Person
- Born
- 1961-06-21
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Film & TV
Acting · Paris, France
Singer in Mano Negra and solo artist.
Known for
- Manu Chao et Radio Bemba Sound System — Self2025
- Le rock alternatif (une brève période de médiatisation du punk français 1986-1989) — Self2021
- 70 Years of Youth Revolt — Self (archive footage)2020
- Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony — Self2012
- Marcelo Yuka: Follow the Signs — Self2011
- Manu Chao & Radio Bemba Baionarena — Self2009
- 50 años de... Canciones — Self (archive footage)2009
- Maradona by Kusturica — Self2008
- Sunday in Bamako — Self2008
- The Henry Rollins Show2006
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,045,309
- Total plays
- 62,102,929
Tags
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Manu Chao, born José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao on June 21, 1961, in Paris, France, is a multifaceted musician celebrated for his eclectic musical style and socially conscious lyrics. Chao's musical journey began in the vibrant Parisian music scene, where he immersed himself in diverse influences ranging from punk and rock to reggae and salsa. Co-founding the band Mano Negra in 1987, Chao showcased his knack for blending genres, resulting in international acclaim with albums like "Patchanka" (198
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)
· 2016 · cited 22,708x
- The empirical mode decomposition and the Hilbert spectrum for nonlinear and non-stationary time series analysis
· 1998 · cited 19,430x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,321x
- A pneumonia outbreak associated with a new coronavirus of probable bat origin
· 2020 · cited 17,260x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,235x
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Key facts
- Also known as
- Oscar Tramor
- Born
- José Manuel Tomás Arturo Chao Ortega , ( 1961-06-21 ) 21 June 1961 (age 64) , Paris, France
- Genres
- Latin alternative reggae worldbeat ska
- Occupations
- Musician singer composer record producer
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar
- Years active
- 1984–present
- Labels
- Nacional Because Virgin
- Website
- manuchao .net
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Key dates
- Born
- 21 June 1961
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Paris
- Father
- Ramón Chao Rego
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- Galician
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Virgin Records
Article
Manu Chao ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmanu ˈtʃao]; born José Manuel Tomás Arturo Chao Ortega on 21 June 1961) is a French-Spanish musician. He sings in French, Spanish, English, Italian, Arabic, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Greek, and occasionally in other languages. Chao began his musical career in Paris, busking and playing with groups such as Hot Pants and Los Carayos, which combined a variety of languages and musical styles. With friends and his brother Antoine Chao, he founded the band Mano Negra in 1987, achieving considerable success, particularly in Europe. He became a solo artist after its breakup in 1995 and since then has toured regularly with his live band, Radio Bemba Sound System.
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1961 births20th-century French male singers21st-century French male singersAnti-globalization activistsArabic-language French singersBecause Music artistsCatalan-language singersEnglish-language French singersFolk punk musiciansFrench buskersFrench-language Spanish singersFrench people of Basque descent