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Mangus

Classics,
reggae'd.

පැරණි ගී · අලුත් හඬ

Songs your parents loved, re-cut with a warm skank and Menuka's voice on top. Then originals that sound like a lazy Sunday in Kalutara.

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01 / 08 · The story

The story.

කතාව

From a borrowed mic to ten million. Seven chapters, 2017 to now.

2017
Chapter 01 · 2017

Kalutara, a borrowed mic

ආරම්භය

Two friends from Kalutara open a YouTube channel to put funny videos and covers in the same place. Nawan produces, Menuka sings.

Chapter 02 · 2021

Thara Paara Diga goes to 10 million

තාර පාර දිග

A reggae reinterpretation of Malani Bulathsinhala's classic becomes the biggest Sinhala cover of its year. The sound is set: old songs, warm skank, no cynicism.

Chapter 03 · 2022

Awasan Liyumai, Man Mulawee

අවසන් ලියුමයි

Two more classics get the treatment and pass six million views between them. Mangus Tube opens so the sketches get a home of their own.

Chapter 04 · 2023

Ilandari, Madurasi, a sonic logo

ඉලන්දාරි

The first originals. Ilandari gets a proper video, Madurasi brings Lucky Lakmina in, and a brand asks for a sound of its own.

Chapter 05 · 2024

Mal Paara

මල් පාර

A softer year. Mal Paara and an acoustic Ko Ma Pathu Obe Adare that quietly passes 300K.

Chapter 06 · 2025

Kammali, Ada Mata Padi

කම්මැලියි

Lazy by title, not by output. Two originals, a Skillz Jay remix, and the comedy channel's biggest year.

Chapter 07 · 2026

Nodanna Kelle, Paata Heena

දැන්

New lyric video, new music video, and the Mangus Set, where members vote on what gets made next.

02 / 08 · Play it here

Play it here.

මෙතනම අහන්න

Tap a row and the player at the bottom takes over. It keeps playing while you scroll.

03 / 08 · The duo

The duo.

දෙන්නා

The voice and the desk.

Menuka AbeysekaraLead

Menuka Abeysekara

මේනුක අබේසේකර

Vocals · acting · radio & dubbing

The voice on Thara Paara Diga, the face that sells a sketch. Radio by day, Mangus by night.

  • Lead vocal on every cover
  • Radio RJ and dubbing artist
  • Half of every sketch
Nawan PereraLead

Nawan Perera

නවන් පෙරේරා

Producer · writer · mix & master

Builds the skank, writes the joke, cuts the video. If it came out of Mangus, it went through Nawan's desk first.

  • Produced, mixed and mastered 77 releases
  • Writes the sketches
  • Runs the Kalutara desk
04 / 08 · Read-along

Lyrics & chords.

පද සහ chords

Tap a line to translate it. Then name the chords Nawan actually used.

Full lyrics page →

Lines shown are illustrative. Full read-along lyrics land in the Set first.

Chords challenge · Thara Paara Diga (reggae)
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Play it first. Sound works even with the theme off.

05 / 08 · The big ones

The big ones.

ලොකු ටික

01
Thara Paara Diga තාර පාර දිග Reggae cover · Malani Bulathsinhala
10M
02
Awasan Liyumai අවසන් ලියුමයි Reggae cover · Shelton Perera
3.9M
03
Man Mulawee මං මුලාවී Reggae cover · Gunadasa Kapuge
2.3M
04
Ko Ma Pathu Obe Adare කෝ මා පැතූ ඔබේ ආදරේ Acoustic cover
306K
05
Ilandari ඉලන්දාරි Original · Official video
299K
06
Sulanga Wage සුලඟ වගේ Reggae cover · Roshan Fernando
254K
06 / 08 · New

New drops.

අලුත්ම ගී

Original · Lyric videoAda Mata Padiඅද මට පඩි
OriginalKammaliකම්මැලියි
Original · Lyric video · NewNodanna Kelleනොදන්නා කෙල්ලේ
07 / 08 · Vote

You decide.

ඊළඟ cover එක

Set vote · 4,108 votes

Which classic should get the reggae treatment?

ඊළඟ cover එක

One vote per device. Members get the result first.

Set vote · 3,350 votes

Who should be on the next feature?

ඊළඟ collab එක

One vote per device. Members get the result first.

08 / 08 · The studio

The studio.

ස්ටූඩියෝ එක

A bedroom in Kalutara with a very good door. Everything is produced, arranged, mixed and mastered here. Brands and other artists book the same desk.

Book the studio →What we make for brands
Menuka at the mic and Nawan at the desk in the Kalutara studio
The Mangus Set · මැංගුස් සෙට් එක

Covers first.
Then YouTube.

සෙට් එකට එන්න

Free. Polls on the next sketch and the next cover, drops before YouTube, the group chat, and first invites to live Set nights.

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