If you didn’t already know, Manu Chao and Malian singers Amadou and Mariam are performing at the Paramount Theater tonight. Both are global music stars and make music that easily defies borders and languages. That’s the way music is supposed to be, sure, but rarely does it realistically turn out that way. With the case of Manu Chao specifically, he sings in French, Portuguese, Spanish, and English and is seen as the Bob Marley of Latin American music. He’s constantly fighting for good social causes on and off the stage and his music can be heard blaring from every other hostel and juke joint from Caracas to Chichicastenango (google that!) and beyond.

For more info on tickets ($32) and show times (7:30 p.m.) or more, hit the Paramount’s site. More classic Manu Chao videos after the jump.
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Becomes sometimes, it never hurts to remember how good Manu Chao’s music is. He’s one of the architects of dropping global hot shit and this jam above, “Desaparecido” has always been one of my favorite cuts. The oddball video below of Manu’s tribute to Mr. Tuff Gong himself, Bob Marley, isn’t bad either.