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RadioRaheem84
13th May 2011, 02:18
In the States he is relatively unknown but when I went to France, every cab driver was jamming to Chao.

My Italian friend is obsessed with the guy and I hear he is big in Spain too.

Is he big in Eastern Europe? A supposed big time Eastern European director made a documentary about him and directed one of his videos.

I know he is pretty well known in the Middle East too and a little in Africa.

What about the UK? Ireland? No offense, but for some reason I could see a lot of Britons or Northern Europeans finding him annoying. I know this is probably a gross generalization but if I couldn't see Americans getting that much into him, I couldn't see them either. IDFK, please prove me wrong.
Lenina Rosenweg
13th May 2011, 02:30
I've heard Manu Chao played in a "hipster bar" in Beijing in '09. as far as I know he's not popular in China, the bar seemed to be a hipster clone place probably modeled after bars in Ibiza.

Mau Chao is popular with my leftist friends in the US.He's popular with Hispanic immigrants in the Boston area.
RadioRaheem84
13th May 2011, 02:32
I've even heard that Manu Chao has a small but pretty numerous following in Japan but that's the extent of his presence in Asia from what I've read.
¿Que?
16th May 2011, 20:46
Dude, I was passing by a Chipotle the other day and they were playing Manu Chau. Idk if it was the Chipotle mix, or some Sirius radio or just an employee's music. I. Don't. Know.

Don't get me wrong, I totally been digging Manu Chau for a while now, but Chipotle. It makes me sad. :(
Sasha
16th May 2011, 23:22
he was very popular here, during manu negra mostly in the leftist political scene, solo also in the more mainstream "alternative" scene, he even had 1 or 2 top 10 hits here
bricolage
16th May 2011, 23:34
think he has played glastonbury a few times if that helps.
RedSonRising
17th May 2011, 04:49
Manu Chao for life.
Property Is Robbery
17th May 2011, 05:58
What are his political views?
¿Que?
17th May 2011, 20:04
What are his political views?
Supports immigrants rights, zapatistas, and is a feminist. I gather this from his song lyrics, though, never actually read or seen an interview. Perhaps someone could elaborate?
¿Que?
20th May 2011, 23:08
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Oh yeah, pro marijuana too.
¿Que?
20th May 2011, 23:10
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Prostitution song.
Bright Banana Beard
20th May 2011, 23:43
I love them and all latinos who heard of them really love them.

I was blasted how they able to make good fun party music.
Delenda Carthago
21st May 2011, 10:53
Every litle stupid fuckin ignorant post modern godamnhippy trendyass mtvgenerated retart hipster in Greece loves Manu Chao. In his last consert in 2009, some comrades did an intervantion about Zappatistas. The crowd was one step from booing them for keeping God Manu Chao away from them for 4'.
RadioRaheem84
21st May 2011, 18:09
Every litle stupid fuckin ignorant post modern godamnhippy trendyass mtvgenerated retart hipster in Greece loves Manu Chao. In his last consert in 2009, some comrades did an intervantion about Zappatistas. The crowd was one step from booing them for keeping God Manu Chao away from them for 4'.

I have no idea what you just said. The last sentence was the least coherent thing I've read all day. Could you elaborate?