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Manu Chao is a Reggae and Ska act. Their catalogue also touches World music. Their sound grew out of Bob Marley, Chuck Berry, Camarón de la ciudad, Idir and Marcia Griffiths. Those roots explain a lot about how Manu Chao arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tiken Jah Fakoly, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Ska-P, Les Négresses Vertes and Cesária Évora, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ben Harper, Bonnie Raitt, The Roots, Ryan Adams and Keith Richards, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 73 connections around Manu Chao, reaching back through Bob Marley and forward to Ben Harper. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Manu Chao connections
Manu Chao grew out of Bob Marley, Chuck Berry, Camarón de la ciudad and Idir, shares an orbit with Tiken Jah Fakoly, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Ska-P and Les Négresses Vertes, went on to shape Ben Harper, Bonnie Raitt, The Roots and Ryan Adams. 73 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Manu Chao
Sounds and acts that shaped Manu Chao.
- Bob Marleyartist
- Chuck Berryartist
- Camarón de la ciudadartist
- Idirartist
- Marcia Griffithsartist
- Rachael Yamagataartist
- Manu Katchéartist
- The Skatalitesartist
- Skankartist
- Che Sudakaartist
- Los Rakasartist
- Todos Tus Muertosartist
- Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminalsartist
- Playing For Changeartist
- The Clashartist
- The Jamartist
- Dr. Feelgoodartist
Artists similar to Manu Chao
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Manu Chao.
- Tiken Jah Fakolyartist
- Bob Marley & The Wailersartist
- Ska-Partist
- Les Négresses Vertesartist
- Cesária Évoraartist
- Panteón Rococóartist
- Los Pericosartist
- Compay Segundoartist
- Orishasartist
- Bob Marleyartist
- Toots and the Maytalsartist
- Los de Abajoartist
- Biga Ranxartist
- Stand High Patrolartist
- Lhasa de Selaartist
- The Cat Empireartist
- El Gran Silencioartist
- Alborosieartist
- Bomba Estéreoartist
- Blundettoartist
- Naâmanartist
- Ibrahim Ferrerartist
Bands Manu Chao shaped
Where the influence of Manu Chao travelled next.
- Ben Harperartist
- Bonnie Raittartist
- The Rootsartist
- Ryan Adamsartist
- Keith Richardsartist
- Toots Hibbertartist
- B.o.Bartist
- Dubioza kolektivartist
- Celia Maraartist
- Locomondoartist
- Amparanoiaartist
- Michael Frantiartist
- Txarangoartist
- Karamelo Santoartist
- Hoffmaestro & Chraaartist
- Balkan Beat Boxartist
- Michael Franti & Spearheadartist
- La Pegatinaartist
- Superlitioartist
- Déportivoartist
- Gabriel Teodrosartist
- Cor Velenoartist
- Noir Désirartist
- Gogol Bordelloartist
- Skankartist
- Todos Tus Muertosartist
- Amadou & Mariamartist
- Bob Marleyartist
- Toots and the Maytalsartist
- Willie Nelsonartist
- Eric Claptonartist
- Jeff Beckartist
- Gwen Stefaniartist
- No Doubtartist
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