CHICO MANN Manifest Tone (The Best of Volumes 1 - 3) CD

New York City Born and New Jersey City based Chico Mann (aka Marcos Garcia) is to release 'Manifest Tone The Best Of Volume 1-3' through Soundway Records on 10th December 2012.
The Manifest Tone journey began in 2004. During breaks from touring with Antibalas, Chico Mann began crafting a more personal sound in his basement studio. A hybrid beast of culture and tone where Fela Kuti and Willie Colon meets Stevie B, Lisa Lisa, Afrika Bambaata and Kraftwerk, it lives in a landscape shaped by Africa, Cuba, New York and Miami.
These unique experimentations led to the release of ‘Manifest Tone Volume 1’ in 2006 and eventually morphed into Volumes 2 & 3 that were finished in 2008 and 2010 respectively. What sounds on paper like a meeting of styles past in reality emerges sounding incredibly fresh and original - a unique style Chico Mann has dubbed 'Afro-Freestyle')
This album represents the choicest cuts from Chico Mann’s ‘Manifest Tone’ Volumes 1-3 that until now were only available digitally. It signals the end of one phase and the start of a new chapter in Chico Mann’s career with a brand new album signed to Soundway Records for release in early 2013.


 

1 Say What
2 Mayombe
3 Who You Runnin from?
4 Govt Issue Id
5 Dilo Como Yo (Te Estan Llamando)
6 Head Hunting
7 His Favourite Thing
8 El Paragua (2010 Edit)
9 Luz
10 Electric Bugalu
11 Sin Frenos