Born in august 1974 under the sign of the Leo ascendant Sagittarius cant live without music, ladies and smoked chicken Manoo began his carreer in 1995 in Lyon .His musical culture at this time included a wide range of styles: Hip-hop(De la soul ,A Tribe called Quest),Afro-beat (Fela Kuti, high life music..)and more specifically House music. He built himself a strong reputation as a Dj ,and more precisely for his capacity to dig out hot and exclusive tracks. In 1996 he became resident of the Ambassade known in France for having amazing sets and regularly hosted famous DJs. Thats how Manoo got the opportunity to heat the crowd for stars such as: David Morales; Kerri Chandler ;Todd Terry; Little Louie Vega; Dimitri from Paris; Dj Deep ;Saint Germain Thanks to his passionate and burning sets ,he gained week after week a larger and devoted following.
As a dj , Manoo is undoubtedly one of the greatest talent and a rising star of the French House community. In 2001,he made his first attempt as a producer. He started the Rodamaal project with his friends Alex and Rocco. Their first release love island on Jazz-up records obtained the press and Djs approval. This furthered their reputation and led Ben Watt -Everything but the girl , who is now a Dj and a label manager-to sign them on his own label BuzzinFly records. So they released the track Musica Feliz Rodamaal feat Nicinha on the English label. Manoo also made his solo debut on the same label the weeks after. In 2003 Manoo worked with Allen another Dj in Lyon. This first co-production proved to be a success too. Recognizing his talent Dj Deep managed to expose commercially the track The good reason .This co-production released on the excellent Parisian label Basenotic was played for months by DJs like Deep of course ,Laurent Garnier, Little Louie Vega , Dj Grégory , Llorca , David Duriez and many more 2004-2005 were also busy years including a co-production for Buzzin Fly records with a friend: Manoo & Francois A (6 in the morning & New life),a 4-tracks on Dj Deeps Label(Deeply rooted house records)..a new Rodamaal Remix for several artists and the outline of his solo album. Manoo:I was made for house music and music is my house.My motto is dance or die,when I see people standing still during my sets I feel like beat the shit out of them!
Discographie:
Sir james "baby"- Private party vol1 compilation universal
Rodamaal "Love Island" - Jazz-up records
Allen & Manoo " Good reason "- Basenotic records
Rodamaal Feat Nicinha" Musica Feliz " -Buzzin fly records
Manoo & Francois A " 6 in the mornin " - Buzzin fly records
Manoo " the ep " - Deeplyrootedhouse records
Unity " i love u" manoo & francois A remix - Buzzin fly records
Subjekt "step back" manoo & francois A remix - Freerange records Rodamaal "insomnia"- Buzzin fly records
Manoo & Francois A " traffic ep " - Buzzin fly records
Manoo " the roots ep " - Realtone records
Manoo "oh yes "- Deeplyrootedhouse records
Kayot " clear sky " manoo & francois A remix - Buzzin fly records
Manoo " kodjo " - Deeplyrootedhouse records
Manoo " agoè ep "- Earthrumental music
Dennis Ferrer " church lady " rodamaal remix - Defected records
Manoo & Francois A " magnetic ep " - Buzzin fly records
Manoo " joparish " - Deeplyrootedhouse records
Justin Martin " nightowl " manoo & francois A remix - Buzzin fly records
Osunlade feat divine essence "my reflection " manoo stella remix
Hey salut Manoo ca va?? Je viens juste de visionner l'interview de Kevin Hedge en podcast et il parle de toi. Voila je trouve que c'est un peu la classe. Sinon j'ai écouté ton mix pour le realtone radio show, que du pur son pour pas changer. Théo Peace
I hope the 2 of you enjoyed your stay @ Holland?! Had a good trip 2day? I wanted to tell you that it really was my pleasure and i love your music man! It was great! The 2 of you are really nice people. I'm sorry for not getting the change to say goodbye, but i bumped in to some people and i wanted to do the Kodjo dance on them...hhahahaha.
KOI2NEUF KOUZIN JE M'APERCOIS QUE CA BOSSSSSSSSS DUR.C'EST DU BON CA!!!!!!VIENS T'INSTALLER DANS NOTRE UNIVERS.UN PREMIER CLIP ET QUELQUES SONS Y SONT FOURNIS.....PEACE IN THIZ F*CKINGWORLD!!!!!
first it was kodjo, and now agoe... i hear those tracks in the clubs here in nyc and ppl lose their minds on the dancefloor (at least i do!) just wanted you to know that i luv your sound, keep doing what you do!
YES merci pour l'ajout Manoo et pour toutes ces SOIREES QUI TUENT je sais que quand je viens je passe 1 bonne soirée a chaque fois voila alé prend soin de toi et a la prochaine peace
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Yo Manoo, j'espere que tu vas bien. J'ai vu que tu es parmis nous ce vendredi pour la derniere 5beats. Franchement c'est Top!!! Je sens que je vais devoir m'acheter une 2ème paire de basket, car je vais y mettre le feu à mes baskets sur le dance floor !!! Porte toi bien et à Vendredi Peace
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