Clandestino: Manu Chao

"...strings, but the rusted steel just deepens in richness. Manu Chao’s pinched, double-tracked Spanish transmits a police bulletin in..."

June 8, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

King of Bongo

Tracking Spain/France's illusive King of Latin punk rock, Manu Chao

"...stadium in Barcelona last August – and asked if Manu Chao lived there. Two amused smiles gave a shrug...."

Aug. 11, 2006 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Rainin in Paradize 2

Manu Chao speaks

"...Austin City Limits studios for the 90 minutes that Manu Chao and his six-man soccer stadium squad did the..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Rainin in Paradize

Manu Chao, changing the world one neighborhood at a time

"...Barcelona's musical holy man ("Live Shot," June 15, 2007), Manu Chao almost went unnoticed. Except by the fanatic tracking..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

ACL Aftershows Announced

"...plenty more to get excited about, including gigs from Manu Chao and Conor Oberst. See the full list after..."

Aug. 13, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

ACL 2008!

The lineup has arrived, calm down.

"...high profile veteran artists (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Manu Chao, John Fogerty, David Byrne), the lineup, announced today,..."

April 15, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

Blood & Fire

Manu Chao's ACL, ACL aftershow, and everything in-between.

"...Comparing Manu Chao’s current quartet to the Clash might constitute punk..."

Sept. 22, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

ACL Music Fest Sunday Interviews

Greetings from Austin, circa 2008

"...Manu Chao 6:30pm, AMD stage..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Manu Chao

"...Manu ChaoZilker Park, Sept. 18..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Manu Chao

Live shot

"...Manu Chao..."

June 15, 2007 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Manu Chao

"...Manu ChaoLa Radiolina (Nacional)..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Nacho Daddy

What do Michael Jackson and Manu Chao have in common? Joe King Carrasco.

"...of artists from Michael Jackson and Elvis Costello to Manu Chao...."

Jan. 25, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Manu Chao

"...Manu ChaoFriday, Sept. 26, Zilker Park..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Music Review by Thomas Fawcett

Latin Beat

"...look for a treasure chest full of nominations/awards for Manu(el) Chao, pirate mastermind behind Mano Negra, the riotous, 1985-95..."

July 27, 2001 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

ACL Fest Friday Picks

The blurbing of ACL 2008

"...the limits of "heightened" musical virtuosity. – Darcie Stevens Manu Chao..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Feature

Festival International de Jazz de Montreal

Indie rock music festivals could learn a thing or three from the Montreal Jazz Fest

"...high season runs from March's South by Southwest to Chaos in Tejas at the beginning of June, boomeranging back..."

July 12, 2013 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Bangin' Boogie

"...Tanza." Credit New Orleans' Dave Bartholomew on "The Monkey." Manu Chao..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Music Feature

Faster Than Sound: Raoul Hernandez, Not Like Everybody Else

Outgoing Chronicle Music editor on 27 years of pure emotion

"...Ever the down-the-rabbit-hole guy, I said, "His name is Manu Chao, he's Spanish, but his parents were political exiles..."

July 23, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Playback: Pachuco Hop

Hanging with Joe King Carrasco in Puerto Vallarta

"...Let a Woman (Make a Fool Out of You)"; Manu Chao cites him as an influence and covered his..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Off the Record

Songs in A&E: Recovering from the 2008 Austin City Limits Music Festival and revving up for the third annual HAAM Benefit Day

"...bigger stage last week than the King of Bongo, Manu Chao...."

Oct. 3, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Record Reviews

Ibrahim Ferrer

"...here as well; check the sizzling trumpet efforts of Manuel "Guajiro" Mirrabal and Manuel Golban's shimmering electronic guitar appearances...."

June 11, 1999 Music Review

Live Shots

The Montreal Jazz Festival skronks Zornumental

"...was in full swing by the time Parisian beat-keeper Manu Katché played opposite Bobby McFerrin last Wednesday night...."

July 9, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Latin Beat

"...hybrids rock/rap/reggae en español more than ex-Mano Negra wildman Manu Chao, whose live Radio Bemba Sound System (Virgin) is..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

ACL Live Review: Residente

More Spanish-language ACL headliners, por favor

"...played this late into the night at ACL: headliner Manu Chao in 2011...."

Oct. 7, 2018 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Playback: SXSW Mission Statement

Six lists to get you through SXSW 2015

"...foreigners showcasing at SXSW 2015 may be the next Manu Chao, Die Antwoord, or Lorde. In 2014, last month's..."

March 20, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

More Pachanga Preview

Blurbing Pachanga Fest

"...With influences ranging from the Ramones and Manu Chao to LCD Soundsystem and TV on the Radio,..."

May 9, 2014 Music Feature

Playback: Coolest Board in Town

Arlyn Studios just upped its ante

"..."Baby Let's Go to Mexico," and "Pachuco Hop," which Manu Chao famously covered. Carrasco says writing with Perez was..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Joe King Carrasco y Los Crowns Originales

"...central. Inclusion of greatest hit "Pachuco Hop," rollicked by Manu Chao's seminal French/Spanish/Arabic punk band Mano Negra, compliments closer..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Spoek Mathambo

South by Southwest Aftershots

"...and squeals of indie-rock guitar, a mélange that recalled Manu Chao at times. Mathambo played the party anthem "Don't..."

March 23, 2012 Music Feature by Dan Oko

Best of the Rest II: Live Shows

Six last 2011 lists – from the live arena

"...a Saber Tooth Tiger, Cactus Café (Jan. 19) 3) Manu Chao, ACL Fest aftershow, Stubb’s (Sept. 6) 4) Devo,..."

Jan. 10, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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