Manu Chao

[Ol' Dirty]

He's really good. He does a really great ecclectic reggea/latin/rock thing in English, Spanish, French and (I think) Catalan. Does anybody else like him?

[Panda Tse Tung]

Yeah, i do fop sho. Especially 'Mr. Bobby'.
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[The Red Next Door]

Manu chao is awesome. one of my favorite songs from him is me gusta tu and mentrias

[MarxSchmarx]

There are a couple threads on this character:
http://www.revleft.com/vb/manu-chao-t66512/index.html?t=66512&highlight=manu+chao

http://www.revleft.com/vb/manu-chao-t42605/index.html?t=42605&highlight=manu+chao
One of the most refreshing musicians out there both in terms of the lyrics and the melodies/rhythms, although his style is really hard to imitate.

What annoys and intrigues me about him is that even though he has Spanish heritage, he is still a Frenchman. The guy makes terrific music out of his clear identity conflict. And he pegs us leftists in the interim. For example, there's a piece where he quotes Subcomandante Marcos verbatim.