In 1987, the Chao brothers and their cousin Santiago Casariego founded the band Mano Negra. Los Carayos remained a side project of the artists for eight years, releasing three albums in the first two years followed by a final album in 1994. By the time the group released their first album in 1986 the Parisian alternative music scene had taken flight, and Manu, his brother Antoine Chao, and friends such as Alain from Les Wampas formed Los Carayos to incorporate this sound with the rockabilly and punk styles of Hot Pants. The group released a demo entitled "Mala Vida" in 1984, which received plenty of local critical praise but otherwise gained them little attention. Feelgood, Chao and other musicians formed the Spanish/English rockabilly group Hot Pants in the mid-1980s. Heavily influenced by the UK rock scene, particularly The Clash, The Jam and Dr. Manu Chao performs live (2001) Early years and Mano Negra (1984–1995) As a child, he was a big fan of Cuban singer-pianist Bola de Nieve. ![]() Chao cites much of his childhood experience as inspiration for some songs. As he grew up he was surrounded by many artists and intellectuals, most of whom were acquaintances of his father. Shortly after Manu's birth, the Chao family moved to the outskirts of Paris, and Manu spent most of his childhood in Boulogne-Billancourt and Sèvres. They emigrated to Paris to avoid Francisco Franco's dictatorship-Manu's grandfather had been sentenced to death. He became a solo artist after its breakup in 1995 and since then tours regularly with his live band, Radio Bemba.Ĭhao's mother, Felisa Ortega, is from Bilbao, Basque Country, and his father, writer and journalist Ramón Chao, is from Vilalba, Galicia. With friends and his brother Antoine Chao, he founded the band Mano Negra in 1987, achieving considerable success, particularly in Europe. 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. ![]() He sings in French, Spanish, English, Italian, Arabic, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Greek, and occasionally in other languages. Manu Chao ( Spanish pronunciation: born José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao on 21 June 1961) is a French-Spanish singer.
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