MUSIC IS BACK.  Influenced by the classic hard rock/blues sounds of the 60s and 70s with an added contemporary edge, Black Manalishi are here to rock you, hard. And rock you they will.

History
The band came blasting onto the north-west UK music scene in 2003. Since then the original 4-piece outfit has honed its craft on the road, working an exhausting schedule, packing out venues up and down the UK, and receiving numerous accolades & awards while steadily building an expansive, loyal army of fans both at home and abroad.
 
Taking their name from "The Green Manalishi", a seminal 70s Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac song, BM’s unique sound is a fusion of classic rock, blues, funk, country and jazz – you name it, these guys can play it!  Regularly compared to the timeless bands of the golden music era such as Free, Deep Purple, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix, while maintaining an original, modern angle.

On-stage
Giving live performances which simply must be witnessed to be believed, BM never fails to impress both existing fans and new listeners time after time. With unparalleled musicianship skills, on-stage the band appear as if they are one collective mind even when improvising – which is a regular and most welcome feature at all of their shows.

New Album
Summer 2008 saw the launch of a hugely anticipated new album, "Trailblazer", which is set to catapult the band’s profile to a new high.  Various record labels and management have expressed interest, and the band can look forward to some serious attention from the industry judging by the quality of both their live performances and recorded material.

Testimonials/Reviews/Quotes:

“Trailblazer... will stand alongside any British rock music of the last few years!" (Grahame Rhodes, Blues In The North-West www.bluesinthenorthwest.com)

"By far the best songs I have ever heard from an unsigned act... I have not heard a better current blues rock album"  (DJ Sam B, TotalRock FM www.totalrock.com)

“Old School Power Rock”; “Stunning”
(Todd K Smith, editor of www.thecutting-edge.net and author of Heavy Load, the story of Free)
 
“Led Zep for the 21st Century… incredible!”
(James Dorset, The Ranch Studios & Electronically Tested Promotions)

"Lead guitarist reminded me of Kossoff - and I knew him better than most. Singer definitely had a lot of Rodgers in him too, outstanding."
(Jim Wilson, Free's head roadie)

"Black Manalishi... a band with a great future ahead of them. The best new band I've seen in years, and I think everyone who saw them at Drumming Up Hope would agree with me. They are simply **** hot!"
(Mark Cunningham, co-organiser of music festival Drumming Up Hope & international editor of Total Production Magazine)

Black Manalishi are THE Next Big Thing.

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