MANU CHAO Announces 2011 U.S. Tour

Man oh man, I really can't tell you how exciting this is for me!!! I got the notice on Friday that Manu was announcing a US tour on Monday and all weekend I was just hoping that NY would be a part of it...and thank god, yes it is!! I'm extra happy to see that he has two shows in NY and they are at Terminal 5. thank god, I can just chill on the balcony instead of being in the crowd. Last time I was at his last NY show in Brooklyn, I was stuck in between two mosh pits...I know his music gets you hype but I can't deal with the mosh pits...especially because they really violent ones that time...I remember being right in the front of the stage and next thing you know I was like behind like 15 people...lol...

anyways, Ive been waiting since 2007 for Manu to come back...and I'm soooo excited that I think I might go to both NY shows!!! The only thing that sucks is that its the day after Rock the Bells, which is draining...I usually need like 2 days to recover from that Fest each year...either way there is noooo way I'm missing Manuskiiiis...Manu is in my top 5 artists alive...I would even go as far as saying #1!!!


August 31 – House of Blues - Boston, MA
September 2 – Festival Pier @ Penn's Landing – Philadelphia, PA
September 4 - Terminal 5 - New York, NY (tickets on sale 6/17)
September 5 - Terminal 5 – New York, NY (tickets on sale 6/17)
September 7 – The Fillmore – Charlotte, NC
September 9 - Bayfront Park – Miami, FL
September 11 - Masquerade Music Park – Atlanta, GA
September 13 - Congress Theater – Chicago, IL
September 18 – Austin City Limits Festival – Austin, TX


Check Local Venues For Ticket On-Sale Dates

Manu Chao Will Be Playing His First-Ever Shows In Miami, Charlotte And Atlanta; He Will Also Be Co-Headlining The Austin City Limits Festival

The Global Star’s Most Recent Release Is The Double Live CD/DVD ‘Baionarena’; In Addition To The Concert, The DVD Includes A 30 Minute Behind-The-Scenes Video Tour Diary, Photos And ‘La Radiolina’ Music Videos

Song Highlights Among 33 ‘Baionarena’ Tracks Include Classics Like “Clandestino,” “La Vida Tombola,” “Mala Vida,” “La Primavera” And “Welcome to Tijuana”



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SMOD

Malian Trio SMOD Features Frontman Sam, Son Of World Music
Stars Amadou & Mariam; The Group Fuses Hip Hop,
Folk And Blues Music With Traditional Malian Styles

This is a groundbreaking album produced by superstar Manu Chao. SMOD originally connected with Manu Chao through their frontman Sam, who is the son of world music stars Amadou & Mariam. Manu Chao had produced Amadou & Mariam’s breakthrough album, ‘Dimanche a Bamako,’ catapulting them into international icons.

SMOD’s Lead Single Is “Les Dirigeants Africains”; A Commentary On Rampant Corruption In African Politics

after listening to this album once I had to restart it again...I am one of Manu's biggest fans...I absolutely love Amadou & Miriam's album especially Diamanche a Bamako. I was in shock when I heard Damian Marley & Nas sampling of Sabali in their Distant Relatives project (also one of my favorite albums!!)....soo this feels like a concoction of elements all coming together...I'm really excited about this album...I think it will do really well.

Nouvelle Vague - Mala Vida

via Youtube

Manu Chao on KCRW

Manu Chao “La Ventura” Tour - Fall 2010

10/04 - Liquid Room - Tokyo, JAPAN
10/05 - Club Quattro - Osaka, JAPAN
10/07 - Club Quattro - Nagoya, JAPAN
10/09 - Asagiri Jam Festival - Shizuoka, JAPAN
10/12 – Paramount Theatre – Seattle, WA
10/13 – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR
10/15 – The Warfield Theatre – San Francisco, CA
10/16 – Smokeout Fest – San Bernadino, CA

I hope NY is in the works and yet to be announced!!

CYPRESS HILL SMOKEOUT 2010

...wooooow, I can't believe Manu Chao, DJ Muggs, Cypress Hills, MGMT, Damian Marley & Nas, Deadmau5 all in one place...nuts!! I really hope Muggs and Manu do Merry Blues...and Cypress Hills performing their whole first album...

CYPRESS HILL & GUERILLA UNION in association with AMERICANS FOR SAFE ACCESS present
CYPRESS HILL SMOKEOUT 2010
MUSIC FESTIVAL & MEDICAL MARIJUANA EXPO

AN ALL DAY MIND-OPENING MUSIC FESTIVAL AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA EXPO
OCTOBER 16 AT NOS EVENTS CENTER IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
FEATURING EXCLUSIVE LIVE PERFORMANCES BY
INCUBUS
MANU CHAO
CYPRESS HILL
DEADMAU5
'unhooked’
MGMT
SLIGHTLY STOOPID
NAS AND DAMIAN ‘JR GONG’ MARLEY
ATMOSPHERE
& MORE

CYPRESS HILL PERFORMS
SELF-TITLED ALBUM ‘CYPRESS HILL’ IN ITS ENTIRETY

TICKETS ON-SALE SATURDAY, AUGUST 14

updated September 2010:




B-Real speaks on Smokeout's diversity and history.

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Nacional Records Sampler 2009: The New Sounds Of Latin Music

listen & learn about real music...Nacional records to me is one of the realest record labels out there...I mean come on, Manu Chao alone is the TRUTH...plus they have Arterciopelados, Mexican Institute of Sound, Pacha Massive, Los Fabuloso Cadillacs, Fidel Nadal, Nortec Collective and soooo many more...It took me years to discover all of these groups and now you have them all together in one place...

Download this sampler for free courtesy of Amazon & Nacional Records (a quick sign-up is required)

Tracklisting:

1. CJ Los Fabulosos Cadillacs 4:42
2. Bandera Aterciopelados 2:37
3. Yo Digo Baila Mexican Institute of Sound 5:11
4. If You Want It Pacha Massive 3:38
5. Brooklyn Cumbia Uproot Andy 4:10
6. Shake It Up Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich+Fussible 3:35
7. Cosita Rica Bomba Estereo 4:38
8. Help Me Feat. Francisca Valenzuela Latin Bitman 3:57
9. Trocintro (Extended Version) King Coya 2:56
10. Puerta De Oro (Con Pablo Lescano) Fidel Nadal 5:00
11. Mate Todos Tus Muertos 3:13
12. Happy Everywhere The Pinker Tones 4:15
13. Bestia (Julieta Venegas Remix) Hello Seahorse! 2:27
14. Amar Y Vivir Tonino Carotone 2:47
15. La Vida Es Llena De Cables Señor Coconut 4:24
16. Llama Monareta 3:51
17. Chicken Wing Ft. The Demigodz [Explicit] Eric Bobo 3:26
18. Encadenado Gonzalo Yañez 4:48
19. Insensible Juana Molina 2:45
20. Esta Vez (Album Version) Sara Valenzuela 5:06
21. Clandestino Manu Chao 3:16

via Amazon

Manu Chao: Baionarena

It's always great to see Manu drop a new album, especially when it's a double CD including a DVD!! Being a really big Manu fan for so many years is what really started making buy albums again. I still remember when I first decided to purchase the Clandestino album - a decision I've never regreted - still a classic and still frequently played on my ipod...

tracklisting
Disco 1
01 Panik Panik
02 El Hoyo
03 Peligro
04 Casa Babylon
05 Tumba
06 Mr. Bobby
07 La Primavera
08 Radio Bemba
09 Bienvenida A Tijuana
10 El Viento
11 Monkey
12 Clandestino
13 Desaparecido
14 Rumba De Barcelona
15 La Despedida / Mentira

Disco 2
01 Rainin’ In Paradize
02 A Cosa
03 La Vacaloca
04 Hamburger Fields / Merry Blues
05 Tristeza Maleza
06 Dia Luna Dia Pena
07 Machine Gun
08 Volver, Volver
09 Radio Bemba / Eldorado 1997
10 Mala Vida
11 Sidi H’bibi
12 Radio Bemba
13 Forzando Maquina / Mr. Bobby
14 Me Quedo Contigo (Si Me Das Elegir)
15 La Vida Tombola
16 L’hiver Est La
17 Crev’ La Vie
18 Pinocchio (Viaggio In Groppa Al Tonno)