Manu Chao (⋆ 21 June 1961 in Paris, France) is a French/Spanish rock, reggae, punk and ska artist; well-known in the Paris alternative music scene before his international success with the band Mano Negra (active 1988-95). Well-known songs are 'Me Gustas Tu', 'Bongo Bong', 'Clandestino', 'Mr Bobby', and 'Je Ne'taime Plus'. Manu is one of the world's largest selling artists, but is less known in the English-speaking world. Much of his lyrics are about global political and social issues, but also about love, world's lifestyles, and music. Read Full BioManu Chao (⋆ 21 June 1961 in Paris, France) is a French/Spanish rock, reggae, punk and ska artist; well-known in the Paris alternative music scene before his international success with the band Mano Negra (active 1988-95). Well-known songs are 'Me Gustas Tu', 'Bongo Bong', 'Clandestino', 'Mr Bobby', and 'Je Ne'taime Plus'. Manu is one of the world's largest selling artists, but is less known in the English-speaking world. Much of his lyrics are about global political and social issues, but also about love, world's lifestyles, and music.
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Manu Chao (born José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao on 21 June 1961 in Paris, France) is a singer of French and Spanish (Basque, Galician) origin.
Heavily influenced by the UK rock scene, particularly The Clash, The Jam and Dr. Feelgood, Chao and other musicians formed the Spanish/English rockabilly group Hot Pants in the mid-1980s. The group released a demo entitled "Mala Vida" in 1984, which received plenty of local critical praise but otherwise gained them little attention. 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. 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.
Manu Chao had been a well-known member of the Parisian alternative music scene, in bands such as Hot Pants and Los Carayos. In 1987, Chao, his brother Antoine Chao and their cousin Santiago Casariego founded the band Mano Negra, which met with success in France first with the hit single Mala Vida and then Mexico, Central and South America, where the band toured. The band split in 1995.
Chao sings in French, Spanish, Arabic, Galician, Portuguese, English, Italian, and Wolof, sometimes mixing them in the same song. He is one of the world's largest selling artists, but is less known in the English-speaking world.
Chao's music has many influences: rock, French chanson, Spanish-American Salsa, Reggae, Ska and Algerian rai. These influences were obtained from immigrants in France, his Iberian roots and his travels in Latin America following the disbanding of Mano Negra. Many of Chao's lyrics are about political issues (e.g., immigration, global social justice, conflict, and a strongly leftist critique of exploitative economic globalization) but they are also about love, lifestyles in different parts of the world, and music itself, which is hopeful for the future and at the same time dramatic. Chao is openly critical of the Bush administration in the US. He has many followers among the European left and the anti-globalization movement.
The influence of Manu Chao in Latin Rock or "Rock en Español" was crucial not only for the development and rise of new Latin bands that tried to emulate his eclectic style, but also for the self-knowledge of Latin America as a united culture. After the Latin America tour and travels, Manu Chao lyrics were more often written in Spanish than were the Mano Negra lyrics. His songs also took the lyrics or chords of some popular tunes like "El preso" from "Fruko y Sus Tesos" (in "Desaparecido") or "La Verdolaga" a traditional Colombian cumbia (in "Por el Suelo").
Manu Chao's music does not follow a logical textual narrative, but in its eclectic construction it invokes a deeper understanding of its subject than any literal form could. He sings songs about the people of the streets, the outer provinces, and the marginalised; he sings with the forgotten and uncounted billions, the underclass, and in so doing, he speaks about the fragility of human kind. His music is a bridge, exploring the common ground and means of mutual understanding that are available to us, exponating the idea that beyond superfluous differences in cultural identity, we are all the same.
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Manu Chao (born José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao on 21 June 1961 in Paris, France) is a singer of French and Spanish (Basque, Galician) origin.
Heavily influenced by the UK rock scene, particularly The Clash, The Jam and Dr. Feelgood, Chao and other musicians formed the Spanish/English rockabilly group Hot Pants in the mid-1980s. The group released a demo entitled "Mala Vida" in 1984, which received plenty of local critical praise but otherwise gained them little attention. 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. 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.
Manu Chao had been a well-known member of the Parisian alternative music scene, in bands such as Hot Pants and Los Carayos. In 1987, Chao, his brother Antoine Chao and their cousin Santiago Casariego founded the band Mano Negra, which met with success in France first with the hit single Mala Vida and then Mexico, Central and South America, where the band toured. The band split in 1995.
Chao sings in French, Spanish, Arabic, Galician, Portuguese, English, Italian, and Wolof, sometimes mixing them in the same song. He is one of the world's largest selling artists, but is less known in the English-speaking world.
Chao's music has many influences: rock, French chanson, Spanish-American Salsa, Reggae, Ska and Algerian rai. These influences were obtained from immigrants in France, his Iberian roots and his travels in Latin America following the disbanding of Mano Negra. Many of Chao's lyrics are about political issues (e.g., immigration, global social justice, conflict, and a strongly leftist critique of exploitative economic globalization) but they are also about love, lifestyles in different parts of the world, and music itself, which is hopeful for the future and at the same time dramatic. Chao is openly critical of the Bush administration in the US. He has many followers among the European left and the anti-globalization movement.
The influence of Manu Chao in Latin Rock or "Rock en Español" was crucial not only for the development and rise of new Latin bands that tried to emulate his eclectic style, but also for the self-knowledge of Latin America as a united culture. After the Latin America tour and travels, Manu Chao lyrics were more often written in Spanish than were the Mano Negra lyrics. His songs also took the lyrics or chords of some popular tunes like "El preso" from "Fruko y Sus Tesos" (in "Desaparecido") or "La Verdolaga" a traditional Colombian cumbia (in "Por el Suelo").
Manu Chao's music does not follow a logical textual narrative, but in its eclectic construction it invokes a deeper understanding of its subject than any literal form could. He sings songs about the people of the streets, the outer provinces, and the marginalised; he sings with the forgotten and uncounted billions, the underclass, and in so doing, he speaks about the fragility of human kind. His music is a bridge, exploring the common ground and means of mutual understanding that are available to us, exponating the idea that beyond superfluous differences in cultural identity, we are all the same.
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Rainin In Paradize
Manu Chao Lyrics
Welcome to paradise
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
In Zaire
Was no good place to be
This world go crazy
It’s an atrocity
In Congo
Still no good place to be
Them kill me buddy
Its a calamity
Go Masai go Masai
Be mellow
Go Masai go Masai
Be sharp
Go Masai go Masai
Be mellow
Go Masai go Masai
Be sharp
In Monrovia
This (is) no good place to be
Weapons go crazy
It’s an atrocity
In Palestinia
Too much hypocrisy
This world go crazy
It’s no fatality
Go Masai go Masai
Be mellow
Go Masai go Masai
Be sharp
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s rainin
In paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
In Baghdad
It’s no democracy
That’s just because
It’s a US country
In Fallujah
Too much calamity
This world go crazy
It’s no fatality
Go Masai go Masai
Be mellow
Go Masai go Masai
Be sharp
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s rainin
In Jerusalem
In Monrovia
Guinea-Bissau
Today it’s rainin
In Jerusalem
In Monrovia
Guinea-Bissau
Today it’s rainin
In Jerusalem
In Monrovia
Guinea-Bissau
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Lyrics © SONGS MUSIC PUBLISHING
Written by: JOSE-MANUEL THO CHAO
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Tex Grobi
Welcome to paradise
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s raininWelcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s raininIn Zaire
Was no good place to be
This world go crazy
It’s an atrocityIn Congo
Still no good place to be
Them kill me buddy
Its a calamityGo Masai go Masai
Be mellow
Go Masai go Masai
Be sharpGo Masai go Masai
Be mellow
Go Masai go Masai
Be sharpIn Monrovia
This (is) no good place to be
Weapons go crazy
It’s an atrocityIn Palestinia
Too much hypocrisy
This world go crazy
It’s no fatalityGo Masai go Masai
Be mellow
Go Masai go Masai
Be sharpToday it’s rainin
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s raininIn paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s raininIn Baghdad
It’s no democracy
That’s just because
It’s a US countryIn Fallujah
Too much calamity
This world go crazy
It’s no fatalityGo Masai go Masai
Be mellow
Go Masai go Masai
Be sharpToday it’s rainin
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s raininIn Jerusalem
In Monrovia
Guinea-Bissau
Today it’s raininIn Jerusalem
In Monrovia
Guinea-Bissau
Today it’s raininIn Jerusalem
In Monrovia
Guinea-BissauToday it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Dimitrios Filippou
Welcome to paradise
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s raininWelcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s raininIn Zaire
Was no good place to be
This world go crazy
It’s an atrocityIn Congo
Still no good place to be
Them kill me buddy
Its a calamityGo Masai go Masai
Be mellow
Go Masai go Masai
Be sharpGo Masai go Masai
Be mellow
Go Masai go Masai
Be sharpIn Monrovia
This (is) no good place to be
Weapons go crazy
It’s an atrocityIn Palestinia
Too much hypocrisy
This world go crazy
It’s no fatalityGo Masai go Masai
Be mellow
Go Masai go Masai
Be sharpToday it’s rainin
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s raininIn paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s raininIn Baghdad
It’s no democracy
That’s just because
It’s a US countryIn Fallujah
Too much calamity
This world go crazy
It’s no fatalityGo Masai go Masai
Be mellow
Go Masai go Masai
Be sharpToday it’s rainin
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s raininIn Jerusalem
In Monrovia
Guinea-Bissau
Today it’s raininIn Jerusalem
In Monrovia
Guinea-Bissau
Today it’s raininIn Jerusalem
In Monrovia
Guinea-BissauToday it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Tex Grobi
Welcome to paradise
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s raininWelcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s raininIn Zaire
Was no good place to be
This world go crazy
It’s an atrocityIn Congo
Still no good place to be
Them kill me buddy
Its a calamityGo Masai go Masai
Be mellow
Go Masai go Masai
Be sharpGo Masai go Masai
Be mellow
Go Masai go Masai
Be sharpIn Monrovia
This (is) no good place to be
Weapons go crazy
It’s an atrocityIn Palestinia
Too much hypocrisy
This world go crazy
It’s no fatalityGo Masai go Masai
Be mellow
Go Masai go Masai
Be sharpToday it’s rainin
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s raininIn paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s raininIn Baghdad
It’s no democracy
That’s just because
It’s a US countryIn Fallujah
Too much calamity
This world go crazy
It’s no fatalityGo Masai go Masai
Be mellow
Go Masai go Masai
Be sharpToday it’s rainin
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s rainin
Today it’s raininIn Jerusalem
In Monrovia
Guinea-Bissau
Today it’s raininIn Jerusalem
In Monrovia
Guinea-Bissau
Today it’s raininIn Jerusalem
In Monrovia
Guinea-BissauToday it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Welcome to paradise
Today it’s rainin
Micael Håkans
Oh! Kusturica directed this!!! Speechless for a second...
Eduardo A. Codina
the original idea was from emir kusturica. When he explained to Manu that they needed extras, he said he already had them: and it was us. I am one of those who were with him.
Victor carrillo gonzales
MANU CHAO
El gran Manu Chao nace en Paris el 21 de junio de 1962 con el nombre de José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao de ancestros españoles que emigraron antes de su nacimiento, genial cantante y compositor que fundara el grupo Mano Negra en 1987 y fueran unos de los precursores de la fusión de ritmos tan en boga en la actualidad.
Este tema es del año 2007 y se llama “Rainin in Paradize”, primer single de su disco La Radiolina, donde da una visión descarnada de las inseguras ciudades en conflicto, inseguras para sus habitantes, la ironía a flor de piel y lastimosamente más vigente en estos tiempos.
Welcome to paradise, Come to the fairy lies!
Giovanni Sae
1961
Vanessa Pedrero Diaz
Cómo me alegra el día esta canción!para mí de las mejores!
Vanessa Pedrero Diaz
Grande eeeeeeee!
Andreia Silva
Abaixo o racismo!!!
Raul Quirino valdez
Gracias por ilustrar
Oliver Jung
Stop War. Live Love. Great Band.