Mano Negra

Mano Negra (Spanish: " Black Hand ") was a French band that was founded in 1987 by Manu Chao. Band members have included Manu Chao, his brother Antoine Chao, his cousin Santiago Casariego, Daniel Jamet Joseph Dahan, Philippe Teboul, Thomas Darnal, Pierre Gauthé, Tomas Arroyo, Jean -Marc Winand and Anouk Khelifa which also Manu Chaos was life companion and only during his solo career, he separated them. Manu Chao is known today, especially in Germany, mainly due to his very successful solo career.

Mano Negra fell on the fact that they combined a variety of musical styles (including punk rock, ska and Latin) with each other. Manu Chao calls this Patchanka (see also Mestizo music). During her career she recorded five albums. At the beginning of the 1990s she was one of the most famous French band.

The band has performed in many countries - especially Latin America she visited often. The final concert of the tour " Cargo '92 " in Buenos Aires was the last in the original cast.

The band broke up after the release of " Casa Babylon " at the other artists were involved, 1994. Manu Chao began three years later his solo career.

Discography

  • Patchanka (1988 )
  • Puta 's Fever ( 1989)
  • King of Bongo (1991 )
  • Casa Babylon ( 1994)
  • In the Hell of Pachinko (1992 )
  • America Perdida (1991 ) - compilation with a new number: America Perdida
  • Bande Originale du Livre (1994 ) - with picture disc book
  • Best Of Mano Negra (1998)
  • L' Essentiel (2004)
  • Mini Negra (2005) - EP with 4 tracks
  • Lo Mejor De La Mano Negra (2005) - double CD, also: Best of Mano Negra

Movies

  • Puta 's Fever ( 1989) - Documentation
  • Tournée Générale (1990 ) - concert in cigale in Paris
  • America Perdida (1991 )
  • Cargo '92 (1992)
  • Pura vida (2005) - documentary about the years 1987 to 1994
  • Out of Time (2005) - Double DVD (Nov. 2005 published ) DVD 1 (Feb. 2006 individually published ): Pura vida
  • Rock and roll band - live video between 1988 and 1992
  • Putas Fever
  • Tournée générale
  • Des clips - Official videos of the most famous songs
  • Les bonus - live recordings of the early years
  • Audio Tracks- the lost tape - recordings of rare or unreleased songs
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