Though he is a musician who strives to keep it real, Manu Chao often seems to be a fictional character himself. A sort of musical Peter Pan, he is the quintessential star for a globalized world — one ...

"There have been some legendary rock'n'roll train rides over the years", as music journalist Nigel Williamson put it, "but there has surely never been a train ride like the one Manu Chao took across ...

I grew up in Buenos Aires, sandwiched between a soccer stadium and a rock venue. On most nights, my house rattled with musical vibrations like earthquakes. And when someone scored a goal in a soccer ...

Mano Negra's leader Manu Chao has Spanish and French ancestry, while the leaders of Les Negresses had French, Italian, Arabic, Romany and Spanish ancestry. Manu Chao went on to enjoy a spectacular ...

Manu Chao is the backpackers' hero - he travels the globe for much of the year and often performs for free. But his new album could propel him into the mainstream. He talks to Peter Culshaw ON several ...

1 Few stars have such a vast and diverse audience. Particularly in South America and on the continent, Chao is huge. In places such as Mexico City, he plays to audiences in excess of 100,000. In ...