Currently
is working in his instrumental album, which will be 70 % instrumental. It means almost all tracks will
be performed by musicians, highlinting a specific instrument, like guitar,
violin, Saxofone, flute, keyboards, Oboe, Trumpet and traditional instruments.
He is the producer of the album, and amongst the performers are Ivan Mazuze
(saxofones), Julio Sigauque (guitar), Orlando venhereque (Flute), Celso Paco
(Traditional Instruments), Lwanda Gogwane (Trumpet), Galina Juritz (violin),
Allou April (guitar and vocals). D'Manyissa
will perform the vocals in 3 songs.
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Thursday 10 December 2015
Nominated in the UK songwriting contest
D'Manyissa
was finalist and nominated in 2 categories in the UK Songwriting Contest 2015 for the song “Conta Comigo”, recorded
by the brazilian singer Barbara Silva. The nominations were in the “Jazz/Blues category” and “Open category”
Nomination in the Mozambique Music Award 2015
The
song “Forca Interior” which was recorded in 2014 in Cape Town, and performed by
Orlando Venhereque on flute, was nominated for “Best African Jazz Song” in the Mozambique
Music Awards 2015 (MMA) . The track was produced by himself, and worked
with Julio Sigauque on guitar, Nicholas Williams on Bass and Keyboards, and
Texito Langa on drums and percussion. Orlando Venhereque on Flute. The
arrangements are collective.
Honorable mention in the Worldwide Music Contest 2014
Received
an honorable mention in the Worldwide
Music Contest 2014, which took place
in Europe. The honorable mention was for the song “I want you”. The song was
recorded in Cape Town in 2014, and was produced by himself. Worked the
recording of the track with Allou April, who performed guitar, keyboards and
bass. Texito Langa performed drums and percussion. And Khazimla Majola
performed the vocals.
Partnership with a brazilian singer
A
brazilian singer, Barbara Silva, who
is trained in Music at the Berklee
College of Music recorded his song “Conta comigo”. The song is included on
her debut album, which was launched in 2014. The title of her album is “A tua
espera”. The album is available physically and digitally.
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