25 January 2009

Manu Chao on Austin City Limits This Week

Eva wrote and told me that Manu Chao was on Austin City Limits on the 24th, i.e. yesterday. I missed it but found out the show is airing again this week on PBS. Whew.
Apparently Manu Chao was on ACL in September, too.

Mega-hit Bongo Bong from the insanely successful Clandestino is Manu Chao at his recycling best, reworking and incorporating the Mano Negra hit Je ne t'aime plus from years earlier into the dancey tune. The topic of bongos is also a leitmotif that reappears on the album, and Manu Chao purposely sings in a Latino-accented English, combining it with his native French. You've heard the song a million and one times, now watch the video, if you haven't yet.