Tampa,
Florida - For the second year in a row, Manifest (born Lavard Parks)
will be kicking off the new year outside his native Bahamas with a January
tour. The CEO of Dunamus Soundz Records helped launch Ricardo ‘Mr.
Beeds’ Forbes’ debut album last January in the Cayman Islands before
heading to Atlanta with Mr. Del, formerly of 36 Mafia. After taking
a break last year to be with his wife following the birth of their first
child, Manifest says that he’s back on the circuit and ready to have
a busy year. Come January 15, 2010, he’ll be headlining his own four
day tour in Tampa, Florida.
“I
am thrilled to be heading to Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida for my first
tour of 2010,” said the multi-award winning producer and Bahamian
hip hop icon. “I’m even more excited that this is the first tour
I’m doing with my eight-month old son Jojo along for the ride, especially
since he said his first word, ‘Hi’ the other day to help greet fans.
My wife Radel and I recently got his passport and he’s already well
behaved in a studio and it’s definitely a different feeling you get
onstage when you know your child is watching you create a legacy for
them to live up to. It feels awesome. I love having my family with me
as I have set aside a whole day on the tour in 2010 just to spend quality
time with them.”
Along
with meet and greets at several popular Tampa venues, Manifest is booked
for interviews with local media. At the invitation of holy hip hopper
Urban D, Manifest will be performing at Crossover Hip Hop Church on
January 17th. Visitors to
www.crossoverchurch.org
can also watch a live webcast of his performance
at 7pm. During his tour, Manifest will also reveal another side to his
fans as he gets set to be a part of a major campaign.
“For
the past decade, we’ve been hard at work in the Dunamus lab helping
launch new artists and raising the standard,” he said. “2010 is
a year where we decided work outside the studio and outside the Bahamas
and Caribbean region to meet some fans and supporters first hand through
tours. We’re looking to add more to the fan base and ultimately share
the message of hip
hope, and to help create a lil’ better buzz
about the newest album which should be out in April. The Tampa
fans have the chance will get limited edition full length pre-albums
and so I am very much looking forward to that.”
For
more information visit www.dunamussoundz.com.
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