Artists
Meet the awesome musicians that are part of the Mana Basso family
Lige Curry
Lige is a member or Parliament Funkadelic and a lifelong musician. In addition to playing bass he is a songwriter, singer and producer. He has been on the scene since the 70s and is a master of his craft.
His bass of choice is his 6 string signature model "The Brothership".
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Nick Daniels III
Nick holds down the low end in Dumpstaphunk and has done so since the 80s. He has also worked as a session musician and was featured in the movie A Little Bit of Heaven.
His bass of choice is his 5 string signature model, Paragon ND3 "The Blood", as well as his custom 6 string Paragon, the “Phunky Gras”; made with natural wood colors in tribute to Mardi Gras in Nick’s home state of New Orleans.
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Robbie Shakespeare
It is a great honor to us that Robbie was part of the Mana Basso family of artists. He was a legendary bassist, one half of the iconic duo Sly and Robbie, and was as kind as he was talented. He collaborated with Grace Jones, Jackson Browne, Sting and Bob Dylan to name a few.
His bass of choice was the 5 string single cut Rasta Glade. Rest In Peace and Positivity. Respect and thanks to you my friend.
Shiah Coore
Shiah is most well known as the bassist for Damian Marley and has worked with with NAS, Joss Stone, AR Rahman, Third World, Mick Jagger, Chronixx, Eric Clapton, Dave Stewart, Damian and Stephen Marley or on the SuperHeavy project.
His bass of choice is 5 string single cut Glade, aka the "Rhino".
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Rick Bouvette
Rick formed his band JoyTribe with a passionate fusion of Pretenders inspired vocals meets Prince and Pink Floyd’s psychedelic funk child. They been performing around the NW since 2013, opening for international touring acts such as Balkan Beat Box, Dumpstaphunk, Afrolicious and Kung FU.
His bass of choice is a 6 string custom single cut Glade, aka "Syncronicity", as well as a custom short scale 4 string Zenith, aka “Zenny”.
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Beau Sheppard
Beau is the bassist for Alphalux and Jah Sun & The Rising Tide. He tours all over the US and abroad.
His bass of choice is a 5 string custom Scroll bass.
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