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The lyrics are very good,especially the ones for "Clandestino" and "Desaparecido".
The main subjects that Manu talks about are immigration,anti-globalisation,human rights,legalisation,partying,hypocresy...
In some of the songs you can listen to added extracts from Latin American radio stations,fragments ... Read review
As one of the driving forces in the French-Spanish ethno-punk band Mano Negra, ... more
songwriter-guitarist Chao delivers a surprising solo endeavor. Centered around a simple editorial writing style and an acoustic guitar, this album chronicles his political a...
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Advantages: Quick rhytm Disadvantages: Too repetitive
This album was a revelation back in 1998.
For the French and Spanish MANU CHAO was the frontman of _Mano Negra_,one of the best bands of ska punk of the 90īs.Then Manu decided to go solo and he did pretty well though in a much softer way.
If you like different rythms,latin,reagge,ska,pachanga,punk...thereīs Manu with a mixture of all these and his own blend ,of course.
He likes to mix cultures,worlds,languages....you can find ... ...,but if you like it you will get hooked on it.Anyway donīt expect a wonderful voice as Manuīs is just different but not great.
The lyrics are very good,especially the ones for "Clandestino" and "Desaparecido".
The main subjects that Manu talks about are immigration,anti-globalisation,human rights,legalisation,partying,hypocresy...
In some of the songs you can listen to added extracts from Latin American radio ... more
This album was a revelation back in 1998. For the French and Spanish MANU CHAO was the frontman of Mano Negra,one of the best bands of ska punk of the 90īs.Then Manu decided to go solo and he did pretty well though in a much softer way. If you like different rythms,latin,reagge,ska,pachanga,punk...thereīs Manu with a mixture of all these and his own blend ,of course. He likes to mix cultures,worlds,languages....you can find songs sung in English,Spanish,French,Portuguese... The music is quite repetitive ,but if you like it you will get hooked on it.Anyway donīt expect a wonderful voice as Manuīs is just different but not great. The lyrics are very good,especially the ones for "Clandestino" and "Desaparecido". The main subjects that Manu talks about are immigration,anti-globalisation,human rights,legalisation,partying,hypocresy... In some of the songs you can listen to added extracts from Latin American radio stations,fragments of radio soaps and even personal answering machine messages left for Manu by his friends,which give this album a different touch. Enjoy it!!!
Advantages: Has English, French, Russian and Spanish if you like languages Disadvantages: None
I brought this album after repeated exposure from a musician friend of mine from Switzerland. At first I thought that this was an obscure album as he has some very unusual bands in his CD collection. Actually ManuChao is quite well known. If you haven't heard of him, then I advise you to go into a music store and ask to listen to it. I think most people will know straight away if you like it or not. I was enchanted by the album straight away.
It has strange dreamy feel that the album as a whole portrays. Each song blends into the next with clever use of vocal and instrumental samples, all in diverse languages (Spanish, French, Portugese, English and even Russian). The album also has a definite Gypsy Kings vibe to it - lots of layered Spanish guitars and you feel like you're on holiday when you listen to it! ManuChao conveys himself ...
Advantages: Interesting mix of styles and culteral influence Disadvantages: none!
I first heard a ManuChao track being played on a friend's mobile phone. I was immediately drawn to the catchy theme.
ManuChao is a very popular musician in Europe but his music has not so far been as popular in Britain. I expect that the profile of his music may be raised now that Robbie Williams has covered two of the tracks on this album (Bongo Bong and Je Ne T'aime Plus). This is the first solo album that was produced by ManuChao.
One of the most interesting features of this album is that the tracks all blend into each other musically. This gives the album great continuity and you feel like you are listening to a story being played out even if you don't follow all the lyrics.
ManuChao has Baque parents and grew up in the outer suburbs of Paris so many of the songs have lyrics written in French and Spanish but there ...
Advantages: the pleasure of freedom and joy Disadvantages: --
The pleasure of a travel in South America,
the scent of the Andean air,
the taste of an afternoon on the road of Mexico:
ME GUSTAS TU, I like you so much!
This is the brand new single of the ManuChao,
a sunny song that runs over the radios,
a music that shows us the pleasure of freedom,
the things we like, the acts we love,
a musical piece that since its first notes
comes to your hear like a fresh breeze,
and you quicly pump up the volume
of your radio or your tape (or CD)
while your mind is already been to the ocean
and your thinks goes to a sunny summer
along a trip for the Latin world.
You can still remember the goodness of "Bongo Bon"
and the pretty sounds of "Clandestino",
a fresh air in a musical contest
full of technological sounds and scared stereotypes ...
Thanks a lot to ManuChao ...
Product Information for "Clandestino - Manu Chao" »
Product details
Title
Clandestino
Performer
Manu Chao
Genre
World Music
Sub Genre
Alternative Latin
Release Date
15/03/1999
Original Release Year
1999
Label / Distributor
Palm Pictures / Pinnacle
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Format
Performer
EAN
5036943000215
Additional notes
Album Reviews
Q (5/99, p.103) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...effecting a succession of tightly edited mini-masterpieces, peppered with ambient cut-ups and spoken snatches, from arcade games, answerphones and sundry beeping banes....There's an abundance of hookline melodies..." Dirty Linen (6-7/99, p.82) - "...an album that is every bit as innovative as those of his eccentric ethno-punk group's..."
