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Mano Negra
Fronted by French-Spanish musician Manu Chao alongside his Spanish brother and
cousin, Mano Negra were a politically-charged group based in France in the late
1980s and early `90s.
Named in honour of an Andalucian anarchist group, the trio emerged from a
Parisian music scene which was inspired by punk and the politically-fuelled
ethos of The Clash. Mano Negra fused a myriad of genres and styles, as well as
singing in a multitude of different languages, to create a pioneering sound of
Latin rock dubbed `patchanka'. Their debut album of the same name was released
in 1988 and f...
