Zeke Manyika
Zeke Manyika (born February 23, 1955 in Zimbabwe ) is a musician and drummer .
The musician Zeke Manyika, who moved to Great Britain from Rhodesia (today's Zimbabwe) in the 1970s, joined the Scottish band Orange Juice in 1982 . He played drums there until the band broke up and also took part in some of the pieces. a. also on the single "Rip it up", which made it to number 8 in the UK charts. 1983 Manyika played the drums on three tracks for the album Soul Mining by the British band The The . He contributed his vocals to the track Giant , as well as to later albums by The The.
In 1989 Manyika released the solo CD Mastercrime . The release Bible Belt was produced by Matt Johnson .
In 2017 he played the drums in The The 's single We Can't Stop What's Coming , which was released on the occasion of Record Store Day .
Discography
- Orange Juice albums
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- 1982: Rip It Up
- 1984: Texas Fever
- 1984: The Orange Juice
- Solo albums
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- 1985: Call & Response
- 1989: Mastercrime
- Participation
- 1983: The The - Soul Mining
- 1984: Marc Almond - Vermin In Ermine
- 1984: The Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods
- 1986: The The - Infected
- 1992: The The - Dusk
- 1992: Paul Weller - Above The Clouds 12 "
- 1999: Faze Action - Moving Cities
- 2001: Mescalito - We Disappeared In Style
- 2016: Faze Action - Mangwana EP
- 2016: The The - We Can't Stop What's Coming 7 "
Individual evidence
- ^ The Official UK Charts Company: Official Charts. Official Charts. In: officialcharts.com. Retrieved March 21, 2020 .
- ↑ Eberhard Dobler: The The - Soul Mining (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition): In Johnny Marr's eternal hit list. Review. In: laut.de. June 27, 2014, accessed November 14, 2019 .
- ↑ Discogs: The The - Soul Mining. Discogs. In: discogs.com. Retrieved March 30, 2020 .
- ↑ Discogs: Zeke Manyika - Bible Belt. Discogs. In: discogs.com. Retrieved March 30, 2020 .
- ↑ ME editorial team: The The introduce their first new song in 15 years. MusikExpress online article. In: musikexpress.de. April 19, 2017, accessed March 30, 2020 .
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SURNAME | Manyika, Zeke |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Zimbabwean musician and drummer |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Zimbabwe |