Internationally renowned singer Manu Chao follows up his best-selling live album Radio Bemba Soundsystem with this release of a live 2002 performance originally staged at the Grande Halle de la Villette in Paris.
I have always loved Manu Chaos music, because of the combination of all different kind of styles, preferably Reggae, Ska, Salsa, Rumba and even Polka(!!!). This groovy mixture goes perfectly together with lyrics that are really ambitioned and go deep. They are his own, subjective thoughts and views about the world of today. Global warming, racism, independence, freedom... The quote "politic kills" is a fine statement, and by and by I believe myself that it is oh so true! Besides that quote, another quote "Welcome to Tijuana - Tequilla, Sex & Marihuana" may also be true and shows you how good all this interests can go together.
The concert is the most intense, positive and party-alike concert I have ever seen. Manu Chao at his best, full of spontaneity and craziness, with passion and ingenuity, musically improvising instead of a perfectly rehearsed show. And he is accompanied by an even more crazy band. This positive insanity infects the audience in a wild and powerful way
And even if Manu Chao is an ambitious singer, he never acts like a teacher who wants to tell us the one and only truth about alternative living. At his concerts, it is pure party.
His band "Radio Bembo Soundsystem" is pure energy and sometimes I wondered where they get all the power from. There are 3 percussionists, 2 guitars, keyboards, bass, accordion, trombone, trumpet and 2 more performers on stage and it seems as if they are having the time of their life while performing. Besides the fun they are spreading, the are performing pretty good. Especially the trumpet player blows his trumpet as if there won't be a tomorrow.
So, if you are interested in latin, speed-up, party music and if you wanna know about one of my favorite performers since years, listen to Manu Chao Live...if you don't, you will be missing an important concert in life. Not too many like this to be found.
I have always loved Manu Chaos music, because of the combination of all different kind of styles, preferably Reggae, Ska, Salsa, Rumba and even Polka(!!!). This groovy mixture goes perfectly together with lyrics that are really ambitioned and go deep. They are his own, subjective thoughts and views about the world of today. Global warming, racism, independence, freedom... The quote "politic kills" is a fine statement, and by and by I believe myself that it is oh so true! Besides that quote, another quote "Welcome to Tijuana - Tequilla, Sex & Marihuana" may also be true and shows you how good all this interests can go together.
The concert is the most intense, positive and party-alike concert I have ever seen. Manu Chao at his best, full of spontaneity and craziness, with passion and ingenuity, musically improvising instead of a perfectly rehearsed show. And he is accompanied by an even more crazy band. This positive insanity infects the audience in a wild and powerful way
And even if Manu Chao is an ambitious singer, he never acts like a teacher who wants to tell us the one and only truth about alternative living. At his concerts, it is pure party.
His band "Radio Bembo Soundsystem" is pure energy and sometimes I wondered where they get all the power from. There are 3 percussionists, 2 guitars, keyboards, bass, accordion, trombone, trumpet and 2 more performers on stage and it seems as if they are having the time of their life while performing. Besides the fun they are spreading, the are performing pretty good. Especially the trumpet player blows his trumpet as if there won't be a tomorrow.
So, if you are interested in latin, speed-up, party music and if you wanna know about one of my favorite performers since years, listen to Manu Chao Live...if you don't, you will be missing an important concert in life. Not too many like this to be found.
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