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Get a scroller sign at spacemisc.com! MANO SANTATHIS JOURNEY STARTED ARROUND 15 YEARS AGO, WHEN LUCIANOSTAZZONE (FOUNDER OF THE BAND) JOINED IN MACEIO, BRAZIL, THE 62PIECE "BLOCO" (DRUM ENSEMBLE) AFRO MANDELA; ANOUTSTANDING BAND THAT DEVELOPED UNIQUE AFRO-SOUTH AMERICAN NOVELTY RYTHMS (AT THE TIME),LIKE SAMBA REGGAE, SAMBA DE RODA, FUNK, ILE AYE, REGGAE ANDAFOXE. THIS ALL AS A PART OF THE "AXE MUSIC" MOVEMENT STARTED BYINTERNATIONALLY KNOWN BLOCOS OLODUM AND TIMBALADA, DIRECTLY RELATED TO DRUMMER/COMPOSER/PRODUCER/ACTIVIST GURU CARLINHOS BROWN.SEVERAL YEARS AFTER THAT IN MIAMI -2004- WAS BORN INITIALLY AS A DRUM-DANCE ENSEMBLE , THEN AS A FULL BAND MANO SANTA , A GROUP OF TALENTED MUSICIANS FROM DIFFERENT CULTURAL EXTRACTS, LIKE BRAZIL, JAMAICA, CUBA, COLOMBIA, USAAND ARGENTINA, WITH ONLY ONE THING IN MIND: HAVE A LOT OF FUN ANDTOUCH WITH THAT "HOLY HAND" THAT MUSIC REPRESENTS, EVERY HEART AT EVERY PLACE THEY PERFORM AT...AND THIS, THERE'S NODOUBT, IT'S WHAT MANO SANTA ACCOMPLISHES WHEN PERFORMS LIVE
SHOWS. MANO SANTA PERFORMS LIVE IN TWO DIFFERENT FORMATS:A- DRUM/DANCE ENSEMBLE or B- FULL BAND (WICH INCLUDES SINGERS, BRASSES, GUITAR and KEYBOARDS).THE MESSAGE OF THIS BAND IS SIMPLE:WE NEED TO HAVE MORE LOVE AND COMPASSION FOR EACH OTHER AND CREATE,THROUGH THE MUSIC, MORE THAN A SEXY WAY TO DANCE , WE NEED TO CREATE CONCIOUSNESS AND JOY. THE WEAPONS THATWE HAVE TO MAKE OF THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE. WE NEED TO USE THE UP LIFTINGPOWER OF ART IN A POSITIVE WAY!! MANO SANTA HAS PARTICIPATED IN MANY IMPORTANT CULTURAL AND COMERCIALEVENTS SINCE WAS CREATED: - MANO SANTA HAS BEEN AIR PLAYED IN SEVERAL TV SHOWS AND NETWORKS INNORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA LIKE:
UNIVISION , MTV , TELEMUNDO ,
NVC 6 , TRAVEL CHANNEL , BEETWEEN OTHERS.
GRAFIC MEDIA APAREANCES ON: OCEAN DRIVE MAGAZINE (SEVERAL ISSUES),
SUN SENTINEL , MIAMI HERALD , ALSO PERFORM LIVE AT CANADA, HONDURAS, COSTA RICA, PUERTO RICO AND SEVERAL STATES OF U.S.A.- ON 2004 PERFORMED AT OUT KAST AND PAULINA RUBIO'S PRIVATE
PARTYS.- ON 2007 PLAYED AN ENRGETIC OPENING OF THE CARNIVAL CENTER OF PERFORMING ARTS WITH LATIN DIVA GLORIA ESTEFAN.- JOINED FAMOUS RAPPER LUDACRIS FOR AN EXPLOSIVE LIVE PRESENTATION
ON THE MTV MUSIC AWARDS 2005.
- PERFORMED LIVE AT THE INTERNATIONALLY REKNOWN CALLE OCHO
CARNIVAL , IN MIAMI.- ALSO AT SOME OF THE MOST SELECTED VENUES IN SOUTH FLORIDA, USA,
LIKE MANSION , VISKAYA PALACE , AMIKA ,
LOWES HOTEL , THE TRUMP HOTEL , NIKKI MARINA , OPIUM GARDEN ,
BONGOS CUBAN CAFE ETC.
- MANO SANTA WAS ALSO FEATURED ON A GUINESS BEER TV COMMERCIAL!!
- PARTICIPATE WITH A BREATH TAKING LIVE SHOW AT THE WINTER MUSIC
CONFERENCE 2006 , IN SOUTH BEACH, MIAMI.THE LIST GOES ON AND ON... THIS AMAZING GROUP HAS ACOMPLISH SO MUCH
IN SO LITTLE TIME...- RECENTLY INVITED BY THE MIAMI PERFORMING ARTS CENTER TO JOIN
INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED BRAZILIAN
NANA VASCONCELOS .
- ALSO COLLABORATED WITH GRAMMY AWARD WINNER PRODUCER SAM "FISH"
FISHER ON MANY RECORDING SESSIONS.
- ON 2006 JOINED 'PARCERIA' SHOWS WITH BRAZILIAN PLATINUM SELLER MARTHA
RHAULIN , (BATE FORTE O TAMBOR) .
MANO SANTA RELEASED IN 2005 INDEPENDENTLY IT'S FIRST ALBUM : "TRIBAL JOUNEYS 01": A JUICY FUSSION OF REGGAE, DUB,
AFRO BRAZILIAN GROOVES WITH A SLIGHT TOUCH OF ELECTRO URBAN FLAVORS.
YES! MANO SANTA IT'S A JUICY FUSION, BABE! IN THIS DAYS WE ARE WORKING ON A NEW SINGLE, REGGAEANDO FEATURING JAMAICAN ARTIST TOSH1, SON OF LEGENDARY REGGAE STAR PETER TOSH TO BE RELEASED IN JULY 2008!!!
THE FULL LINE UP OF MANO SANTA - INCLUDES:GUEST SINGERS: CYN, FABIAN H, ALI MASSIVE, ETC.
PERCUSSIONISTS: LUCIANO, KENNETH, JERONIMO, EZEQUIEL,
PINHA, THIAGO, MARCEL, ETC.
GUEST MACHINE MAN: SAM "FISH" FISHER.
SAX, TROMPET AND TROMBON: DIRECTED BY FERNANDO DIEZ.
DANCERS: REGGIE "SHEKERE" PIERRE AND FEMALE GUESTS DANCERS.
FOR BOOKINGS CALL 786-488-0217.
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