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Manu Chao

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Born 21 June 1961.

Manu Chao is a performance name for the person José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao. Manu Chao performs as Oscar Tramor.

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Biography

Manu Chao (born José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao on June 21, 1961 in Paris, France) is a French Latin folk singer of Basque and Galician origin. He sings in French, Spanish, English, Arabic, and Portuguese and occasionally in a number of other languages. Chao began his musical career with Hot Pants, a French band that combined several musical styles and languages. He then, along with some friends and his brother Antoine Chao, founded the band Mano Negra in 1987, becoming a solo artist after its breakup in 1995.

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  1. Amadou and Mariam

    Thu 16 Oct 2008 19:25 I came to the music of Amadou and Mariam late, seeing them at this summer's Latitude... Ellen West - web producer

  2. Amadou and Mariam

    Thu 16 Oct 2008 19:25 I came to the music of Amadou and Mariam late, seeing them at this summer's Latitude... Ellen West - web producer

  3. Amadou and Mariam

    Thu 16 Oct 2008 19:25 I came to the music of Amadou and Mariam late, seeing them at this summer's Latitude... Ellen West - web producer

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  1. Baionarena 2009

    Baionarena (disc 1)

    Reviewed by Andy Fyfe

    World music in the greatest possible sense of the term, both universal and uniting.

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    La Radiolina

    Reviewed by Jon Lusk

    La Radiolina sounds like a partially successful attempt to bridge the gap between the...

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Recording Amadou & Mariam Dimanche à Bamako (2005)
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  1. Manu Chao - Glastonbury 2008

    The French star storms the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury 2008.

    Manu Chao - Glastonbury 2008

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