Zeke Manyika (born 23 February 1955

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) is a

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and

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Career

Manyika was born in Zimbabwe, but has lived in

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for most of his life. From 1982 to 1984 he was a member of the pop

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, and contributed to their biggest

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, " Rip It Up". He can also be heard playing

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s on

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such as " Speak Like a Child" and "A Solid Bond in Your Heart". He also contributed to several albums by

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including: ''

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'', '' Infected'' and ''

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''. Manyika's

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albums to date include: "Call and Response" released by Polydor and ''Mastercrime'' released in 1989. The music video for his single "Bible Belt" was filmed in

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and won the Golden Circle Award.Zeke Manyika page
Somebizzare.com Manyika is mentioned several times in ''The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave'' edited by

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, and published in 1992. Manyika is described as providing "organic backing" to live extravaganzas organised by the UK band Botany 500 as well as playing drums on ''

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'' the debut solo album by

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(released in 1989 on

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). Manyika also contributed

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, and toured with

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(released on

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in 1992). Zeke works with Faze Action and has supplied Vocals for their releases: "Kariba", "Got to Find a Away" and "To Love is To Grow" all from the Faze Action LP "Moving Cities" which was released on (Nuphonic) in 1999. He also recently performed Vocals on Faze Action "Echoes of Your Mind" taken from their last LP "Body of One." He has just completed work on another Single with Faze Action due out in March 2016.

References

External links

Manyika at discogs.com
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