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Leader: In praise of ... Manu Chao
The music of political protest does not have to be downbeat. Songs about oppression, exploitation and isolation can lift the soul: reggae shows it and so does the music of Manu Chao, a singer now too...
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Is global superstar Manu Chao about to crack Britain?
Is global superstar Manu Chao about to crack Britain? By Garth CartwrightTucked away in Barcelona's medieval backstreets, Bar Mariatchi is heaving with dogs, dreadlocks and punters. The area is a...
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Manu Chao, Brixton Academy, London
Brixton Academy, LondonIf Manu Chao could write a few more memorable songs and play to his strengths, he might achieve the status he clearly seeks, to be ranked alongside his obvious influences, Bob...
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Music Weekly - featuring Manu Chao
The world music star tells us why he hates his tunes being described as world music. Plus: Radiohead's new album, and the Ian Curtis biopic, Control.Manu Chao at the Brixton Academy on Tuesday....
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All sound and fury, signifying not much
Manu Chao's manic message gets lost in the mediumManu ChaoBrixton Academy, London SW9It's always good to see a band sprint onto the stage, but the sight of Manu Chao's bare-chested guitarist poking his...
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On tour: Manu Chao and a squat in Peckham
Manu Chao hosts a squat party in PeckhamIt's not the usual sort of address for an artist's party: a squat in Peckham. You have to hand it to OMM favourite Manu Chao. Not for him the usual showbiz...
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The mile high club
In the Sahara with Manu Chao and Javier BardemManu Chao, festival director Javier Carcuera and Javier Bardem The in-flight entertainment on the Air Algeria flight from Algiers to Madrid was first...
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Glastonbury 2008: How much MOR can I take?
Crowded House, James Blunt, Manu Chao ... it's enough to crush a manThis old rock ... Shakin' Stevens at Glastonbury 2008. Photograph: Jim Dyson/GettyToday I am undergoing an experiment in MOR. It's a...
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Glasto 2008: How much MOR etc, pt III
The Raconteurs and Manu Chao make their contribution to the Pyramid StageThe Raconteurs rock the Pyramid stageMore MOR or less? The Raconteurs and Manu Chao are next up on the bill: Jack White and...
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Duncan Campbell on what happened when musician Manu Chao took his own train...
Guerrillas outside, stowaways inside and hash cake for Christmas ... Duncan Campbell on what happened when musician Manu Chao took his own train through ColombiaFew musicians would allow a journalist...
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Amadou and Mariam, and Manu Chao, talk about Mali and Maradona
When Manu Chao teamed up with Amadou and Mariam, the result was a world music landmark. They talk to Robin Denselow about Mali and MaradonaManu Chao has been an inspirational figure in world music for...
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Manu Chao investigated by Mexican government
The world music star risked expulsion from Mexico after branding the authorities as 'state terrorists'French singer Manu Chao faced deportation from Mexico after recent comments on the country's...
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Singer Manu Chao teams up with psychiatric patients in Argentina
Spanish-French singer Manu Chao records album in a psychiatric hospital in Buenos AiresManu Chao is famous for blending musical styles but even for him his latest album is a departure: a collaboration...
View ArticleThe week in music - in pictures
The week's highlights from planet pop and beyond, starring Lady Gaga, Lou Reed, Sinead O'Connor, KT Tunstall and more
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Flavia Coelho: Bossa Muffin – review
(Discograph)Raised in Rio de Janeiro but resident in Paris, Coelho has made waves in France with this debut album, a hybrid that deftly blends Brazilian samba, reggae rhythms and a cosmopolitan...
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Is global superstar Manu Chao about to crack Britain?
Is global superstar Manu Chao about to crack Britain? By Garth CartwrightTucked away in Barcelona's medieval backstreets, Bar Mariatchi is heaving with dogs, dreadlocks and punters. The area is a...
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Manu Chao, Brixton Academy, London
Brixton Academy, LondonIf Manu Chao could write a few more memorable songs and play to his strengths, he might achieve the status he clearly seeks, to be ranked alongside his obvious influences, Bob...
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Music Weekly - featuring Manu Chao
The world music star tells us why he hates his tunes being described as world music. Plus: Radiohead's new album, and the Ian Curtis biopic, Control.Manu Chao at the Brixton Academy on Tuesday....
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All sound and fury, signifying not much
Manu Chao's manic message gets lost in the mediumManu ChaoBrixton Academy, London SW9It's always good to see a band sprint onto the stage, but the sight of Manu Chao's bare-chested guitarist poking his...
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On tour: Manu Chao and a squat in Peckham
Manu Chao hosts a squat party in PeckhamIt's not the usual sort of address for an artist's party: a squat in Peckham. You have to hand it to OMM favourite Manu Chao. Not for him the usual showbiz...
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