Guardian Music — (Discograph)Born in Rio, but now based in Paris, Flavia Coelho has created one of the most joyful, easygoing fusion sets of the year. As the title implies, her songs are built around a rhythmic clash of Brazilian and Caribbean styles, and it's often ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Founded in 2002, DRUNKSOULS are an indie/reggae French band sonically similar to Manu Chao, Gorillaz, Michael Jackson and Damian Marley. Their music is a patchwork of influences intended to make you dance as well as think. The Daily Consciousness sa... more info

KEXP Seattle — Malian duo Amadou & Mariam (Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia) have an impeccable talent for tapping into the most current and fascinating sounds in music whenever they record a new album. In 2003, they tapped red-hot artist Manu Chao to produce the... more info

Guardian Music — Don't restrict yourself to Latitude and Glasto. Travel to one of these exotic festivals for a truly memorable tripHoly Ship!, CaribbeanTake a huge cruise ship, fill it with young hedonists, pump in dance music and pray no one falls overboard … ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — To quote their bio, "Shanren mine the rich musical traditions of southwestern China and fuse folk melodies with more modern influences like rock, reggae, and ska--think of it as Manu Chao with Chinese characteristics." Not the kind of music... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin Arcade Fire / The Walkmen The 10th annual Austin City Limits festival came to a close on Sunday with a headlining set by Arcade Fire (who also taped an edition of Austin City Limits the TV... more info

Topix — Comparing Manu Chao's current quartet to the Clash might constitute punk rock heresy to the mohawk set, but a trawl through the Chronicle archives reveals the comparison time and again from the Spaniard's U.S. publicist - me . more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Manu Chao in Prospect Park, 2007 (more) today in NYC * Whiplash @ UCB * West Indian Day Parade * Great Lake Swimmers @ City Winery * Manu Chao, La Ventura @ Terminal 5 * Supreme Cuts, JDH, Discover, more... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Manu Chao at ACL 2009 (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) Golbal icon Manu Chao is going on a short North American tour at the end of the summer leading up to his appearance at Austin City Limits. The tour hits... more info

Guardian Music — September 1981: Number 38 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of world and folk musicIn September 1981, the Clash played a seven-night residency at the Theatre Mogador in Paris. Post-Sandinista!, pre-Combat Rock, this incarnation of the... more info