Nobody could have a bad day singing with Willie Nelson, which is probably why Manu Chao sounds pretty upbeat on his duet with Nelson, “Heaven’s Bad Day.” The track appears on Viva Tu, Chao’s ...

Even if he hasn’t had an album out in 17 years, Manu Chao has remained active, giving away his music for free online, collaborating with artists like Sofia Kourtesis and Bomba Estéreo, and ...

“Viva Tu,” or “long may you live” in Spanish, was a rumba written for his neighbors. A collector of “little bits” that eventually piece together into song, this one looks us in the eye with its candid ...

His CIA code name is Condor. In the next seventy-two hours almost everyone he trusts will try to kill him.

"Desaparecido" - the missing person - that's what Manu Chao was often called in recent years – a reference to the catchy tune of the same name, in which he sang “Me llaman el desaparecido” (They call ...