ALBUMBongo Bong - Je ne t'aime plus (Francis Mercier Remix) - SingleManu Chao & Francis Mercier
Albums by Manu Chao
ALBUMClandestino / Bloody BorderManu Chao
ALBUMPolitik KillsManu Chao
ALBUMLa RadiolinaManu Chao
ALBUMSibérie m'était contéeeManu Chao
ALBUMPróxima Estación: EsperanzaManu Chao
ALBUMClandestinoManu Chao
Manu Chao's Popular Music Videos
Leave Me Alone (feat. Manu Chao & Machel Montano) [Kubiyashi Remix]
Calypso Rose
Me Gustas Tu
Manu Chao
Bongo Bong
Manu Chao
Rainin' In Paradize (Emir Kusturica Version)
Manu Chao
Clandestino
Manu Chao
Clandestino (feat. Calypso Rose)
Manu Chao
Mr Bobby
Manu Chao
Mentira
Manu Chao
Mama Call
Manu Chao
Pokito De Mí
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Artist Playlists
Manu Chao Essentials
A whirlwind world-music tour with an eclectic polyglot performer.
Inspired by Manu Chao
Manu Chao: Influences
The wordly sounds that shaped his groove machine.
Artist Biography
Celebrated as a forefather of Latin alternative rock, French-Spanish singer-songwriter Manu Chao’s rhythmic and often political music reflects a variety of global influences.
∙ Chao’s French rock band, Mano Negra, was inspired equally by world music and classic punk, scoring hits in Spanish (“Mala Vida”), English (“King Kong Five”), and Arabic (“Sidi h’bibi”).
∙ His 1998 solo debut, Clandestino, spent four years on the French charts and earned Best World Music Album honors at the Victoires de la Musique.
∙ Thanks to its catchy, sing-song structure, “Me Gustas Tu” was an international hit that propelled 2001’s Próxima Estación: Esperanza to No. 1 in several countries.
∙ He produced and performed on Malian duo Amadou & Mariam’s Grammy-nominated breakthrough, Dimanche à Bamako, which SPIN named one of the 40 Best Albums of 2005.
∙ In 2007, Chao won a Latin Grammy Award for “Me Llaman Calle,” which was written for the film Princesas and later appeared on his album Radiolina.
∙ The video for 2017’s “Moonlight Avenue,” the folky debut single from Ti.po.ta—Chao’s acoustic side-project with Greek actress Klelia Renesi—has more than 3 million views.