Mano Negra
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Mano Negra was a legendary French band fronted by Manu Chao. The band was founded in 1987 by Manu, his brother Antoine, and his cousin Santiago Casariego. It split circa 1995, but many members had already left in 1992.
Mano Negra mixed a number of styles: Punk rock (influenced by The Clash), Reggae, Ska and Latin music (with a brass section). The band, which is still revered on three continents, had been among the pioneers of world music fusion and are a direct influence to countless bands in Europe and South America. The mix of African, Latin and other rhythms is often called mestizo or patchanka (which is the name of one of their albums).
The band's (and later Manu Chao) social stances have been held up by their followers as beacons in a business where profit/sales are considered to be the top priority.
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[edit] Name
La Mano Negra ("The Black Hand") was an alleged anarchist organization in Spain. The Spanish police accused most of the Spanish anarchists of being part of the organization.
It is also a common expression in Spanish to say "Aquí hubo mano negra" ("There was a black hand here") to say that something has been made illegally or lacking moral values.
[edit] Band Line-Up
| Name | Nickname | Instruments | Albums | Info |
| Manu Chao Antoine Chao Santiago Casariego Philipe Teboul Daniel Jamet Joseph Dahan Thomas Darnal Pierre Gauthé |
Oscar Tramor Tonio Del Borño Santi El Águila Garbancito Roger Cageot Jo Helmut Krumar Krøpöl 1er |
Lead Vocals & Guitar Trumpet & Vocals Drums & Vocals Percussion & Vocals Lead Guitar & Vocals Bass & Vocals Keyboards & Vocals Trombone & Vocals |
From Patchanka To Casa Babylon From Patchanka To Patchinko From Patchanka To Patchinko From Puta's Fever To Patchinko From Puta's Fever To Patchinko From Puta's Fever To Patchinko From Puta's Fever To Casa Babylon From Puta's Fever To Patchinko |
Founder & Frontman Co-Founder & Manu's brother, left in 1992 Co-Founder & Manu's cousin, left in 1993 Left in 1993 Left in 1992 Left in 1993 Left with Manu when the band disbanded Left in 1993 |
[edit] Discography
| Year | Title | Type | Label | Info |
| 1988 1989 1991 1991 1992 1994 1994 1998 2001 2004 |
Patchanka Puta's Fever King Of Bongo Amerika Perdida In The Hell Of Patchinko Casa Babylon Bande Originale Du Livre Best Of Mano Negra Illegal L'Essentiel |
Album Album Album Compilation Live Album Picture Disc Compilation Tribute Compilation |
Boucherie Productions / Virgin France S.A. Virgin France S.A. Virgin France S.A. Virgin France S.A. Virgin France S.A. Virgin France S.A. Virgin France S.A. & Syros Virgin France S.A. Big Mama Records Virgin France S.A. |
1st release by Boucherie, 2nd release by Virgin Their most classic album Recorded after the American Tour Includes their best Spanish songs and 1 unreleased Recorded in Club Chitta at Kawasaki, Japan Made by Manu Chao after the disband Limited Edition 10" Picture Disc with Book All the hits and 2 tracks mentioned as unreleased Tribute from artists with mostly Ska style Compilation with songs mostly from 3 first albums |
[edit] Hits
- "Mala vida"
- "King Kong Five"
- "King of Bongo"
- "Pas assez de toi"
- "Santa Maradona"
- "Señor Matanza"
