I was watching the Henry Rollins Show on IFC this week and his musical guest was Manu Chao. I had never heard of Manu Chao and since this was, according to Rollins, Manu's first appearance on American TV, I'm probably not alone.What I heard was astounding. I can't quite describe exactly what type of music Manu and his band, Radio Bemba Sound System, play other than to say it is some form of punk, reggae, Latin, ska, rock. I can say though that it was thoroughly enjoyable.
Manu sings in French, Spanish, Arabic, Galician, Portuguese, English, and Wolof, often mixing them in the same song. Whatever you call this, I found it infectious. I checked out YouTube and found a number of great videos of Manu Chao; this is one of my favorite:
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