Show Your Support For The Durban Rock Music Industry

Catch us live at Max: Institute of Fashion Art @ Gateway Theatre of Shopping in Umhlanga this Saturday 30 May. Doors open 7pm, R30 to get in, proceeds to towards the bands!

We'd love if you could be there to show your support for our music!

Much love!

Zini Music Festival pics

Follow the link to see pics from Zini Music Festival

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=57328264717

Directions to Lahee Park Gig - Sun 10 May

Manuvah To Land is joined by the likes of Pocket Change and The Meditators this Sunday 10 May for an afternoon of Jamming in the Park. R70 gets you in, so make a day of it - bring your picnic basket along and treat your moms (it is Mothers Day afterall) to a day of easy listening featuring Durban's hottest music talents! Gig kicks off at 1pm!

Directions (coming from Durban):

• Proceed for 13.4km past the Pavilion Shopping Centre on your left.
• Take the left hand glide off to the M13 Pinetown Pietermaritzburg.
• Proceed for 5km take exit 19 Old Main Road / Richmond Road.
• turn right, under the freeway into Old Main Road.
• At the 2nd robot (600m) turn left into Anderson Road, cross over the next robot, past the Sanlam Shopping Centre on your right.
• The club is straight ahead (100m) and inside parking is behind the club (left at the 2nd circle).

Weekly Round-up plus Music Video Ideas

We have good news: We've finished up in the recording studio...and have a new song which was added to the album, called 'Running Circles' which will be up on MySpace for you guys to hear by the end of play today!

To all those who came to support us at Breezers last Saturday, Grazie Mille! Please, to note again, Zini Music Festival this weekend - we have moved our slot to Friday at 9pm (no longer Sat slot), and Friday 01 May is a public holiday. Fest gates open at 10am, camping facilities available and included in your entrance costs.

Ok, so if you live in South Africa, and you've had your head in the sand (because, let's face it, like most of us, its the easiest way to live your life happy and carefree around here) and still haven't tuned into MK, South Africa's very own MTV, on DSTV channel 324 - then seriously...Where have you been?! MK showcases some of SA's hottest talent in the music industry including top international acts. So we get that it is in Afrikaans (which gives Germany no excuse) but most of us learnt that in school anyway, and besides, its all about the "musiek". To get to the point - it's the place to be seen if you're an up-and-coming SA band with an album coming out, hence why we need to get featured on MK.

So we have this friend, who has a friend, who knows somebody, who knows someone else...who could help us do a music video, which we could send in to MK and fulfil our short-term goal of being recognised on a national front. We've got a couple of ideas, but seeing as you're the fans - we want you to let us know what song you think we should use for our first video and your ideas for what it should be all about (like specific venues etc). To do so, leave your comments below - you input will be greatly appreciated!

* Peace Party People * .... And remember, as long as we got music, you know we gonna be ok!

Dates to manuvah into your diaries

Holla ya'll

Hope everyone has recovered from Splashy - minds, dignity and missing socks can now be collected from lost-and-found - you know who you are!!

We had a great time, although we didn't play, Jay joined Hot Water on stage for some musical mastery.

So, we've been little busy bodies of late and have a few gigs booked up for the next couple of weekends:

First off...

Sat 25 April

Join us at Breezers pub, Amanzimtoti @ 8pm

(Breezers is below Oasis restaurant situated on the Toti lagoon, on Rosslyn Rd)

Then, VERY Important change...

Zini Music Festival has changed the programme slightly and we are no longer playing on the Saturday, but now on Friday 01 May at 9pm

This is great news as we've been asked to open the stage for International reggae star LKJ (Linton Kwesi Johnson) at the Bluff Fairground on Saturday 02 May from 6pm. Tickets from Computicket

Then we join The Meditators and Pocket Change on May 10 - which is Mother's Day (you knew that though didn't you) @ 1pm - so bring your Mom's along for a Music in the Park at Lahee Park in Pinetown. Tickets R70, kids u12 free. Please come and support the bands - all monies divided amongst performers on the day - your support leads to more music - so come on down and join us!

Simon Sayz - SA's very own Jackass

Splashy Fen 20yr-09

Manuvah To Land may just make it to the Splashy Fen stage this year on it's 20th birthday bash! We're coming through as a backup band, but non-the-less, WE WILL BE THERE!!

See ya'll tomorrow!!!

Alright here it is - Mtunzini gig info...

The festival will be held at Natures Way Backpackers in Mtunzini (Zini), up the North coast of KZN on the 1 st of May 2009. The surroundings are gorgeous, the atmosphere amazing, and if thats not enough they even have two tame zebras, camping facilities, a beer tent, craft market, food stalls and a chance for you to get involved in a community charity project - heres what to do:

Zini Music Festival is acting as a collection point for 3 outreach projects in KZN, Woza Moya being one of them. They will be collecting donations such as: unwanted clothes, shoes, household utensils and toys, and even food. In return you will receive discounts on your entrance tickets according to the amount donated. For every Box (more or less 5 plastic checkers packets) you get R10 off your ticket on arrival.

The BIGGER the contribution the BIGGER the discount! Its a great initiative the guys from Zini Music Fest are showing! So start your early spring cleaning and everyone get involved to help improve the lives of the less fortunate (this includes yourselves if you're running low on $ at the moment - the more stuff you bring, the less you will need to spend)!

Need-to-know Info:

Venue: Natures Way Backpackers
Location: Mtunzini, North Coast (1hr20mins from DBN)
Entrance Fee: R150 p/p (including camping)
R100 p/p (excluding camping - for alternate accomodation see www.mtunzini.co.za)
Kids under 10yrs: free

Gates open: 10am on Friday 1st May
Music starts: 6pm - 11pm (Fri)
Gates open: 10am on Saturdaty 2nd May
Music starts: 3pm - 11pm (Sat)
Dj's: 11.30am - 3am (Sat)

The line-up includes:

Friday 1st May

6pm Candice Nel
7pm Shannon Connolly
8pm Aaron Nel
9pm The Originals
10pm Pocket Change

Saturday 2nd May

3pm Shannon Hope
4pm Sara Jackson
5pm Shomon
6pm The Hinds Brothers
7pm SYD KITCHEN
8pm Roly Struckmeyer and Dave McMillan
9pm Manuvah To Land
10pm Maisha

The usual stuff applies: refrain from bringing along your weapons of mass destruction (and that includes unenvironmentally friendly things), keep it tidy, keep it clean, but most of all, keep it green!;)

To check out the event on facebook and to join the group click here. For directions visit www.zini.co.za. And for more info on Manuvah to Land gigs call Durran +27796098257

* Peace *

The Latest - Manuvah To Land

For our first time at Zulu Jazz Lounge, we're definately convinced that it won't be the last - what a vibe!! With only a third of the audience we're used to performing to (it being a school night and all) the energy produced by the group in the intimate setting was awe-inspiring!

This is definately a venue with pizzazz! Luna Lounge's Debbie was there with the reggae act we supported, The Meditators, with her funky lumo-green poi which she gracefully sported on the open dance floor, creating a care-free vibe synonymous to the music of the evening.

Thanks to Morne' for the awesome job you did on the sound - from where we were, the rhythm, the melody, and the harmony of the four on stage painted a pretty colourful scene, really complimenting each of their talents.

We do recommend the venue if you're in the mood for a relaxed, cozy yet cool, chilled out place to hang out and listen to good music. Its cosmopolitan and cultured, and we met alot of foreigners taking some time out to emerge themselves in the heart of Durban's music scene (even purchasing some of our demo albums - thanks for the support guys!) Oh and ladies...the Cosmo's are AMAZING!

So come catch Manuvah To Land there next time when they embrace the stage again on the last Thursday of April - details will be put up shortly. In the meantime though, Manuvah To Land will be performing up the north coast for a change at a backpacker lodge in Mtinzini (see gig list for details).

* Peace out *

Whats to follow in the Jack Daniels sessions @ Society

For more on the line-up for the JackDaniels sessions at Society this month through to April, click here.

Jack Daniels Jamming!

What a jam session we had on Saturday night (21 March 2009) with Jack Daniels, Society, Slingshot productions and our mates, Pocket Change.

The gig kicked off at 10pm with Brandon Hunt's Pocket Change, performing their all-original fusion reggae, ska-punk, Sublime-inspired sound and lyrics, written and produced by Brandon himself, and dressed up by a hip-hop rapping and beatboxing duo, featuring Pasgenik Makatini. Together this eccentric team have created an authentic genre for the Durban music scene - Acoustic Hip-hop. Brandon will be performing at Splashy Fen 2009 with the famous Syd Kitchen - be sure to catch them in their Friday night slot @ 8.30 in the marquee. Listen to Syd's new song - click here

We'd just like to thank Pocket Change for opening the stage on a good note, and setting the tone for a musical evening tributed to the best of Durban's fresh fusion-reggae-rock artists. We had a great turnout so thanks to all who joined us for an evening of nonconformist mayhem! Peforming all the songs you've come to love and know, including a fresh and new addition to the line-up, and of course not to mention Scottie's presence for his rapping interlude to 'A Thousand Eyes' (which went down just as well as the Jack Daniels was), and finishing off with the help of Brandon - the Sublime hit, What I Got.

Thanks to those at Society for offering a novel venue to showcase the best of Durban music in what is set to be a great music festival with the support of Jack Daniels. For more on the Jack Daniels sessions @ Society, click here.

Manuvah To Land will be opening up the stage for reggae band, The Meditators on Thursday evening (26 March 2009) at the Zulu Jazz Lounge (corner of Smith and Albany, next to the Playhouse -parking in the Albany Parkade just off Albany street). Come join us for an evening of smooth, soulful Durban culture.

Tuff Masters open up for Manuvah To Land (M2L)

Manuvah To Land (M2L) rocked it out with local upcoming reggae band, Tuff Masters led by Kuwi Msomi. This amazingly talented family band of 4 played their first gig at BAT centre in 2007, and blew the crowd away at their first live performance at The Office in Warner Beach last Saturday (March 14 2009) where they opened up for M2L, boasting the superb drumming skills of Msomi's youngest son of 7yrs old.

For those of you who were lucky enough to attend the gig, the fan pics can be found in the sidebar.

Drop us a message and tell us what you thought of the gig!

Tuff Masters have released an album. For more details, leave us a message and we will give you more info.

Live @ Zulu Jazz Lounge with The Meditators

Manuvah To Land will be opening up for reggae band, The Meditators live at the Zulu Jazz Lounge

Saturday 26 March
8pm
R40

Manuvah To Land now sponsored by Ripcurl

Manuvah To Land and Exit The Fall - live at The Office

Manuvah To Land and punk-rocker band, Exit The Fall will be performing live Saturday March 14 at The Office pub in Warner Beach for their local fans.

If you are travelling from surrounding areas of Durban, please click on the link to the find the google map for directions. (follow Kinsway Road in Warner Beach until you see the Victory Kwik Spar - The Office is upstairs).

Gig starts at 8pm
No covert charge

Hope to see you there!

Durban Music stepping up to the plate

An article recently posted on the Levi's Original Music webpage is a strong indicator that Durban bands are definately making their mark in the South African music industry.

Manuvah To Land, among others such as Avatar, Fruit & Veggies, Pocket Change, City Bowl Mizers and Gonzo Republic to mention only but a few, are making names for themselves, proving not only to Durbanites but to the rest of the country that... Durban's Got Talent!!!

Manuvah To Land and Pocket Change presented by Jack Daniels and Society

Society and Jack Daniels come together to present the second edition in a series of Concerts for 2009, bringing you Durban's finest Live Original Music!

Saturday March 21 from 9pm at Society, Florida Road.

Reduced prices on Jack Daniels and the chance to win loads of Jack Daniels Prizes!

R30 pp
No shorts. No open Shoes.

Manuvah To Land now on MySpace

Visit Manuvah To Land's MySpace page to listen to songs recorded off their new album - available soon!

Go to: www.myspace.com/manuvahtoland

LABEL OFFERS WELCOME

Band members Jason Graham (vocals), Grant van der Linde (drums), Mike Roscoe (base) and Durran Trevisan (guitar) welcome any offers to be signed up by a music label. The new album is almost ready and still needs to be signed up.

Please forward any interest to kelly573@gmail.com or leave a comment and we will get back to you.

Live @ Thunder Road Rock Diner

Manuvah To Land will be performing live @ Thunder Rock Diner, Florida Road, Durban this Friday 06/03/09.

Come catch Manuvah To Land as they mix up the beats of their reggae-rock style ensemble bringing the soulful sounds of south coast to the happening streets of Durban.

Time: 8pm
No covert charge - just your good vibe energy

About to Launch!

Watch this space very closely.... Manuvah To Land is in the process of recording their very first album featuring all the songs we've come to know and LOVE! The demo is complete and I must say it sounds amazing, finishing touches are presently being undertaken in and amongst the band's busy schedule, but the album should be available fo purchase soon - so keep your ears to the ground and follow the sound.

For info, drop us a line.

For those who have yet to experience the eclectic sound that is Manuvah To Land, a couple of rough recordings can be heard on the Facebook site so feel free to check it out.