Manana Live 1st Show

ABOUT

Having worked with and written for numerous artist-acts such as Amanda Black, Ami Faku, Seba Kaapstad, Rowlene, and Sauti Sol, Manana's solo productions come from a place of reflection, allowing him to look toward the man -- and musician -- he has become.

Formally trained in jazz performance and coming up from a choral background, the Mbabane-born singer-songwriter came to the fore with "Hey Now" in 2017, followed by a handful of singles in 2019 including "You Don't" and "Electricity". Inspired by the sounds of Robert Glasper, Kwabs and Cautious Clay, today Manana tunes inward and finds his true north. On this debut Ep In The Beginning Was The End, he navigates the ebb and flow between two emotive beings through sound.

Capturing the light and shade of growing and fading relationships with his own as his compass, Manana is able to effortlessly bend sound and silence to his will as a writer and vocalist on this brand new body of work. Each track is a soundscape of its own, juxtaposing beauty and pain, while detailing the conflict of being surrounded by tangible miracles while carrying heartbreak within, making for a sparse, yet deeply satisfying sonic manifestation of physical and emotional yearning.

Catch Manana at Selective Live with his new music!

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