Today’s Video: Rainin' In Paradize

We continue this week’s videos series on music with political messages by featuring someone we’ve analyzed several times before - Manu Chao. The French/Spanish/Basque artist previously fronted punk rockers Mano Negra and his music tends to be politically charged. (For instance, samples of Zapatista leader Subcomandante Marcos were used in Radio Bemba Sound System).

His 2007 video for "Rainin' In Paradize” rails against actions like the invasion of Iraq and oppression in Africa. The video seen below was filmed in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Previous videos shown this week were “Sr. Cobranza” by Bersuit Vergarabat and “De Paisano a Paisano” by Los Tigres del Norte.

Sources- Wikipedia, manuchao.net, YouTube, The Latin Americanist