A few years ago I saw Manu Chao (and other very interesting artists that I might talk about with other occasions) performing at the Pinkpop festival. As I remember it, I ended up somewhat dissapointed because he did not sing any of the pieces from the “Clandestino” album, which is by far my favourite from Manu Chao (instead he and his collaborators sang mostly Mano Negra songs, very good otherwise, but, well, not my favourite…). Hence, I had far higher expectations from this great artist, with that occasion. But to cut short what could be a long post, some of my favourite Manu Chao pieces, available as clips on youtube, are (most from the Clandestino album): today’s song, “Desaparecido” (my number 1- lyrics here– with a special dedication to Chrisje, to whom I owe my interest in Manu Chao and in a lot of good music, in general- Chrisj, I think you should read my blog :-)), “Clandestino” (my number 2), “Welcome to Tijuana“, “Je ne t’aime plus” and “Me gustas tu” (from the later album “Próxima Estación: Esperanza”). Enjoy!
