Biography Musa Manzini was born at Inanda, north of Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa in 1971 from parents Makhobane and Nomusa Manzini. He then moved to Cape Town in 1986 for high school and university studies. It was later in his high school days that he first picked up the guitar just as a hobby, but was hooked to it ever since. "I was faced with having to choose between music as a full-time career or becoming a lawyer which is the career my parents had carved for me. At one point, I thought I could be a lawyer who plays the bass". After high school Musa enroled at MAPP Music Academy, an institution for musicians from previously disadvantaged communities of South Africa. This introduced him to the basic aspects of music theory and improvisation. He completed a Diploma in Music and in 1992 he enroled at the University of Cape Town where he completed a Bachelor of Music degree, majoring in composition and arrangement.   In 1995, while at UCT, he received the Prof Peter Klatzow Award for composition and orchestration "It was a big challenge coming from the township and being introduced to classical music at tertiary level, having to analyse the music of Bach, Chopin, Mozart, Debussy, Schonberg and other European composers" After graduation, Musa spent three years as a part-time lecturer at UCT instructing electric and acoustic basses, jazz theory and improvisation to bridging course students, while at the same time performing and recording as a session musician around the country with musicians like Rene' MacLean, Jimmy Dludlu, Jonathan Butler, Gavin Minter, Nhlanhla Magagula, Kevin Gibson, Mark Goliath, Judith Sephuma, Winston Ngozi, Sipho Mabuse, Menyatso Mathole, Selaelo Selota, Joe McBride, UCT Jazz Orchestra and many other muso's at that period. Manzini's style and sound has been honed by the multi-facetted Cape Town music scene, mostly the townships of Guguletu, Langa, Mitchell's Plain and Khayelitsha. In 2000 Musa released his debut recording entitled "New Reflections" through BMG Records Africa , which earned him a SAMA nomination for Best Contemporary Album, and was at the same time introduced into the film and television industry by Mfundi Vundla, where he worked on daily drama series like Backstage and Generations as film schorer and musical director. In 2002, Musa released his second cd Tributes and Memories with Gallo Jazz, which has received extensive airplay and recognition nationally and internationally. Tributes and Memories was also nominated for Best Contemporary Album at the 2004 SAMA awards. Musa has performed at North Sea Jazz Festival, New Orleans, Joy of Jazz, Muscat, Jazzathon, Artsalive as well as many other club gigs, functions and musicians' workshops locally and abroad. The peak of all performances was sharing stage with frour bassists during the North Sea in 2001, myself, Marcus Miller, Sipho Gumede and Victor Bailey. Musa Manzini has just released a brand new CD entitled "My Bass" CD number SLCD091 and is on the road for the first time introducing the bass to the people, as well as studying towards a Post-graduate Diploma in Marketing Management through University of South Africa. Go to your nearest music retailer now and enjoy My Bass! Manzini has worked extensively in the television/film industry as music director, composer and producer. Thetha Msawawa II, broadcast on SABC, and recently the popular Magic Cellar, an animated children's series which has alreay scooped 27 Awards Internationally. Musa Manzini has just released a brand new CD entitled "Simply Life" SLCD 116 featuring the popular hit song "Esikhawini" and many more. Nominated for 2 SA Music Awards. Go and get it NOW!!!!! The new and 5th CD is currently in the works.