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  • Manu Chao In-Studio Live Performance


    KEXP 90.3 FM Seattle//Manu Chao In-Studio Live Performance

    Multicultural music superstar Manu Chao stops by KEXP to talk with “The Best Ambiance” host Jon Kertzer about his music, some artists he’s produced, Brazil, and even fútbol. Manu picks up his acoustic guitar for a couple quick renditions of two of his tracks. - W. Myers

    (To listen to the full performance click on the image bellow)
    9:58 PM

  • The Scenestar // Manu Chao Books West Coast Tour Dates



    Manu Chao Books West Coast Tour Dates



    It's been a long time since we've seen Scenestar favorite Manu Chaoplay on our side of the world but the wait will finally be ending real soon. Manu Chao will be playing two dates this fall in California when he plays a headlining show on Friday, October 15 at the Warfield in San Francisco followed by a date at the Cypress Hill Smokeout 2010 on Saturday, October 16 in San Bernardino.
    Tickets are on sale now for both of these rare West Coast appearances by Manu Chao so click below and get your tickets now to see him live in October!
    6:08 PM
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      • PAblo JAramillo klinkert

         hey manu...te necesitamos en Medellin, Colombia, enséñanos a lograr un estado ideal del ser para no convertirnos en un ser ideal del estado. 

        1 year ago
      • Mitch rose

        Please come back to Washington State.  ONE LOVE!!!! 

        1 year ago
      • ines maria

        que concerto ontem no mares vivas em vila nova de gaia (PT)! 

        1 year ago
      • KOWALSKY'S SON

         Gracias manu , eres uno de los mas grandes de este siglo , un saludo desde Bogota.

        1 year ago
      • BloodAngele64

        merci à toi qui partage ta musique dans les pays du monde entier pour tous :) de la Mano Negra à aujourd’hui à toi en solo je kiff :)

        1 year ago
      • yioryos cronos

        come to athens again.you re great

        2 years ago
      • Carol Roses

        dia luna dia pena

        2 years ago
      • Ro Arrikitown

        quero escoitar algo bonito,,,esperamoste na terra das meigas!!! beijos*

        2 years ago
      • Ecolecua

        Gracias por tu musicaa......manuu somos una banda de argentina cuando vengan a la argentina con la banda estaria de mas tocar fuera de los arreglos y eso tocar en un recital tuyo es un sueño saludosss

        2 years ago
      • JAVO

        SALUDOS AMIGO DE K-BUTO MAN.....COMO ESTAS???

        2 years ago
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  • NocheLatina.com // Fresh Beats: Manu Chao's Baionarena




    Fresh Beats: Manu Chao’s Baionarena

    Fresh Beats: Manu Chao’s Baionarena

    by Rob Perez
    02.18.2010



    Recorded live in 2008 in Bayonne, France, Baionarena is Manu Chao’s latest work that offers us fans a spectacular mix of sensational concert singles from the multitalented-lingual rocker! The live aspect will let you feel the state of euphoria the audience must have felt when under the trance of the Spaniard’s music. Full of Latin, European, gypsy, and reggae-influenced beats, Baionarena is a 30 song collection, proving that Manu Chao is just as prolific today as he was years ago when he was just another band member of Mano Negra.





    With his new band Radio Bemba, made up of talented musicians from around the world, Baionarena combines politically-inspired lyrics with wonderful melodies, punk rock delivery, and traditional Spanish guitar. Bellowing Oyo-yoyo and combining ballads with blaring trumpeting, it packs a number of hits and it being live also captures the live energy of the band.

    Featuring very old to more current Manu Chao tracks, Baionarena has something to offer to all Manu Chao fans from every stage of his career. The Mano Negra single “Casa Babylon” finally puts the trumpet more front and center, while Chao’s own “Clandestino” highlights his acoustics work superbly well in a live setting. Power and speed are clearly evident in “Hiver,” which returns Chao back to his rock roots, and it is one of the many top hits in this well-produced, fantastic album. The fact that it is live will let you hear the powerful and emotional connection Chao has with his audience.
    Baionarena will keep you listening and discover again why Manu Chao is one of the premier Latin alternative rockers, as well as being one of the most respected world music musicians today!
    10:48 PM
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      • Arno Nonost

        écoute "the silence club" déjà j'aime pas mais surtout j'aime pas qu'on me force alors les démarrage automatique ça me rends fou surtout quand c'est difficile à trouver :
        EN BREF PAUV'CON TU M'A MIS LES NERFS !!!!! 
        ça continue chez moi mais je sais le couper maintenant mais bon faut virer ce truc !!!!
        à part si vous voulez faire naitre des psychopathe^^

        2 years ago
      • Adelante Siempre

        Salve salve grande Manu Chao

        2 years ago
      • touringlonewulf

        Kann man diesen nervigen automatisch angehenden player irgendwie blocken?

        2 years ago
      • Arno Nonost

        écoute "the silence club" déjà j'aime pas mais surtout j'aime pas qu'on me force alors les démarrage automatique ça me rends fou surtout quand c'est difficile à trouver :
        EN BREF PAUV'CON TU M'A MIS LES NERFS !!!!!

        2 years ago
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        2 years ago
      • Denis ARsac

        Un grand moment de bonheur, d'espérance et de force pour se battre

        3 years ago
      • Roberto Tresandi

        Eres un monstruo amigo sigue así.


        Un saludo

        3 years ago
      • Dragan Krznaric

        please come back in pula-arena agean,, we love you...you are a legend...

        3 years ago
      • Paul Keogan

        ..The best opening to any show anywhere EVER! The rest is excellent too - but the opening intro into Panik Panik is just genius. Come back to Ireland soon will ya?

        3 years ago
      • Montaña Roja

        ....me encantaría volver a verte! Ojalá los astros conjuren a favor para que se de la situación.
        Mucho Axé!!!!
        Yurema

        3 years ago
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  • Creative Loafing (Charlotte, NC) // Manu Chao's Baionarena




    CD Review: Manu Chao's Baionarena
    by Lew Herman






    The Deal: If it wasn't for Manu Chao, there wouldn't be any Latin Alternative. Originally influenced by The Clash, then Bob Marley, he's since become the world's best known musical activist, vagabond and ex-Europunk, unknown in the U.S., though making inroads now via festival appearances at Coachella and Bonnaroo. His newest recording is a mammoth live appearance in Bayonne, France, in typical Manu manner: explosive, exuberant, playful and breathless. It's a long, double CD with an added DVD, featuring the entire concert, videos from earlier CDs and brief documentary footage.

    The Good:     Featuring incredible backup musicians, the Radio Bemba Sound System, the ensemble is a French/Spanish version of a Springsteen concert. Like Springsteen, Manu's songs are for the masses, featuring classics "Welcome to Tijuana," "Clandestina" and Rainin' in Paradise". His songs are simple, repetitive, pure and powerful. Like a modern day Woody Guthrie, his guitar kills fascists. Add some Isely Brothers – think "Shout Parts 1 and 2" – and you get a powerful mix of music, message and theater. And there's rhythm. An abundance of Latin rhythms influenced by roots, punk, reggae and found sounds.

    The Bad:     Maybe too intense, maybe too long, the fast paced, double-time rhythms leave you breathless and makes you think polka instead of punk.

    The Verdict:     Hardly a bad track – dance along and the delirium is contagious. No denying his power, street cred and charisma. He sings in Spanish, French, Arabic and English, sometimes in one song. Doesn't matter what language he uses as his music is of the people and for the people.
    11:21 PM
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      • The Silence Club



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        2 years ago
      • Tyler Jakes

        Can't wait to pick this one up.

        3 years ago
      • PLANET JAÏ SKYNET

        EVREYBODY KNOWS THAT YOU ARE THE BEST SINGER FROM FRANCE AND NOW THE WORLD !
         et si c est toi c est bien parce que tu n as jamais pris la grosse tete et ton seul rival c etait BERTRAND mais mektoub maintenant il n y a plus que toi et tu es imparable unique et genial
        mille tendresses JAÏ 

        3 years ago
      • Angel A

        D'accord avec Patrick: un concert de Manu c'est un feu d'aryifice sans fin et dont on ne se lasse pas.
        tellement de "good vibes" à recevoir, l'espoir toujours, l'ESPOIR!!
        Manu le troubadour qui enchante les âmes, le saltimbanque qui ravive la joie, l'artiste qui diffuse des messages tout en propageant un souffle de fête dans nos coeurs. L'espoir, le partage, la joie.
        Vivement ton retour en France Manu, courage.

        3 years ago
      • paola inés antonucci

        thanks for blog inviato.
        paolainsui.                                                                             

        3 years ago
      • D'Arcy LaVigne

        I AM SO BUYING THAT ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

        3 years ago
      • Elsa Esculier

        Toujours la peche ! Merci de nous faire partager cette passion vibrante pour les rythmes latins !

        3 years ago
      • Pentrick

        Et oui Manu Chao c'est la vie, quelle que soit la langue, c'est de l'énergie pure pour et par le peuple, un faune dansant qui enchante son public et met du soleil dans la guitare. Alors que ce soit trop long, ce n'est jamais trop long, comme un feu d'artifice qu'on ne voudrait jamais voir finir. Encore.... encore

        3 years ago
      • michel

        the only cd in the car these days..:-)

        3 years ago
      • jorge orozco

        Manu es simplemente el mejor, nos hace despertar el aletargado sentimiento contra la injusticia, los prejuicios y sobre todo pone ritmo a nuestra vida.
        Adelante Manu y esperando con ansias tu nuevo Cd.,
        saludos desde Guatemala!!!

        3 years ago
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