In short you have released the product too soon, ahead of time, and unfortunately, what may have become an international best-seller, at best shifts a few units instead of the millions it was destined for. Here are 15 of the most important African/Caribbean/Duel Heritage guitarists in a generation, and I have full access to their life. Today we talk about Manz Dem, a book by Derrick Wallace, published with our publishing house Europe Books.

Europe Books had the pleasure of interviewing the author Derrick Wallace, to get to know him better, how he chose the title of his book Manz Dem, as well as what it was like to work on this musical project with other 15 important guitarists. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. The message also encompasses a celebration of the arts, culture, humanities and music from the perspective of being an African/Caribbean/Duel Heritage guitarist based in the United Kingdom. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). People with no cultural affiliation or connection with the African or Caribbean landscape are drawn to their way of communication, dress code, fashion statements, foods, and entertainment, music; the whole nine yards.

Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. I wanted a title that would stand out on the shelf, equally important a title that would be a unifier for the artistes portrayed in the book. His main interests, apart from writing, are: playing chess, entrepreneurship and listening to all genres of music.

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I for one am extremely happy that my book has a greater chance of becoming an international success because of the present reading climate! We are really pleased to have walked alongside him on the editorial path that led to the publication of his book Manz Dem. Manz Dem is a musical project carried out by 15 of the most important African/Caribbean/Duel Heritage guitarists. Actually, the book was ‘always there’, notwithstanding the global pandemic of 2020 provided the momentum to get started. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

Europe Books thanks the author Derrick Wallace once again for taking the time and answering our questions. The message I wanted to send out to the reader is this: We have some wonderful guitarists /musicians right here in the United Kingdom. Many told this gentleman he was crazy; why give up a promising career here in the UK to chase a pipe dream? In the UK Black Culture is arguably the most powerful and influential of all the cultures in British society, especially amongst our youth.

I mean one minute I’m watching them perform brilliantly on national television with some of the world’s leading artistes; at the most prestigious award ceremonies and concert venues; and in the next breath we are speaking like long lost pals even though I have just met them. He studied Jazz Guitar at Goldsmiths University London and completed his BMus (Hons) at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. You may have heard them playing on your favourite albums, cd’s, films or games; but you were totally unaware of who or what they are. One of the greatest successes I have witnessed is a musician from the UK African/Caribbean/Duel Heritage community who took it upon himself to leave Great Britain for The United States of America.