MANELIS is a hip-hop artist from Durban and one of the defining artists in this city’s rap development from its beginning in the mid 90s.
The development of Manelis’ sound has panned over an career of almost 20 years of pioneering expression in isiZulu. Over the years he has artistically expressed himself through many recordings, performances and groups. You can tell there’s diamonds on the sole of his shoes when Durban rap artist Manelis slithers across each tune on the appropriately titled 17-track album titled Aircuts.
According Manelis nothing is coincidental in the album. “It might feel like that, but when you really sit down and have a listen, you get to peel the layers off the music and find that everything is well thought after. This album is a natural progression from the moment I started working with music to now. I am very proud of my product, since this was exactly my intention, one of the places I wanted to get to,” he said.
IMPIreal Sounds is available on all digital platforms, the album Aircuts will follow on 7 December.
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