Live electro afro-beat afro cuban freestyle Marcos Garcia aka Chico Mann grew up in a musical family in New York and New Jersey. His father was the owner of a Latin record label based in Hell`s Kitchen in New York City and a young Chico observed the ins & outs of the biz while practicing his guitar and piano. It was then that he began to propagate his deep musical roots with such influences as Afrika Bambaataa, Lisa Lisa, Willie Colón, Celia Cruz and Fela Kuti. Ignoring his father`s advice to stay out of the business, he found his voice at age 12 and began his journey into sound.

Since then Chico Mann has created a musical time machine that warps and morphs the sounds of 1970s Afrobeat, 1980s Freestyle & Afro Cuban music into one sumptuous musical experience which is the toast of the movers and shakers of the New York underground music scene.

Last in Australia as one of the key collaborators and musicians in the worlds finest Afrobeat band ANTIBALAS last March Chico has also worked his magic with the following artists THIEVERY CORPORATION, TONY ALLEN, PATTI SMITH, PHILLIP GLASS, THE ROOTS, TV ON THE RADIO, RAEKWON, MEDESKI, MARTIN & WOOD, DAM FUNK, CHIN CHIN, DJ SPINNA, TROUBLE FUNK, BRAND NUBIAN, RICH MEDINA, TICKLAH, NICODEMUS, THE BUDOS BAND and many more. This is Chicos first trip to Australia with his acclaimed three piece live act.

If you want a taste of the richness of New Yorks musical underbelly then come down and feast on this super funky tour.