CD1:
01 Panik Panik 04:56
02 El Hoyo 05:39
03 Peligro 04:10
04 Casa Babylon 03:25
05 Tumba 00:53
06 Mr. Bobby 06:25
07 La Primavera 08:16
08 Radio Bemba 01:01
09 Bienvenida A Tijuana 02:10
10 El Viento 04:58
11 Monkey 02:20
12 Clandestino 03:16
13 Desaparecido 07:02
14 Rumba De Barcelona 05:01
15 La Despedida / Mentira 04:25
CD2:
01 Rainin' In Paradize 03:55
02 A Cosa 03:35
03 La Vacaloca 01:41
04 Hamburger Fields / Merry Blues 04:48
05 Tristeza Maleza 03:46
06 Dia Luna Dia Pena 05:05
07 Machine Gun 04:23
08 Volver, Volver 03:17
09 Radio Bemba / Eldorado 1997 02:33
10 Mala Vida 03:30
11 Sidi H'bibi 03:25
12 Radio Bemba 00:36
13 Forzando Maquina / Mr. Bobby 07:17
14 Me Quedo Contigo (Si Me Das Elegir) 04:48
15 La Vida Tombola 06:29
16 L'hiver Est LÑ€ 04:55
17 Crшv' La Vie 04:23
18 Pinocchio (Viaggio In Groppa Al Tonno) 03:29
Biography: Manu+Chao
* Born: June 26, 1961, Paris, France Period: `80s, `90s, 2000s
Biography:
Manu Chao helped begin the Latin alternative movement way back in the `80s -- although it had no name then -- and in his later work he cut a cross-cultural swath across styles and geographic boundaries. Chao was born on June 26, 1961, in Paris to Spanish parents -- his father, Ramon Chao, a respected writer, comes from Galicia, his mother Bilbao. Growing up bilingual, he was also influenced by the punk scene across the English Channel that happened while he was still in his teens. As a teen he played in bands, including a rockabilly outfit called Les Hot Pants, which won local critical praise but never went anywhere before breaking up. After that, Chao and his cousin began Mano Negra, named for an anarchist organization that operated in Spain. They recorded their first single, "Mala Vida," for a small label, but its French success led them to a contract with Virgin -- something many early fans decried as selling out.
Multilingual and decidedly multicultural, but with an edge heavily influenced by the punk rock of the Clash, Mano Negra seemed comfortably at home anywhere, be it North Africa or North America, in their music. Operating as a collective, without a manager, wasn`t the best way to guarantee international success, and their attempts to break the U.S. at the start of the `90s didn`t work -- America simply wasn`t ready for their musical ratatouille. However, Europe loved them, as did South America. In 1992 they began a seemingly odd tour of Latin America, traveling by boat with actors and a circus, playing in port cities on both the Atlantic and Pacific sides, aided and abetted by various political guerilla groups, which sometimes didn`t sit well with governments. In 1995, Chao moved the band to Spain, where he also formed another outfit, Radio Bemba Sound System, employing both musicians from Mano Negra and outside, which, according to rumors, caused rifts within the ranks, leading to the split of Mano Negra.
