Manu Kai, Mexico City, Mexico (bar) - Locating Tiki

Z Zeta Member Atlantis/Basque Country/Spain/Mexico Joined: Feb 13, 2007 Posts: 2105	Z Zeta Posted posted on Wed, Aug 26, 2009 8:15 AM Name:Manu Kai Type:bar Street:Hamburgo City:Mexico City State: Zip: country:Mexico Phone: Status:defunct Description:
Z Zeta Member Atlantis/Basque Country/Spain/Mexico Joined: Feb 13, 2007 Posts: 2105	Z Zeta Posted posted on Wed, Aug 26, 2009 8:15 AM On 2009-01-14 10:03, bigbrotiki wrote: Great work, Zeta, even if so little remains...now that last Tiki is gone, too. Did you find any surviving personnel of this place? Anything about the MANU-KAI?
Z Zeta Member Atlantis/Basque Country/Spain/Mexico Joined: Feb 13, 2007 Posts: 2105	Z Zeta Posted posted on Wed, Aug 26, 2009 8:17 AM Never seen before... World premiere: Manu Kai swizzle stick
MN Mister Naufrago Tiki Socialite Spain Joined: May 20, 2008 Posts: 214	MN Mister Naufrago Posted posted on Thu, Aug 27, 2009 2:49 AM Cool. You are doing some serious diggin there... Two Tiki places on the same street. Mexico es grande.
Z Zeta Member Atlantis/Basque Country/Spain/Mexico Joined: Feb 13, 2007 Posts: 2105	Z Zeta Posted posted on Sat, Apr 17, 2010 11:46 AM Gracias caballeross, I found this artist who performed in the Manu-Kai, from his website, http://www.vamosconcharlie.com he talks about his begginings as a profesional pianist in 1957in "Beatnik" bars... (Text in Spanish, translation needed) Mis Inicios Pianista profesional desde al año de 1957 alternando mis estudios. Mis primeros trabajos fueron en los llamados Café-Cantantes: “Beatniks”, Pau-Pau, El Zotano, La Rana Sabia, Schiafarello, Sinoe, Punto de Fuga, Coyote flaco y El Convento inagurándolos a su tiempo. Nombre Artístico: “El Caballero del Ritmo” (1957 - 1960). En 1960 fundé mi propio grupo musical: “The Showmaker’s Trio” en el Hotel Bamer - Hotel San Francisco Entertainer He trabajado como cantante y entretainer en innumerables bares y restaurantes de México y Estados Unidos como: Restaurant Bar El Camichín del Hotel Alameda. Bar Veranda del Hotel María Isabel Restaurant Bar Manu-Kai del Hotel Hotel Bamer Bar Impala del Hotel Regis Restauran Bar El Huichol del Hotel Agnes Restaurant Bar Delmónicos Restaurant Bar La Mancha del Hotel Aristos Bar El Galeón del Hotel Melía Purúa Bar El Pájaro Loco del Señorial Bar Camichín del Hotel Alameda La Naranja del Hotel Aristos Piano Bar Holiday Inn Zona Rosa Restaurant El PUB Restaurante El Cícero Restaurant Piano & Bar y Discoteque Casa Morada Restaurant Les Ambassadeurs Piano Bar del Hotel Plaza Lancaster Centro Nocturno Stilus Piano Bar Siqueiros Restaurante Piano Bar Los Pedales Restaurante DÁlbino Restaurante Bar Besame Mucho

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Zeta Posted posted on Wed, Aug 26, 2009 8:15 AM

Name:Manu Kai
Type:bar
Street:Hamburgo
City:Mexico City
State:
Zip:
country:Mexico
Phone:
Status:defunct

Description:

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Zeta Posted posted on Wed, Aug 26, 2009 8:15 AM

On 2009-01-14 10:03, bigbrotiki wrote:
Great work, Zeta, even if so little remains...now that last Tiki is gone, too. Did you find any surviving personnel of this place? Anything about the MANU-KAI?

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Zeta Posted posted on Wed, Aug 26, 2009 8:17 AM

Never seen before... World premiere:

Manu Kai swizzle stick

MN

Mister Naufrago Posted posted on Thu, Aug 27, 2009 2:49 AM

Cool. You are doing some serious diggin there...
Two Tiki places on the same street.
Mexico es grande.

Z

Zeta Posted posted on Sat, Apr 17, 2010 11:46 AM

Gracias caballeross,

I found this artist who performed in the Manu-Kai, from his website, http://www.vamosconcharlie.com he talks about his begginings as a profesional pianist in 1957in "Beatnik" bars... (Text in Spanish, translation needed)

Mis Inicios

Pianista profesional desde al año de 1957 alternando mis estudios. Mis primeros trabajos fueron en los llamados Café-Cantantes: “Beatniks”, Pau-Pau, El Zotano, La Rana Sabia, Schiafarello, Sinoe, Punto de Fuga, Coyote flaco y El Convento inagurándolos a su tiempo.

Nombre Artístico: “El Caballero del Ritmo” (1957 - 1960).

En 1960 fundé mi propio grupo musical: “The Showmaker’s Trio” en el Hotel Bamer - Hotel San Francisco

Entertainer

He trabajado como cantante y entretainer en innumerables bares y restaurantes de México y Estados Unidos como:

Restaurant Bar El Camichín del Hotel Alameda.
Bar Veranda del Hotel María Isabel
Restaurant Bar Manu-Kai del Hotel Hotel Bamer
Bar Impala del Hotel Regis
Restauran Bar El Huichol del Hotel Agnes
Restaurant Bar Delmónicos
Restaurant Bar La Mancha del Hotel Aristos
Bar El Galeón del Hotel Melía Purúa
Bar El Pájaro Loco del Señorial
Bar Camichín del Hotel Alameda
La Naranja del Hotel Aristos
Piano Bar Holiday Inn Zona Rosa
Restaurant El PUB
Restaurante El Cícero
Restaurant Piano & Bar y Discoteque Casa Morada
Restaurant Les Ambassadeurs
Piano Bar del Hotel Plaza Lancaster
Centro Nocturno Stilus
Piano Bar Siqueiros
Restaurante Piano Bar Los Pedales
Restaurante DÁlbino
Restaurante Bar Besame Mucho