on her violin has gone viral on social media.
From mobile ringtones to Instagram videos, Manike Mage Hithe by Yohani Diloka De Silva is pretty much everywhere. Unless you have been living under rock, it is almost impossible to have missed this viral Sinhala song which was initially sung by Satheeshan Rathnayak. From Bollywood celebrities to social media users, everyone is currently obsessing over this song. Now, a video of a US girl playing Manike Mage Hithe on her violin has gone viral on social media. The 12-year-old has been identified as Karolina Protsenko and she lives in Simi Valley, California. Karolina also has a YouTube channel that boasts 5 million followers.
In the now-viral video, Karolina can be seen playing the cover of Manike Mage Hithe along the pavement. A huge number of people can be seen gathered around her to watch her play. She beautifully plays the song on her violin and breaks into a little dance in intervals.
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