Listen to Clandestino his first album, the lyrics are still relevant to this day. This dude actually speaks more than 6 languages, his life story it’s fascinating. He does a lot of activism and probably has been in every little corner of the world. I live in the middle of fucking nowhere (Neuquen, Argentina) and Manu has been more than one time near my home, doing free concerts and protesting along the working class. I always knew him as the guy of “Me gustas tu” but this quarantine I’ve discovered him and his music and I have never felt so connected to an artist before. PRÓXIMA ESTACIÓN: ESPERANZA
More than a decade back now, I was walking in a random, central neighbourhood in Athens, Greece when I head his songs coming through the square. At first, I figured someone had put their stereo on max but as I got closer to the square I realised there was a dude with a guitar singing and sounded just like him. Once I got to the square I realised that it WAS him. Heard he had a musician friend in the area he was visiting and he was just sitting in the square singing while waiting. What a legend.
Manu Chao is of Franco-Spanish origin and his style is quite indefinable. We can classify it in "world music" but it is much more than that in my opinion. He is influenced by Spanish music and reggae yes... but also by rock 'n' roll, punk, ska ... You should listen to his old band Mano Negra ... incredible ! I saw it in concert twice ... each time 3 hours to 3 and a half hours, a crazy atmosphere... and certainly the most exhausting concerts in which I participated with Rage Against The Machine :p. Manu chao is generous, committed, sincere ... a great man !
I grew up in Mexico and this was on everyone's radar. Never thought it would be popular in America, but it seems I've met more people who dig it than people who don't. I swear it transcends all cultures.
Great choice man👍 The song literally talks about immigrants in any country, but the great Babylon is in reference to the first world countries and how immigrants are like ghosts in the country without legal documents. You should watch the whole concert. In my opinion it’s the best live performance video of manu. It’s call tombolatour.
Oh man, just saw this reaction. Manu Chao was one of my greatest influences growing up. Still is to this day. The fusion of punk rock, reggae, latin, everything is so special to me.
Manu Chao with La Mano Negra was the first rock band I ever saw live! At l'Olympia in Paris, think I was 15....epic. I'm a fan to this day! actually that era of French rock had a lot of cool bands....
Hi Jamal.Manu Chao is a french artist from Paris. He user to be the lead singer of a band called Mano Negra. They play rock, ska, reggae, latino, funk..Take a hear to a song called King Kong Five. This one will Give you a vision of what their music was. Manu Chao runs a solo carrier since 15 years, travelling round the world helping as he can the poorest populations, giving shows, collecting money and make things happen like building schools.. He is an activist, and politically engaged. In some ways Manu Chao's is a french Zach de la Rocha. Both of them are not just singing, they believe on what they are telling, and they want us to wake up, free our minds and resist any kind of discrimination or liberty restriction.. As I write, I recommand to you 2 songs : Township Rebellion from RATM (studio version is the best, killer bass line, killer Morello's guitar riff, incredible flow ans lyrics from Zach, as always) and the 2nd is : Digging for Windows from Zach de la Rocha, Alone. You ll live it. Take care, One Love from Paris CYRIL
bezoar elfa Exactly. He is one of my all time favorites and I was starting to think everyone forgot about this wonderful music. This reaction brought back some great memories.
@Jamel_AKA_Jamal , Manu Chao is a French musician of Spanish descent. He sings in French, Spanish, English, Italian, Arabic, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Greek and occasionally in other languages. Una BESTIA!!
Manuuuuu. They’re so fun! I was traveling through Chile some years back and I happened to miss them in concert out there. One night after all the bars had closed, this group of people with a couple guitars started strumming to Manu Chao and a bunch of us just started singing and forming our own little drunken Manu Chao concertó. Good times
I'm another that says THANK YOU for getting to this man and this song. I first saw/heard it on Austin City Limits and went immediately and bought the CD.
1:42 The music of Manu Chao is classified as Ska, punk rumba, reggae and worldbeat. Manu has a huge excelente music production, mainly against inequalities in the world. He was even proposed to the Nobel Peace Prize
Thanks for having a reation to Manu Choa and thanks to everyone out there sharing his works. You should check out some videos of him just playing music with the locals. It is good to see him being out there spreading goodness.
Manu Chao was the lead singer and guitarist for La Mano Negra, a french band from the late 80s/90s. They played a combination of rock, reggae, ska, early hip-hop, arabic, latin and even french folk/traditional music, and sang in French, English, Spanish and Arabic. Deffo recommend listening to standards like "King Kong Five", "Mala Vida", "Sid'h Bibi" (the live version is truly amazing) or "Rock Island Line". A personal favourite is "Bragg Jack". Also, I know people have already "requested" The Clash, a band that combined many genres with punk-rock and had an immense influence on La Mano Negra, and I guarantee you won't regret it :)
Manu did a cool album with two of my favorite musicians from Mali, West Africa, Amadou and Mariam. Dimanche a Bamako. Cool stuff. I would recommend Amadou and Mariam "Chantez, Chantez, Danse, Danse"
Ive seen a lot of great bands and artists live ( Dire Straits , Pink Floyd , Michael Jackson , Bruce Springsteen and many more ) But Manu Chao was the best , so much energy , so much fun . May I suggest you do " L'Hivers a la " in the live version ? You'l see what I mean by the energy .
I was in my young 20´s when this album dropped. At my uni there was a spanish teacher, and i asked that old lady about a translation for this very specific song. She must have been 60+ back then, and she died just a couple of years ago. (google translate wasn't a thing in 2002) I still have no clue what i'm singing along to, when i dig manu chao/negra. But this one, i actually know. The spanish teacher in question was a very loved member of this part of this town, and even though i only interacted with her this one time, this song brings her back to life. I wish i knew more about her, i'd wish i'd asked more about her life. Why she came to Sweden, and well. Anyways, she was very loved around here, and i love this song. Idk if she liked (or even heard) the song, but i do know she liked the lyrics, as she smiled when i handed her the print.
From portugal um abraço...mix de rumba de barcelona,reagge,ska...and a litle bit of world music...celebration of union of all people in the world...frindship ,sorows ,love and peace....a litle bit of eachother👍✌
Dude that concert was very awesome you should listen the next two song from that one., Ya llegó ya llegó, lo peor de la rumba. Ya llegao ya llegao el MANU CHAO con los musicarios mata rumba
Manu chao had a fabulous previous band: MANO NEGRA, it is a fusion between reggae, ska, Latin rhythms and even punk music, very unique. (sorry, but I don't speak english)
manu is one of the best singer-songwriters with political lyrics against social inequalities, the musical style is called SKA. I would like to hear "Me llaman calle"
The dude has a very unique style because of his cultural heritage and his musical influences. He's French but he's of Spanish descent, and his music incorporates many different influences. He was originally the lead singer of the band Mano Negra. React to their songs "Mala Vida" and "King Kong 5," I think you'll dig them. He mostly sings in Spanish, but often includes lyrics in French, English and other languages.
Manu Chao es muy cercano a latino america, en especial en Colombia ( Mi país), Gracias por la reacción. Manu Chao is very close to Latin America, especially in Colombia (My Country), Thanks for the reaction !
You should check out the live version of Mr Bobby by Manu Chao - pretty dope show! he is the one artist who i think really fuses music from different cultures.
I suggest Desaparecido, I love this song. Manu is a very charismatic and vindicating singer. HIs lyrics are usually simple, but with a lot of message in favor of inequalities. Thanks for this react
I think the lyrics were worthy of being read. He talks about mariguana saying it is ilegal but the song is about what in spanish its called 'illegal' people, (inmigrants without papers). The song is telling how hard their stories are, and claming in a way that 'ilegal' is the wrong term (that's why he keeps calling them 'clandestino' which, although more acurate and less despective than 'ilegal', it is rarely use in Spain when refering to inmigrants). 'People are not illegal, mariguana is' Use to be slogan used when people complained about that term being use when refering to people. Of course they are also complaining about mariguana being ilegal, but it its kind of secondary on the song.
Manu's style is Caribbean music played like it's from Latin America by a french musician and sang in several languages. ; ) He was born in France but his father is from Galicia and his mother is from the Basque Country (both regions of Spain).
Look at the Whole Concert. Fantastic! „Pinochio" is a theme from a Little Series in the 70‘. Live absolute Party Song. His songs are often political. And tell about the people and the iniquities of the world! A world musician!
Listen to Clandestino his first album, the lyrics are still relevant to this day. This dude actually speaks more than 6 languages, his life story it’s fascinating. He does a lot of activism and probably has been in every little corner of the world. I live in the middle of fucking nowhere (Neuquen, Argentina) and Manu has been more than one time near my home, doing free concerts and protesting along the working class. I always knew him as the guy of “Me gustas tu” but this quarantine I’ve discovered him and his music and I have never felt so connected to an artist before. PRÓXIMA ESTACIÓN: ESPERANZA
More than a decade back now, I was walking in a random, central neighbourhood in Athens, Greece when I head his songs coming through the square. At first, I figured someone had put their stereo on max but as I got closer to the square I realised there was a dude with a guitar singing and sounded just like him. Once I got to the square I realised that it WAS him. Heard he had a musician friend in the area he was visiting and he was just sitting in the square singing while waiting. What a legend.
Ex member of “Mano Negra”, a famous French rock band from the 90’. :)
C'est exact !
senor matanza
Personally the best band for me 🥺😍
more an alternatif band than rock that was a great time for french punk/rock music try a band call 'les beruriers noir"
king kong five !
Manu Chao is of Franco-Spanish origin and his style is quite indefinable. We can classify it in "world music" but it is much more than that in my opinion. He is influenced by Spanish music and reggae yes... but also by rock 'n' roll, punk, ska ... You should listen to his old band Mano Negra ... incredible !
I saw it in concert twice ... each time 3 hours to 3 and a half hours, a crazy atmosphere... and certainly the most exhausting concerts in which I participated with Rage Against The Machine :p.
Manu chao is generous, committed, sincere ... a great man !
Psychopad not really influenced by Spanish music but much more Islamic / Argelian and South American music.
Ska?
@@cesarsanchez5633 gypsy, and catalonian
Manu chao is a stage animal. These guys play for 2 or 3 hours, always full speed ahead. An extraordinary live experience!
My high school spanish teacher was a fan of Manu Chao and we used to listen to his Esperanza album a lot in class.
I grew up in Mexico and this was on everyone's radar. Never thought it would be popular in America, but it seems I've met more people who dig it than people who don't. I swear it transcends all cultures.
Not only in USA... Here in Croatia Manu was a loudspeaker of the whole generation
dude, please talk about WELCOME TO TIJUANA
Con el 🐺 no hay aduana
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👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I suggest "Me Gustas Tu" as their next video to react to! They're great live!
This song is so cool !
And Bongo Bong ! ;) l
Yes
The album version where La Primavera leads into Me Gustas Tu is perfection.
"Me llaman calle" is my favourite
These guys performed right before Rage at Coachella 2007, it was amazing!
Great choice man👍
The song literally talks about immigrants in any country, but the great Babylon is in reference to the first world countries and how immigrants are like ghosts in the country without legal documents.
You should watch the whole concert.
In my opinion it’s the best live performance video of manu.
It’s call tombolatour.
Oh man, just saw this reaction. Manu Chao was one of my greatest influences growing up. Still is to this day. The fusion of punk rock, reggae, latin, everything is so special to me.
Try "Out of time man" or "Mala Vida"
Different languages, different styles, different vibes but still Manu Chao... A great artist ! 😉👍
It's called world music. His records were the soundtrack of my life in the early 2000s.
Manu Chao with La Mano Negra was the first rock band I ever saw live! At l'Olympia in Paris, think I was 15....epic. I'm a fan to this day! actually that era of French rock had a lot of cool bands....
That brings back memories... I had the privilage of hearing him play live at a big global protest over in Spain.
I've never heard the live version of this song. Wow it's even better.
HIs former band ''Mano Negra'' was gr8. I rreally like ''Mala Vida''
la "mano Negro" amazing french band from the late 80's-90's aera
Mala vida,Out of time man,King of bongo my favourites.
@Herr Direktör PRODUCTIONmYOWN Of course
Hi Jamal.Manu Chao is a french artist from Paris. He user to be the lead singer of a band called Mano Negra. They play rock, ska, reggae, latino, funk..Take a hear to a song called King Kong Five. This one will Give you a vision of what their music was. Manu Chao runs a solo carrier since 15 years, travelling round the world helping as he can the poorest populations, giving shows, collecting money and make things happen like building schools.. He is an activist, and politically engaged. In some ways Manu Chao's is a french Zach de la Rocha. Both of them are not just singing, they believe on what they are telling, and they want us to wake up, free our minds and resist any kind of discrimination or liberty restriction..
As I write, I recommand to you 2 songs :
Township Rebellion from RATM (studio version is the best, killer bass line, killer Morello's guitar riff, incredible flow ans lyrics from Zach, as always)
and the 2nd is : Digging for Windows from Zach de la Rocha, Alone. You ll live it.
Take care,
One Love from Paris
CYRIL
Gran video hermano!!! Manu chao un revolucionario musical gran cancion! Saludos y bendiciones desde México lindo!!
you read my mind!!!! i was just going to suggest manu chao!!! "Merry Blues", "Desaparecido," so many to choose from......
Manu Chao!? Yes, yes, yes! Finally someone. Thank you for your reaction 💖
bezoar elfa Exactly. He is one of my all time favorites and I was starting to think everyone forgot about this wonderful music. This reaction brought back some great memories.
@Jamel_AKA_Jamal ,
Manu Chao is a French musician of Spanish descent. He sings in French, Spanish, English, Italian, Arabic, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Greek and occasionally in other languages. Una BESTIA!!
Manuuuuu. They’re so fun! I was traveling through Chile some years back and I happened to miss them in concert out there. One night after all the bars had closed, this group of people with a couple guitars started strumming to Manu Chao and a bunch of us just started singing and forming our own little drunken Manu Chao concertó. Good times
Manu chao is the real thing! By the way...the lead singer loves my hometown (Fortaleza-Ceará) and has a son from here.
Discovered Manu Chao in 1999, havnt stop listening since.
Viva la música de Manu Chao y esa guitarra!!!😻❤❤❤
i personnaly love a song he wrote for another french rock band ..."Le vent l' emportera " from Noir Désir
I'm another that says THANK YOU for getting to this man and this song. I first saw/heard it on Austin City Limits and went immediately and bought the CD.
Manu Chao puts on the best shows.
I am glad to see that you enjoy Manu Chao!!!
Classic song. I was listening to him in 2006 traveling through South America. His songs were everywhere!
1:42 The music of Manu Chao is classified as Ska, punk rumba, reggae and worldbeat.
Manu has a huge excelente music production, mainly against inequalities in the world. He was even proposed to the Nobel Peace Prize
Thanks for having a reation to Manu Choa and thanks to everyone out there sharing his works. You should check out some videos of him just playing music with the locals. It is good to see him being out there spreading goodness.
Manu Chao was the lead singer and guitarist for La Mano Negra, a french band from the late 80s/90s. They played a combination of rock, reggae, ska, early hip-hop, arabic, latin and even french folk/traditional music, and sang in French, English, Spanish and Arabic. Deffo recommend listening to standards like "King Kong Five", "Mala Vida", "Sid'h Bibi" (the live version is truly amazing) or "Rock Island Line". A personal favourite is "Bragg Jack".
Also, I know people have already "requested" The Clash, a band that combined many genres with punk-rock and had an immense influence on La Mano Negra, and I guarantee you won't regret it :)
This song hits my heart in a different way! Every time I listen to it I get a little tearful , Manu Chao is amazing you should listen to Bongo Bong!
Bongo Bong, followed by King of Bongo by Mano Negra to compare the two.
SuddenReal man!!! I totally forgot about it
Manu did a cool album with two of my favorite musicians from Mali, West Africa, Amadou and Mariam. Dimanche a Bamako. Cool stuff. I would recommend Amadou and Mariam "Chantez, Chantez, Danse, Danse"
Manu Chao live is so fun.
I love the eclecticism of your selections as your channel has grown.
Manu chao is a Big Big artist!!! Must watch more of him
Thank you for turning me on to this group! Much love brother.
Ive seen a lot of great bands and artists live ( Dire Straits , Pink Floyd , Michael Jackson , Bruce Springsteen and many more ) But Manu Chao was the best , so much energy , so much fun .
May I suggest you do " L'Hivers a la " in the live version ? You'l see what I mean by the energy .
Grande manuchau ... Saludos desde Colombia.
I can't believe you did some Manu Chao!!!! Check out King of the Bongos
Right!!??😀 I'm glad he did! Good music!🤗
Very famous french singer
Wow I'm shocked someone reacted to Manu Chao. His music is phenomenal. More people here in the states need to be exposed to him.
I was in my young 20´s when this album dropped. At my uni there was a spanish teacher, and i asked that old lady about a translation for this very specific song. She must have been 60+ back then, and she died just a couple of years ago. (google translate wasn't a thing in 2002)
I still have no clue what i'm singing along to, when i dig manu chao/negra. But this one, i actually know.
The spanish teacher in question was a very loved member of this part of this town, and even though i only interacted with her this one time, this song brings her back to life.
I wish i knew more about her, i'd wish i'd asked more about her life. Why she came to Sweden, and well.
Anyways, she was very loved around here, and i love this song. Idk if she liked (or even heard) the song, but i do know she liked the lyrics, as she smiled when i handed her the print.
Welcome to protest music (MUSICA DE PROTESTA), used to express inequalities, injustice and social discontent
TopCatPlus ... and making lots of money by pretending to do so...
@@albertgabriel1007 well I don't know about you, but they gotta eat.
Asshole
From portugal um abraço...mix de rumba de barcelona,reagge,ska...and a litle bit of world music...celebration of union of all people in the world...frindship ,sorows ,love and peace....a litle bit of eachother👍✌
First time listen for me, too... [post edit] ...Holy crow, what an amazing sound!
There are more Manu Chao gold out there! Dive in and roll a blunt!
The "Spanish raggae" groove is called cumbia. It's awesome.
he should look for los bitchos
is not cumbia, se llama reggae normal.
No, definitely not cumbia. Manu Chao's music is great.
Dude that concert was very awesome you should listen the next two song from that one., Ya llegó ya llegó, lo peor de la rumba. Ya llegao ya llegao el MANU CHAO con los musicarios mata rumba
I saw Manu on Austin City Limits. That band was en fuego.
manu chao is a mix between reggae spanish guitar north afrika music modern music trova latin america music etc etc
Theirs live DVDs are just amazing! Must see!
The album Clandestino is a classic, its mixed so well each song blends into the next. Its a trip.
Manu Chao is a French Singer ! ;) 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷
And the guitarist is his cousin, a mæstro !
Yo this is my favorite band in the world dude! Haha I wasn't expecting this from ya but this was an awesome video.
Brother.....most popular and under artist ..You should Discover more dnd more from this Magic boy
Una excelente canción, Manu Chao es de otro planeta, gracias Jamel Aka por este video, me encanta, saludos señor
Manu Chao has a long list of excellent songs .... Rumba de Barcelona is pure gold!!
i super happy for you that you have discovered manu chao and good pure music of the anarchist
Manu chao had a fabulous previous band: MANO NEGRA, it is a fusion between reggae, ska, Latin rhythms and even punk music, very unique. (sorry, but I don't speak english)
Brand New Rolling Stones Living in a ghost town. This is a must. It hits home big time right now!
Manu Chao is a genre himself
manu is one of the best singer-songwriters with political lyrics against social inequalities, the musical style is called SKA. I would like to hear "Me llaman calle"
I second that
His musical style is called pachanka..ska is another things
@@filippofilippo3319 Among the musical styles he plays are: Worldbeat Rock, Reggae, Ska ,Alterlatino, Blues, Punk, Rumba.
Oye I thought he write for druggies, I guess not.
@@davidadrian1972 the song talks about the problems immigrants face around the world.
Q grande Manu chao ! Lo más de lo más y en vivo huf !! La rompe
The dude has a very unique style because of his cultural heritage and his musical influences. He's French but he's of Spanish descent, and his music incorporates many different influences. He was originally the lead singer of the band Mano Negra. React to their songs "Mala Vida" and "King Kong 5," I think you'll dig them. He mostly sings in Spanish, but often includes lyrics in French, English and other languages.
Yeah!!! Jamel!!! woooaaa Manu chao!
Your life will be better if you add Manu Chao King of the Bongo to your to-watch list.
Bro im early gracias por el vídeo 👍 👍 👍 ❤ ❤ ❤ 😎 🎼 🎼 🎺
Years ago I had the opportunity to go see them, I dance like crazy xD
Manu Chao es muy cercano a latino america, en especial en Colombia ( Mi país), Gracias por la reacción.
Manu Chao is very close to Latin America,
especially in Colombia (My Country), Thanks for the reaction !
It's not reggae style, it's spanish guitar. That style has developed since the dark ages to what it is now. Great video and review of the song.
Aguante manu.tambien tenés todo "MANO NEGRA" para escuchar todo es buenísimo.saludos desde argentina
There was a time when I listened to that album a lot. Good times. :)
Manu Chao one of the best! And hes French or something like that
I Love the music From Manu Chao
"Soul Rebel" ,,done by Playing for Change, Song Around the World.. Manu Chao is in it .. along with Bunny Wailer... yeah!...try that one!
Mira algunos de los Fabulosos Cadillacs! Ahh que canciones!! 😍
"La vida tómbola" Manu chao
You should check out the live version of Mr Bobby by Manu Chao - pretty dope show! he is the one artist who i think really fuses music from different cultures.
Live "Manu Chao Radio Bemba" It's the fire!
Mano chao ele canta em português, espanhol e francês o cara é foda demais !!
Y también inglés y árabe
Also arab language I think
Manu is the man
Their concert in woodstock is incredible, 11min, you would like it
Nice intro saying : "AQUÍ NO PEGAMOS LOS OJOS"
I suggest Desaparecido, I love this song. Manu is a very charismatic and vindicating singer. HIs lyrics are usually simple, but with a lot of message in favor of inequalities. Thanks for this react
Manu Chao is Spanish but he has lived almost all his life in France
Super great song!
I think the lyrics were worthy of being read. He talks about mariguana saying it is ilegal but the song is about what in spanish its called 'illegal' people, (inmigrants without papers). The song is telling how hard their stories are, and claming in a way that 'ilegal' is the wrong term (that's why he keeps calling them 'clandestino' which, although more acurate and less despective than 'ilegal', it is rarely use in Spain when refering to inmigrants). 'People are not illegal, mariguana is' Use to be slogan used when people complained about that term being use when refering to people.
Of course they are also complaining about mariguana being ilegal, but it its kind of secondary on the song.
Manu's style is Caribbean music played like it's from Latin America by a french musician and sang in several languages. ; )
He was born in France but his father is from Galicia and his mother is from the Basque Country (both regions of Spain).
Ahh!!! And Señor matanza, mano🖐🏿!!!
Maná - rayando el sol live ... such a crowd.
Manu Chao - Rainin' in paradise live HQ
Buenísimo amigo, excellent
Uff. Eso es todo.
Look at the Whole Concert. Fantastic! „Pinochio" is a theme from a Little Series in the 70‘. Live absolute Party Song. His songs are often political. And tell about the people and the iniquities of the world!
A world musician!
Thank you for this!
Manu Chao, arriba la resistencia!!