Join ANDRE MANGA & his ALLSTAR band as they bring it to you LIVE ON STAGE for their first area show at BLUES ALLEY in Washington, DC... Composer, arranger, producer & virtuoso bassist, ANDRE MANGA, just recently off tour with Josh Groban, is very excited about the release of his second solo album, VOYAGES, which he also produced. Andre's music fuses the melodic and harmonic freedom of jazz, yet preserves the complex rhythms of his African roots.
Make reservations in advance, cuz it might sell out.
2 shows: 8pm and 10pm. $20 advanced tickets. http://www.bluesalley.com/events.cfm
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CDs will be available the night of the show. www.andremanga.com
Line-up for the evening:
André Manga - bass
Dan Leonard - Guitar
Eli. Staples - Keyboards
Grant Langford - Saxophone
Mark Prince - Drums
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ANDRE’s musical skills earned him opportunities to share his talent with such illustrious musicians as David Zasloff, Marc Antoine, Andrae Crouch, Donny McClurkin, The Temptations, Patrice Rushen, Boys2Men, All4one, Chaka Khan, Peter White, Rick Brown, Howard Hewett, Jonathan Butler, Ashley Maher, Paul Simon, Herbie Hancock, Kevin Peter Jones, Ziggy Marley, John Barnes, Andrea Boccelli,Josh Groban, & the list goes on.
A native of Cameroon, André moved to Paris in the late ‘80’s. He then had the opportunity to work with Manu Dibango, Youssou N'dour and Salif Keita and performed, arranged and co-produced several tracks on Dibango’s star-studded album, WAKAFIKA, which featured King Sunny Ade, Peter Gabriel, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Sinead O’Connor, and several other world music luminaries. He also assembled the team of Cameroonian musicians and recorded on Paul Simon's album, RHYTHM OF THE SAINTS.
André toured the world with Grammy-Nominatedsinging diva, Angelique Kidjo as her Musical Director and bass player. Having journeyed from the core of Africa, through the capitals of Europe, into the glamour of America’s calling, André is finalizing his interpretation of this musical journey, breathing the freedom of each note as it harmonizes life to the tune of his music, creating his own sound.