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Manu Chao is a French Latin folk singer with French and Spanish (Basque/Galician) origin.
Manu Chao was a well-known member of the Parisian alternative music scene, in bands such as Hot Pants and Los Carayos. In 1987, Chao, his brother Antoine Chao and their cousin Santiago Casariego founded the band Mano Negra. Mano Negra met with success in France first with the hit single
Mala Vida, then toured South America. The band split in 1995.
He sings in French, Spanish, Arabic, Galician, Portuguese, English, Italian, and Wolof, often mixing them in the same song. He is one of the world’s largest selling artists, but is less known in the English-speaking world.
His music has many influences: rock, French chanson, Spanish-American salsa, reggae, ska and Algerian rai. These influences were obtained from immigrants in France, his Iberian relations, and foremost his travels in Mesoamerica as a wandering nomad following the disbanding of Mano Negra. Many of Chao’s lyrics are about political issues (e.g. immigration, global social justice, conflict, and strongly leftist critique of exploitative economic globalization) but also about love, lifestyles in different parts of the world, and music itself, which is hopeful for the future and at the same time dramatic. Chao is openly critical of the Bush administration in the US. He has many followers among the European left and the anti-globalization movement.
Manu Chao was a well-known member of the Parisian alternative music scene, in bands such as Hot Pants and Los Carayos. In 1987, Chao, his brother Antoine Chao and their cousin Santiago Casariego founded the band Mano Negra. Mano Negra met with success in France first with the hit single
Mala Vida, then toured South America. The band split in 1995.He sings in French, Spanish, Arabic, Galician, Portuguese, English, Italian, and Wolof, often mixing them in the same song. He is one of the world’s largest selling artists, but is less known in the English-speaking world.
His music has many influences: rock, French chanson, Spanish-American salsa, reggae, ska and Algerian rai. These influences were obtained from immigrants in France, his Iberian relations, and foremost his travels in Mesoamerica as a wandering nomad following the disbanding of Mano Negra. Many of Chao’s lyrics are about political issues (e.g. immigration, global social justice, conflict, and strongly leftist critique of exploitative economic globalization) but also about love, lifestyles in different parts of the world, and music itself, which is hopeful for the future and at the same time dramatic. Chao is openly critical of the Bush administration in the US. He has many followers among the European left and the anti-globalization movement.
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La Radiolina
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Radio Bemba Sound System
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WoLFgaNG_U2 wrote:
"Se fuerza la máquinaaaa... de noche y de díaaaa..." Grande Manu!!!!!!
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pipefloyd wrote:
lo acabo de ver y fue increible la energia en el ambiente fue espectacular grande señor chao!!!!
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JaGBaG wrote:
One of the best live acts I have ever witnessed.
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ronald_chamat wrote:
MANU CHAO ES DEL LEÓN INDEPENDIENTE SANTA FE BOGOTÁ - COLOMBIA LA GUARDIA LA CM PTE
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bantunani wrote:
Hi, I Just want to introduce you to the nu-rumba from Bantunani http://www.lastfm.fr/music/Bantunani Awesome Afrogroove..listen the hit Blackninja
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Skoolboy69 wrote:
Why there's no "Politic Kills" in the damn chart???
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WoLFgaNG_U2 wrote:
Después de diez años de escucharlo, al fin lo voy a ver en vivo por primera vez el viernes!!!! Grande Manuuuuu!!!!
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paulistapa wrote:
Clandestino y Me llaman calle son las mas preciocas canciones de Manu Chao !!!!
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breadmfker wrote:
bassnectar remix of bongo bong. look it up.
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MeliiGaga wrote:
me gustas tu *u*
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enshyen wrote:
Hi Manu! :-) My brother!!
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enshyen wrote:
Me gusta el Marihuana!
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wolkenspiel wrote:
Radio Bemba, Radio Bemba!
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undercoverdevil wrote:
come to romania again !
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Molotovzin wrote:
me gusta
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muffin_magic wrote:
love it =D
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InFaMouZZi wrote:
me gusta tu
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simliboya wrote:
mentira laa laaa laaa laaa ^^
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paulistapa wrote:
Manu come to Woodstock fest to Poland please.. !!
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LucaBrasiXL wrote:
Me gusta el Marihuana!
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Nov
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Manu Chao
Estadio All Boys, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Dec 5 Manu Chao Tombola Tour Estadio Rucache, Neuquén Capital, Argentina
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Dec
8
Manu Chao
Concha Acústica, Salvador, Brazil
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