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Manu Chao
Manu Chao was born on June 21, 1961, in Paris to Spanish parents. Growing up bilingual, As a teen he played in several punk rock bands before he formed Mano Negra and recorded their first single, "Mala Vida". Multilingual and decidedly multicultural, with an edge heavily influenced by the punk rock of the Clash, Mano Negra seemed comfortably at home in their music anywhere in the world until 1994. Chao then explored South and Central America, spending the next few years drifting around with his guitar and a four-track, recording as he pleased. The resultant collection of songs, Clandestino, was released in 1998. The album was a sleeper hit that found its niche in the burgeoning Latin alternative scene, even though its lyrics freely mixed English and French along with Spanish. In June 2001 Chao released Proxima Estacion: Esperanza, which showed he'd spent the last couple of years soaking up the sounds of the Caribbean. In 2004 Chao released his first French-only album, Sibérie M'était Contéee, a cycle of songs about Paris, and in 2007 he brought out Radiolina, the artist's first studio album in six years. Chao remained a popular live attraction, touring heavily all over the world and kept releasing new singles regularly since 2017. The dry spell for a new album ended with 2024's Viva Tu, which confirmed his bold style had changed little with the passage of time. ~ Chris Nickson & Mark Deming, Rovi
Songs See All
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Me Gustas Tu (Slowed and Reverb Version)
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Albums
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Viva Tu 2024
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Inna Reggae Style 2023
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La Radiolina 2007
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Sibérie m'était contéee 2004
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Próxima Estación: Esperanza 2001
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Clandestino 1998
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Baïonarena (Live) 2009
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Radio Bemba Sound System (LIVE) 2002
Singles & EPs See All
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A me mi piace Single • 2025
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Coraçao No Mar EP • 2025
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Melo Do Bode (feat. Felipe Cordeiro) Single • 2025
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Heaven's Bad Day (feat. Willie Nelson) Single • 2024
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Tu Te Vas (Shablo Version) Single • 2024
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Tu Te Vas Single • 2024
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Mr. Bobby | Song Around The World Single • 2024
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São Paulo Motoboy Single • 2024
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Viva tu Single • 2024
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Clandestino EP EP • 2024
Videos See All
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São Paulo motoboy (Mario Caldato Rock version) Manu Chao • 12K views
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Manu Chao - Me Gustas Tu (Slowed and Reverb Version) (Official Audio) Manu Chao • 3.5M views
Featured on
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Éxitos Indie Playlist • YouTube Music
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Rock & Playa Playlist • YouTube Music
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90s French Pop Playlist • YouTube Music
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Backpackers With Guitar Playlist • YouTube Music
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Alegra Tu Invierno Playlist • YouTube Music
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Latin Rock 100 Playlist • YouTube Music
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New Latin Alt & Indie Playlist • YouTube Music
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Latin Road Trip Playlist • YouTube Music
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Cafecito & Chill Playlist • YouTube Music
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Éxitos De Los '00s Playlist • YouTube Music
Artist-made playlists See All
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Manu Chao - Radio Bemba Sound System [Live] Playlist • Manu Chao • 2.1M views
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Manu Chao - Próxima Estación: Esperanza Playlist • Manu Chao • 1.9M views
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MANU CHAO - NEW SONGS Playlist • Manu Chao • 1.6M views
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Manu Chao - Sibérie m'était contéee Playlist • Manu Chao • 959K views
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Manu Chao - Clandestino Playlist • Manu Chao • 939K views
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MANU CHAO - CORONARICTUS SMILY KILLER SESSIONS Playlist • Manu Chao • 838K views
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MANU CHAO - ESSENTIALS Playlist • Manu Chao • 773K views
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Manu Chao - La Radiolina Playlist • Manu Chao • 691K views
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TI.PO.TA Playlist • Manu Chao • 92K views
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Manu Chao - Viva Tu (Official Audio) Playlist • Manu Chao • 77K views
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