When I started those solo shows, last January, I never thought I would enjoy it so much and that I would play so much (Berlin 5x, Bruxelles 2x, Valencia, Paris)
In the next two months, I’ll be in Budapest, Berlin, Liège, Namur and Valencia and many things are planned for September.
Thanks to all the people who came to the concerts and thanks to the people who organised them

A couple of songs filmed last week at Madame Claude Berlin, will be posted here today and in the next days.

Sauzé Sawzé

Tchouang Tseu (was at the Kermesse of Mister Ha)

It’s my Birthday

Playback

New songs in a One Man Electro Cabaret’s version

Picture by Mijo Miquel

• 22 JAN    – Valencia (E)
• 13 FEB     – Berlin (D)
• 05 MAR  – Berlin (D)
• 31 MAR    – Bruxelles (B)
• 11 APR    – Berlin (D)
• 17 APR   –  Berlin (D)
• 20 APR    – Bruxelles (B)
• 24 APR    – Paris (F)
• 30 APR    – Berlin (D)
• 14 MAY  – Valencia (E)
• 21 MAY   – Berlin (D)
• 04 JUN  – Budapest (H)
• 06 JUN – Budapest (H)
• 09 JUN – Budapest (H)
• 12 JUN    – Liège (B)
• 20 JUN   – Namur (B)
• 03 JUL  – Valencia (E)
• 09 AUG – Fratin (B)
• 08 OCT  – Berlin (D)
• 15 OCT   – Chênée (B)
• 12 DEC  – Sprimont (B)

more info in the concert section and more things to come

Hello! Manu Louis is now preparing a brand new One Man Electro Cabaret : an electro  skinny version of his new songs that starts like cabaret pop and finishes with some Electroclash flavour.

First concert 22 of january, Valencia (E), Slaughterhouse, 20h

Picture: Mijo Miquel

Floptapes, Manu Louis & Ilan Manouach’s new collaboration, a live soundtrack of commercial failures will start soon with a first serie of concerts.

• 8 FEB  – LIEGE, Cercle du Laveu
• 5 MAR – BERLIN, Madame Claude
• 6 MAR – BERLIN, Barteby

– more to come –

In 2013, a team of people has discovered what they believe could be the biggest film archive of commercial failures.
Manu Louis & Ilan Manouach decided to put in music these films.

Manu Louis is currently preparing the premiere of Fanfare! : a serie of compositions for Fanfares and other traditional countryside instruments.
It will be performed for the first time the 3rd of May in Namur (B) – 17h, place de l’Ange (free) as a part of Les Voisins sont des Indiens (Théâtre de Namur, artistic dir: W.Moron) by Manu Louis, The DLB Concert Band, 10 Scouts (guitarists/singers), 25 Plastic Pipes, 3 other Fanfares & Werner Moron (slam).

Artwork : Mijo Miquel

The program of the day:

• Plastic fanfare (for 25 plastic Pipes & Concert Band)
• Scout (for 10 Scouts (singer/guitarist), Wind instrument & Snare)
• Le cortège (for Fanfare & Slam)
• Je suis un Indien (for 4 Fanfares)
• I’m the Big Balloon (for 4 Fanfares)

– Click here to hear some extracts –

New video in the concert section : a memory from the last Chomon Tour with Truna live at the radio in Berlin (Ineedradio).

Manu Louis & Truna will perform again their live soundtrack on Segundo de CHOMON’s films (1905-1915)

CONCERTS (more info in the concerts section)

• 13 of march – VALENCIA (S)
• 22 of march – BRUXELLES (B)
• 27 of march – BERLIN (D)
• 28 of march – BERLIN (D)
• 29 of march – BERLIN (D)
• 31 of march – LUXEMBOURG (L)
• 2 of april      – LIEGE (B)
• 6 of april      – BRUXELLES (B)

The Orchestra Vivo (direction Garrett List) will soon release a new album (Sowarex/Igloo).

It features music by Garrett List, Emmanuel Bailly, André Klénes, Aurélie Charneux and also Manu Louis performing his garden song A Treasure in a new arrangement .

Concert release party : 22 of march, Théâtre de Liège (B)

Manu Louis just finished Scratch: a piece for String Quartet & Tape (the recording of 800 taxis honking in a demonstration (catched by chance while walking in the streets).
The score is  now available for free in the score section (click here).

Also available from now, an updated version of La gobba lei sa, (for Strings & minimalist Piano).

– More info about a performance soon –