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The Return of Opera Camp in Conversation with Eli Villanueva and Karen Hogle-Brown

That first Monday at Opera Camp... 
Reverberating all week!
Lets go back to that feeling.

photo: Mike Forman

MANUMAT @ Opera Camp - Burning Man 2023

La musica es el idioma universal.
¿Y yo? un mensajero multicultural
- мαηυмαт

🌎🌍: 
Management & bookings: manumatmusic@gmail.com
Direct/demos/promos: manunelmateb89@gmail.com

MANUMAT  sees music as a universal language. A connection and a frequency attainable between all living beings.
Born in Bogotá Colombia, with roots in Spain and France, now living in Miami on and off for over 25 years.
His mixed influence has created a journey of multicultural sounds that blends electronic beats with a trippy and organic feeling. New and old, fast and slow, always keeping you moving to that infectiously eclectic beat. 

Festivals like Envision(CR), Garbicz(PL), Universo Parallelo (BR) Set Underground Oaxaca(MX), iii Points (US) and a seasoned Burner (@tierrabombacamp OG bombito).

US clubs/cities: House of Yes (NY), Gospel (NY), Members (LA), Jolene (Miami), The Midway (SF), Crania (Baja/Mexico) and international cities like Bogota, Lisbon, Berlin, Paris, London, Mexico City, Oslo, Milan, Rome.

Intimate, barefoot, beachside sessions are his most memorable performances in remote locations like Cadiz (Spain), Siaan Kaan (Mexico), Izmir (Turkey), Trancoso (Brazil), Costa Caparica (Portugal), Islas del Rosario (Colombia) and a regular in fan favorite spots like Ibiza and Tulum. 

Shared nights/days playing alongside: Acid Pauli, Bedouin, Carlita, Satori, Viken Arman, Nico Stojan, Mira, Billy Caso, Oceanvs Orientalis, Moblack, Red Axes, Eduardo Castillo, Lemurian, LUM, Parallelle, MoM, Sabo, Goldcap, Ameme, Sainte Vie, Jimi Jules, Rampue, Spaniol, Sarah Kreis & Caleesi.

Miami Beach Based
Creator of @somethingelseevents  (2015) & #INTOWNwMANUMAT (2018)

Labels & Collectives:
Lion's Den (Oct 2025)
Shango
Cosmic Awakenings

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New tracks tagged #Opera Camp