Manu Chao @ Celebrate Brooklyn (Prospect Park Bandshell), NYC | pics

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“Eclectic artist Manu Chao will tour toured the United States this summer for the first time since 2001. The six-date outing encompasses a previously announced visit to Lollapalooza in Chicago on Aug. 5 and will also stop two days later at Brooklyn’s Prospect Park as part of the Celebrate Brooklyn series.” [Billboard]

“Manu Chao sings in French, Spanish, Arabic, Galician, Portuguese, English, and Wolof, often mixing them in the same song. His music has many influences: rock, French chanson, Iberoamerican salsa, reggae, and ska, and Algerian raï. These influences were obtained from immigrants in France, his Iberian relations, and foremost his travels in Mesoamerica as a wandering nomad following the disbanding of Mano Negra.” [Wikipedia]