Manu Delago

Manu Delago is a world-renowned percussionist, hang player and composer. His acoustic percussion instruments merge with electronic rhythms and sounds from our environment. This year, the two-time Grammy-nominated composer and percussionist presents a new, groundbreaking duo project with the revolutionary and also Grammy-nominated hammered dulcimer player Max ZT. Their debut album Deuce (Session Work Records), released on 20 February, will be followed by a worldwide concert tour.

The Tyrolean musician regularly works with various artists such as Björk, Anoushka Shankar, The Cinematic Orchestra and Olafur Arnalds and has performed as a soloist with the London Symphony Orchestra and the Metropole Orkest, among others. Having performed in over 50 countries, he has also completed two extensive concert tours by bicycle. On the "ReCycling Tour" in 2021 and 2023, his band and crew played around 20 concerts along a 1400 km cycle route, transporting all their equipment in bicycle trailers.

With their new album, Manu Delago and Max ZT venture into uncharted musical territory, creating innovative arrangements and beautiful compositions that redefine the possibilities of their instruments. With exquisite sensitivity and unparalleled technical mastery, they create fascinating soundscapes that captivate the audience from the very first note. A sophisticated compositional style meets virtuoso improvisation—sensitive and yet full of dynamism.