Manu Chao is a musical globalista with a rebel rock'n'roll heart. It’s that rock’n’roll he’s been making as early as the 1980s as the leader of Mano Negra. His music is multilingual and broadly multicultural, blending rock, reggae, punk, ska, found sounds, and more. The Paris-born, Barcelona-dwelling artist of Spanish descent finds inspiration in street culture and local bar scenes. He has long collaborated with musicians of diverse cultures, as he does in Radio Bemba, the group that has performed with him since Mano Negra disbanded.
Chao completed his most extensive North American tour to date in 2007, following a highly acclaimed co-headline performance at this year’s Coachella festival. The set was chosen as a festival highlight by The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and many others, including Pitchfork, which wrote that Chao proved a “the ringmaster of a multicultural, cross-generational, genre-busting circus that can whip tens of thousands of people into a frenzy even if they don't speak the same language.” He is set to tour Europe this fall.
His latest album, La Radiolina, is Chao’s first since the live Radio Bemba Sound System (2002) and his first studio release since Proxima Estacion: Esperanza, which in 2001 topped the European charts and was named one of the best albums of the year by Rolling Stone. Proxima Estacion was preceded by equal fanfare for his debut album, Clandestino (1998), which The Los Angeles Times called “superb.” Clandestino remains one of the best-selling albums in French music history, with more than 2.5 million copies sold to date.
Aside from his innovative recordings, he has earned international praise for his explosive live shows. He performs to sold-out crowds of tens of thousands around the world. Throughout his career, Chao has remained true to his anti-establishment principles and continues to mix music and politics by performing at events that promote anti-globalization efforts.
In the interim since his last album, Chao also earned tremendous acclaim for his work producing and guest starring on Amadou & Mariam’s Dimanche à Bamako, which has sold over 600,000 copies worldwide and was voted one of 2005’s best albums by Rolling Stone, MOJO, SPIN, Blender, National Public Radio and many others. He has also produced others. In 2004, he created Sibérie m’était contée, a primarily acoustic recording with lyrics in French, released with a book featuring drawings by Wozniak.
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Manu Chao - Multikulti, Tijuana
Buenos Aires / Nov 28, 2007 after the Press Conference - with "Radio Roots"
i love your music man, i dunno why but its got that pirate feel to it! its the best. i love your albums, my favorite track is por el suelo, amazing. thanks.
Hello. I ve got new songs and you are really welcome to listen to them and maybe leave me a comment if you like it or not. It would be nice for me to know your opinion. see you later Greetings Lydia marlene : )
Hola Manu, Bienvenido siempre a Chile lleva un mensaje de paz al sur por la raiz de mi pueblo descriminado mapuche y no olvides de visitar Valparaíso dale mis saludos al puerto que amarra como el hambre, saludos desde Toronto Preparaté
DECLARACIÓN DE GUERRA AL ESTADO CHILENO POR LA NACIÓN MAPUCHE Compartir Ayer a las 19:59 Comunidades Mapuches Arauco-malleco.
Declaración de autonomía y guerra al estado chileno
Las comunidades mapuches de la Coordinadora arauco-malleco renuncian a la nacionalidad chilena, y dan por terminado el dialogo, frente a la negativa del gobierno de poner fin a la represión, asumiéndose Territorio de la Nación autónoma Mapuche, desde el rió Bio- Bio al sur y declarándole la guerra a este Estado.
Comunicado público
****coordinadora mapuche arauco malleco*
**comunicamos a la opinión pública nacional e internacional lo siguiente:
Dado que no ha existido ninguna señal del gobierno de poner fin a las
Fuerzas represivas en nuestras comunidades, hemos tomado una decisión
Como coordinadora
Mapuche arauco-malleco. Manifestamos públicamente nuestra renuncia a la
Nacionalidad chile, y declaramos territorio de la nación autónoma mapuche
Desde río bío bío al sur, a partir del reconocimiento explícito que el
Estado hace sobre su existencia en el tratado de tapihue de (1825) art. 19.
Por lo cual damos por terminado todo dialogo con la republica de chile y le
Declaramos la guerra, desde hoy 20 de octubre de 2009 en adelante. Y
Llamamos a todas aquellas comunidades a seguir la misma senda para poder
Lograr la expulsión completa a todos aquellos objetivos que operan en
Nuestra nación mapuche
Por lo mismo hemos dado libertad de acción a los órganos de resistencia
Mapuche para actuar en contra de los intereses capitalistas en el territorio
Cursos sobre auto producción de video y audio con herramientas libres, y por supuesto totalmente gratuitos !! los fines de semana en el Patio Maravillas (Madrid)
21/11: Edición de sonido con ardour y jack-control de 12h a 14h en el hamlab. 21/11: Cámara e iluminación de 17h a 20h plató de isaac teve (patio).
22/11: Curso de guión de 12h a 14h en el hamlab. 22/11: Curso Gimp e Inkscape de 12h a 14h en la cafeta. 22/11: Edición de audio y vídeo con cinelerra y más de 17h a 20h en el hamlab.