17 years after the release of his last studio record, the 63-year-old artist will unveil a new album on September 20 entitled Long live you.
Return to music for Manu Chao. The 63-year-old singer released a new track this Wednesday and announced a new album for September, 17 years after his last studio album.
“Soon next album ‘Viva Tu’ to be released on September 20, 2024,” wrote the singer-musician-traveler on his website, a month after posting a first single, also titled Long Live You.
On Wednesday, he also released a second title, Sao Paulo Motoboyan anthem to the motorcycle delivery men of the Brazilian megacity.
Millions of records sold
Manu Chao is the author of only four studio albums, since Clandestine (1998), a mixture of reggae, rock, raï, samba, imbued with Latin music which became legendary, until “La Radiolina” (2007).
After millions of copies sold, he pursued a career under the radar, continuing to perform, very discreetly, all over the world.
Symbol of committed song whose titles continue to accompany numerous demonstrations, companion of numerous social struggles, Manu Chao also accompanied the first steps in Spanish of generations of college students, who worked on the lyrics of I like you. The title alone has more than 340 million views on YouTube.
