Manu Chao is a musician, born in France to Spanish parents. Writing music in English, Spanish and French he became a leader in the new Spanish alternative music. I've been listening to his music since I was born. Right now I just searched him on Spotify and all these memories are coming back. I haven't heard some of these songs in years. My father used to play his albums on summer days while I would lay on the hammock with my sister and really that is the only memory of a perfect moment I have. His album "Proxima Estacion- Esperanza" plays as a single piece, where the next song has started before the last ended and listening from start to finish is something, to me, so perfect. I really don't know what to say other than to listen to it. It's not the type of music that people in STAC really listen to, it has this laid back regge feel but it is different than Bob Marley because Chao feels more experimental. His biography said that he spent years traveling around South America and that his music is a reflection of everything he saw.
These are the links to the two albums I listened to when I was little.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh6vM1CwpXg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rEeuqJlmE8
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