Manja (singer)

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MANJA (* 26. October 1979 in Leipzig ; birth name Manja Kendler ) is a German reggae - and pop - singer and singer-songwriter .

life and career

Since 2001 she has been a DJ under the pseudonym Firegyal Reggae & Dancehall . In 2004 Manja began to record more of her own songs. a. with Andreas Wendland (Smooth Pilot; lunar³; Far East Band ). In 2007 she performed for Saxony at Stefan Raab's Bundesvision Song Contest 2007 with her song Es ist die Liebe an. With the first release in 2009, Mein Reggae Feeling , she gained notoriety through the cover song of the GDR band Keimzeit Kling Klang .

At Radio Blau and the BigVibez radio station, she broadcast her own radio show Firegyal On Air every four weeks from 2004-2011 and has been jointly responsible for the Dubnight radio show since 2009 , which is broadcast every two weeks via livestream from Berlin by DJ Phil Harmony.

She produced until 2011 - with a few exceptions like Get Up And Try feat. Vinneyman - only German-language songs. Since then she has devoted herself again to English-language songs and in early 2012 released two songs in Lovers Reggae style on the Jamaican label Flava McGregor Records, Told You and Your Boat .

Since February 2015 she has also published her short episode stories, Conspiracy Theories. From the life of a cloakroom lady on the blog 520 Universe on Wordpress .

Since September 2016 she has provided a free advice blog for people in and after narcissistic society, called: The Protection Garden. In addition to narcissism , the blog deals with the consequences, narcissistic abuse and the idea of your own protective garden and how you can protect yourself from dysfunctional relationships, manipulation and after difficult separations.

Since 2017 she has been working as a coach and life coach for those affected by narcissistic abuse, the highly sensitive and artists.

Discography (selection)

  • It's worth, Sampler 2006
  • Single: "It's love" 2007
  • Bundesvision Song Contest, Sampler 2007
  • If you have the time ...?! (Freedownload) album 2008
  • Single: "get up & try" (Manja & Vinneyman)
  • Album: "My Reggae Feeling", 2009
  • "Barefoot in the Rain" on the Tonight Riddim (Boom Rush Backup)
  • Background singer for the Yellow Umbrella album "a thousand faces", 2010
  • "Jungle Fever" on the Jungle Fever Riddim, 2010
  • "Photo" feat. Stoney Moe on the Street Riddim (Boom Rush Backup), 2011
  • “Sexy & Meschugge” on the Next One Riddim by Tune Fish, 12/2011
  • "Told You" EP (Kingston Songs 2012) (Kemar "Flava" McGregor Records, 2012)
  • “The dream is out” ( Ton Steine ​​Scherben cover song) on ​​the CD “Welcome To Bassland” OneDrop, 04/2012
  • "Shine pon mi" Nairoberry Riddim Rebel Liberation Sounds 2013
  • "Shine pon mi remix" dubbhism 2013
  • “My Reggae Feeling” One Love Riddim Sarre Side Music 2013
  • "Frei Sein Remix" Aldubb 2014
  • "Forever and Ever" Forever Riddim One Drop 2014
  • "Inclusion needs action" Sittin 'Bull feat. MANJA House of Riddim 2015
  • "Shine On" Schmark Remix 2015
  • "Re: LOVE: ism" free EP Aldubb 2016
  • "Sequoia" EP Danny Goldwyn 2017-2018

Awards

  • Winner (with Manua) at the “Massive Flame Project” 2009

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. The protective garden. Retrieved on May 25, 2018 (German).
  2. MANJA - RE: LOVE: ISM EP 2016. Accessed May 25, 2018 .
  3. MANJA - SEQUOIA. Retrieved May 25, 2018 .