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Manu Chao

real name José Manuel Tomás Arturo Chao Ortega

French singer‐songwriter

Paris, France · b. 1961-06-21

Manu Chao is credited on 681 releases across 200 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1982–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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681

Credits

200

Albums

5

Decades active

110

In collections

Biography

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French-Spanish singer, songwriter, record producer and guitarist, born June 21st 1961 in Paris to Spanish parents.
Played in bands:
- The Flapper's (1980 / 1981)
- Joint De Culasse (1981 / 1983)
- Parachute (1983 / 1984)
- Hot Pants (1984 / 1986)
- Los Carayos (1985 / 1990)
- Mano Negra (1987 / 1994)
- solo since 1995

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Credited work

681 releases · 200 albums · active 1982–2025

  • Performance · 1,660
  • Other credits · 236
  • Production · 128
  • Engineering · 17

Studios: Studio Mix-It · ICP Recording Studios · Studios Ferber · Conny's Studio

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