Manu Chao – ...Próxima Estación... Esperanza (2xLP)
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Who would have thought that Manu Chao, after his outstanding debut in 1998, would be able to add to that? I didn't - and I've been taught better, there was Proxima Estacion: Esperanza ("Next Station: Hope") in my CD player no three pieces old! At the age of 40, the son of Spanish emigrants sounds younger, fresher and more playful than many half the age
So the album is simply fun from the first to the last second. Reggae, South American folk and a pinch of Rai are the spices, danceable good mood music the basis. The master often quotes himself with a wink, but only to create something new from old elements. The cosmopolitan's linguistic diversity extends to six languages. In addition to French, Spanish and English, there are now also texts in Portuguese, Arabic and Portunol, a Spanish-Portuguese hybrid, spoken in corresponding border areas. Border areas are what the former member of Mano Negra is concerned with anyway, that's where he feels most comfortable. But what do I write? Dance out and enjoy - Manu Chao enriches the world and tears down boundaries! - Felix Von VietschReview
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:A1 Merry Blues
A2 Bixo
A3 Eldorado 1997
A4 Promiscuity
A5 La Primavera
A6 Me Gustas Tu
B1 Denia
B2 Mi Vida
B3 Trapped By Love
B4 Le Rendez Vous
C1 Mr. Bobby
C2 Papito
C3 La Chinita
C4 La Marea
D1 Homens
D2 La Vacaloca
D3 Infinita Tristeza
CD-1 Merry Blues
CD-2 Bixo
CD-3 Eldorado 1997
CD-4 Promiscuity
CD-5 La Primavera
CD-6 Me Gustas Tu
CD-7 Denia
CD-8 Mi Vida
CD-9 Trapped By Love
CD-10 Le Rendez Vous
CD-11 Mr. Bobby
CD-12 Papito
CD-13 La Chinita
CD-14 La Marea
CD-15 Homens
CD-16 La Vacaloca
CD-17 Infinita Tristeza