Wednesday 25 August 2010

Manu CHAO: Artist Without Borders

* First Video:




* Second Video:





Manu Chao (born José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao on June 21, 1961), is a French singer of Spanish origin (Basque and Galician).

He sings in French, Spanish, English, Galician, Arabic and Portuguese and occasionally in other languages. In accordance with wikipedia, Chao began his musical career with Hot Pants, a French band that combined several musical styles and languages.

With friends and his brother Antoine Chao, he founded the band Mano Negra in 1987. He became a solo artist after its breakup in 1995.


- Discography:


- With Mano Negra:

* Patchanka (Virgin France, 1988)
* Puta's Fever (Virgin France, 1989)
* King of Bongo (Virgin France, 1991)
* In the Hell of Patchinko (Live in Japan, Virgin France, 1992)
* Casa Babylon (Virgin France, 1994)


- Solo:

* Clandestino (Virgin, 1998)
* Próxima Estación: Esperanza (Virgin, 2001)
* Radio Bemba Sound System (live, Virgin, 2002)
* Sibérie m'était contée (Virgin, 2004)
* La Radiolina (Because/Nacional, 2007)
* Estación México (Live in Mexico, 2008, limited release)
* Baionarena (Double live CD + DVD), 2009



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