Manu Chao

A superstar in Europe, Manu Chao is a proudly globetrotting singer-songwriter, the French-born child of two refugees from Franco’s Spain. The bubbling worldbeat on Chao’s albums (his latest is La Ventura) is some of the liveliest, most fun-loving music you’ll hear, but his social critiques have earned him the fierce devotion of fans grateful for a spokesman so arresting. Chao rarely performs in the United States—so expect him to get a hero's welcome at these two sure-to-be-sweaty shows.