Calle 13 vs. Manu Chao

versus

thu 7/26/2007

name/s	René Pérez y Eduardo Cabra.	José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao.
hometown	Born in Hato Rey and Santurce but live in San Juan, Puerto Rico.	Born in Paris, France but lives in Barcelona, Spain.
born on	Feb 23, 1978 (René) and September 10, 1978 (Eduardo).	June 26, 1961.
nicknames	Residente y Visitante.	Oscar Tramor.
style	hipster Reggaetón.	hipster Reggae.
before they were famous	Residente was a web designer and Visitante played with a Batucada group.	Frontman for influential rock groups Mano Negra, Los Carayos and Hot Pants.
breakthrough debut	Calle 13.	Clandestino.
beloved for being	Foul-mouthed merry pranksters who explode the meaning of reggeaetón.	An eclectic pan-american genius who can bring peace to the world, broder.
heaviest lyrics	”Lucha, lucha, como lucha libre, por la libre, viva Puerto Rico libre! Hay mucho tiburón en el Caribe, 100 x 35 es el calibre!”	”Pa' una ciudad del norte, yo me fui a trabajar, mi vida la dejé entre Ceuta y Gibraltar, soy una raya en el mar, fantasma en la ciudad, mi vida va prohibida, dice la autoridad.”
most recent release	Residente o Visitante.	La Radiolina, to be released in September.
the critics	Stylus Magazine says: “Stripping down the cornerstones of reggaetón—percussion sounds and ubiquitous “Dem Bow” rhythm—the duo creates complex song structures all but foreign to mainstream pop.”	Popmatters says: "Some people believe, and I'm one of them, that if anyone can carry on the weighty mantle of Bob Marley's legacy -- with all of its musical, spiritual, and political import -- it is Chao."
webprops	4,340 results on YouTube. 32,590 friends on official MySpace.	3,500 results on YouTube. 19,350 friends on official MySpace.
best video moment	Getting romantic in the outback and practicing ventriloquism in La Jirafa.	Walking with el pueblo and around the world in Desaparecido.

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63 responses to “versus: Calle 13 vs. Manu Chao”

cALLE 13 Is tHe s***

{AmY JuLiEt}

(=McAllen Texas=)

7/29/2007

whos chao anyway nobody knows him he aint famous

tatiana

(miami)

7/27/2007

Manu Chao is better than Calle 13 even though Calle 13 is cool.WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Manu Chao!!!!!

magaly

(newman ca)

7/28/2007

how can even be compared reggeton (that i would't call music) and those big with Manu, who is a great musician. Off course you people don't know about him because you only listen what the media has told you to listen...Manu as an independant artist has grown a big audience all over de world people who know what is good

Simon

(Bogota/ Colombia)

8/29/2007

there is no way they can be compared... they just go for different ways, and his music is for different people...

Simon

(Bogota/ Colombia)

I agree!!

you're right

calle 13

calle 13

... omaigosh!!!
its obvious...
MANU CHAO ;]
calle 13 lyrics are pretty funny but no big deal, he is good at what he does BUT no le llega ni a los tobillos de MANU!!!
p!NKy <3
xOxO