Manu Chao popular in the USA?

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I'am really interested about this question. In Germany, France or Spain, actually the hole western Europe, he's really popular. To his last concert in France came about 130.000 people. Perhaps more, I think they stop counting. For me (and others), he's the voice of world music, the voice of another world. A fair world. In South-america he was much more popular than in Europe, over 100.000 listeners per concert are common.
Examples for his songs are:
-Bixo
-Lagrimas de Oro
-Mentira
-Me gustas tu
Two albums:
Clandestino and Proxima Estación Esperanza are famous.

Did you ever hear anything of him?
I don't ask as a fan, I'am asking for political reason.
Because I think, such music never had a chance in the USA. Too political.

[el_gato]

1. I love his stuff

and so do some of the other people around me
but I don't know about any big following
I always turn people onto his music when I get a chance

I guess part of the problem is that most of it is in spanish

[slack]

2. it's funny

when he plays in europe, there're immediately over 100.000 fans. And out of spain, the most people didn't understand this language. But most of the people understand his message.
But I like know how "famous" he was in the USA. I think nobody knows him. Every European or south-american should know him.
It's only a test.

[slack]

3. Ever heard of LKJ?

Linton Kwesi Johnson?
Another highlight of European music *g*
I really love his poems of shape and motion. Great stuff.

[slack]

4. I don't like this,

but it seems that I'am right.

[bif]

5. Never heard of him

And I'm a fan of World Music

[Kamika]

6. Me gustas tu

I love that song

[slack]

7. me too :)

Today I'am an addict of Placebo "allergic".
But I'am happy that Manu Chao isn't totally unknown in the USA.

[DrZhivago]

8. I love Manu Chao

but not many people know who he is here in the states. Then again it is because its in spanish, mostly.

"me gusta marijuana me gustas tu"

[slack]

9. you mean

me gustas tu, without marijuana.
the song about marijuana was welcome to tijuana.

[Kamika]

10. I'm listening to it now..

PLEASE everyone try and download Manu Chao - Me Gustas Tu

It makes me wish I knew Spanish, it has some French too

[slack]

11. @ kamika

nice to meet you ;)

Me gustan los aviones, me gustas tu.
Me gusta viajar, me gustas tu.
Me gusta la mañana, me gustas tu.
Me gusta el viento, me gustas tu.
Me gusta soñar, me gustas tu.
Me gusta la mar, me gustas tu.

Que voy a hacer, je ne sais pas.
Que voy a hacer, je ne sais plus.
Que voy a hacer, je suis perdu.
Que horas son, mi corazón.

Me gusta la moto, me gustas tu.
Me gusta correr, me gustas tu.
Me gusta la lluvia, me gustas tu.
Me gusta volver, me gustas tu.
Me gusta marijuana, me gustas tu.
Me gusta colombiana, me gustas tu.
Me gusta la montaña, me gustas tu.
Me gusta la noche, me gustas tu.

Que voy a hacer, je ne sais pas.
Que voy a hacer, je ne sais plus.
Que voy a hacer, je suis perdu.
Que horas son, mi corazón.

Me gusta la cena, me gustas tu.
Me gusta la vecina, me gustas tu.
Me gusta su cocina, me gustas tu.
Me gusta camelar, me gustas tu.
Me gusta la guitarra, me gustas tu.
Me gusta el regaee, me gustas tu.

Que voy a hacer, je ne sais pas.
Que voy a hacer, je ne sais plus.
Que voy a hacer, je suis perdu.
Que horas son, mi corazón.

Me gusta la canela, me gustas tu.
Me gusta el fuego, me gustas tu.
Me gusta menear, me gustas tu.
Me gusta la Coruña, me gustas tu.
Me gusta Malasaña, me gustas tu.
Me gusta la castaña, me gustas tu.
Me gusta Guatemala, me gustas tu.

Que voy a hacer, je ne sais pas.
Que voy a hacer, je ne sais plus.
Que voy a hacer, je suis perdu.
Que horas son, mi corazón

[DrZhivago]

12. its a line in the song silly

the whole song is about things he likes