Long awaited first LP/CD Kermesse Machine is almost out in Benelux on Igloo Records
The official released date is the 28th of october. But you can already listen and pre order it at a special price (just for one week):  Here

The release concert (for Benelux) will be at Orangerie, BOTANIQUE, Brussels, the 4th of november (double bill with Jacques).
We highly recommand you to book your tickets in advance.
Infos and tickets : Here

About Kermesse Machine:

Recorded in Berlin, Brussels and Rome, “Kermesse Machine” mixes the exotic and glamorous pop of Manu’s childhood with the cheap sounds of Belgian popular music that he always did his best to ignore (brass bands, Euro Dance, industrial trance, synth music for wedding parties…).

The former singer of Funk Sinatra defines his record as “a mountain of plastic littering the streets the day after a party, a digital tropical marching band, a man that gives his all at a karaoke session as there is nowhere else to sing, a virtuoso gypsy playing synth using the sound of a trumpet”.

We have a new music video shooted in Berlin by bresilien director Dacio Pinheiro!

From The upcoming album KERMESSE MACHINE (Igloo Records)

Last minute info, Manu will play Hamburg for the first time
@Gängeviertel Birthday // friday the 26th of august.

picture by Dario J Laganà

Manu will play an extra concert this summer in Munich at Peace & Noise Fest (arnulfstr. 62)
The 22 of july, everybody in Munich!

Picture by Dario Jacopo Laganà

SUMMER SHOWS (Solo and with Orch. Vivo)
18 jun   // LIEGE (Bel) – Fêtes de la musique, Parc Boverie (with Orch.Vivo)
18 jun   // LIEGE (Bel) Fêtes de la musique, L’an vert
02 jul   // LARZ (Deu) – Fusion Festival
14 jul   // BIENNE (Ch) – Pod’ring Festival
15 jul   // BRUSSELS (Bel) – Let it Beach Festival
16 jul  //  GUTTANNEN (Ch) – Tschingelhell Festival
22 jul //  MUNICH (Deu) – Peace and Noise Festival
07 aug // FLOREFFE (Bel) – Festival Esperanzah (with Orch. Vivo)
13 aug // ROSSIGNOL (Bel) – Gaume Jazz Festival
14 aug // ROSSIGNOL (Bel) – Gaume Jazz Festival (with Orch. Vivo)
18 aug // MARSEILLE (Fr) – Enfin Seul Festival, Asile 404
20 aug // RAMSGATE (U.K.) – Contra Pop Festival

Manu will be performing several European festivals this summer. Hope to see you at one of these shows:

SUMMER SHOWS (Solo and with Orch. Vivo)

For the June Newsletter#5, click Here

8300 km (almost everything by train), 12 concerts, 8 contries and 14 days later, my spring tour is almost finished. Many thanks to everybody that came at/and organise those concerts!

3 performances left before summer:
3 june AMSTERDAM – De Ruimte at De Verkeerstoren
4 june TILBURG – Gifgrond
9 june VALENCIA – Institut Français de Valencia

Two last minute changes for the upcoming Tour.

• After announcing Montpellier then Marseille the 28th of april’s concert will finally be in Lyon at Rita Plage
• Also last minute concert in Rome at Angelo Mai the 7th of may

Before summer festivals, Manu will perform his One Man Avant Pop Electronic Village  Post Cabaret with video projections in 9 different european countries.

• 16 apr – LIEGE (Be) – Théâtre de Liège
• 28 apr – LYON (Fr) – Rita Plage
• 29 apr – GAP (Fr) – Le Cabaret Pop’ulaire
• 30 apr – GENEVA (Ch) – La bretelle
• 01 ma – ARLON (Be) – Les aralunaires
• 02 ma – MUNICH (Deu) – SalonG
• 03 ma – LUCERNE (Ch) – Gelbes Haus
• 04 ma – BOLOGNA (Ita) – Radiocittafujiko (radioshow)
• 05 ma – FAENZA (Ita) – Clan Destino
• 07 ma – ROME (Ita) – Angelo Mai
• 10 ma – LJUBLJANA (Slo) – Cirkusarna NaokRog
• 11 ma – BUDAPEST (Hun) – Kek Lo
• 16 ma – BERLIN (Deu) Shokoladen (+Godmother)
• 03 ju  – AMSTERDAM (Ndl) – De ruimte
• 04 ju – TILBURG (Ndl) – Gifgrond
• 09 ju – VALENCIA (Esp) – L’institut Français

more infos in concert section

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