2009 programme of Patrimonio's guitar nights

Part one: Pat MacManus Band

Pat Mac Manus is generally regarded as Ireland’s most exceptional rock guitarist. But he’s also an excellent violinist and has been known to use the bow on his electric guitar, producing all sorts of other worldly sounds. He became known at a very young age as the guitarist for Mama’s Boys, a hard rock band he put together with his brothers. That project was hit by tragedy when the drummer, Tommy, died of leukemia. With the remaining brothers he formed the band Celtus, which mixed rock with traditional Celtic music. They recorded five albums, amongst which was the fabulous Moonchild opus.

In 2007, his increasing passion for rock and blues prompted him to create the Pat McManus Band, an absolute power trio in which he can give himself a free reign to his musical expression. Enjoy.

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Part two: Keziah Jones

Hailing from Lagos, Nigeria, Olufemi Sanyaolu, alias Keziah Jones, was spotted towards the end of the 1980s by a record producer who was out scouting for talent in the pubs and tube stations around London and Paris. Being a huge fan of Hendrix, Coltrane, Fela Kuti and Prince, Keziah mixes up all those musical influences to end up with his own distinctinve ‘blufunk’ – as he calls it. A mixture of acoustic funk, soul, blues and rock, with a smattering of afro-beat. It was through his 1992 album ‘Blufunk is a Fact’ and the singles “Rhythm is love” and “Where is life?” that Keziah made a name for himself. His lyrics are often politically charged, evoking discrimination against blacks or the plight of his contemporary African artists – particularly on the “African Space Craft” album. From the 1999 Liquid Sunshine album to the 2003 Black Orpheus and then to the 2008 Nigerian Wood, all his albums reveal a musician of great virtuosity combined with a unique voice. The audience gathered in Patrimonio on that evening will have much to get its teeth into, especially as he tends to let fly on stage with outstanding chops and solos - even slapping his guitar in true bass style or turning his guitar into a kind of djembe. In short, he has rather an original and fresh approach to guitar playing and if you’re looking for something a bit special, a bit off-centre, combined with truck loads of fun, then you won’t find a better alternative to Keziah Jones.

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