Bathiya & Santhush

BnS
Bathiya Jayakody (left) & Santhush Weeraman (right) in 2016 during the filming of Video Loke by Dialog.
Background information
Origin	Colombo, Sri Lanka
Genres	Hip hop, folkhop, electrohop
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Torana Music, M-Entertainment, SGMTune, SonyBMG, Universal Music
Associated acts	Ashanthi, Randhir, Umaria Sinhawansa, Umara Sinhawansa, Nirosha Virajini, Hariharan, Asha Bhosle
Website	www.bnsmusic.com
Members	Bathiya Jayakody Santhush Weeraman

Ashanthi, Randhir, Umaria Sinhawansa, Umara Sinhawansa, Nirosha Virajini, Hariharan,

Bathiya & Santhush (Sinhalese: බාතිය හා සන්තුෂ්), known simply as BnS, are a Sri Lankan hip hop duo consisting of Bathiya Jayakody (born on December 22, 1976) and Santhush Weeraman (born on September 5, 1977), who met while at the "Mary Anne David School of Vocal Music" in Colombo (training mainly under the categories of classical and show tunes). They both were born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. They have been one of the most commercially successful music acts in Sri Lanka in the last two decades.

Bathiya Jayakody was educated at Ananda College, Colombo while Santhush Weeraman was educated at Royal College, Colombo. Santhush comes from a musical family, his brother Dushyanth Weeraman is also a musician of repute.

Since the inception of their act in 1998, they have released nearly 8 EPs and have had over 25 Sri Lankan number one singles. Bathiya & Santhush are one of the biggest musical acts to hit the Sri Lankan musical scene since the 1990s, mixing Sinhala, Tamil, and English rap verses in their originals, while they have also mixed Hindi rap verses in their folkhop remixes bringing out their contemporary style and the music industry in Sri Lanka.

Having performed in over 600 concerts in Sri Lanka and abroad, BnS marked the end of their concert series after over 120 performances "Neththara Live" in 2008. This was replaced with a brand new concert series named "Shaheena" after their 2008 first single and the same titled promotional album for Lux. Their current concert series Sara Sihina is named after their 2010 release. With the release of their fifth mainstream EP Sara Sihina - the 5th Element, BnS became the only Sri Lankan hip hop duo to feature Indian singers, namely Hariharan (in the song Yaalpanamen) and Asha Bhosle (Dedunna Sedi).