Clandestino is the first full-length solo album by Manu Chao, released in 1998. The album contains many soundbites throughout, two of which are bits of a speech by Subcomandante Marcos and, like Chao's subsequent albums, was mostly recorded by the musician himself in various locations around the world, using a small laptop—which is referred to in the liner notes as Estudio Clandestino. The French edition of Rolling Stone magazine named this album the 67th greatest French rock album (out of 100). The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The album was ranked number 469 in Rolling Stones list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2020.

Track listing

Credits

Music

Manu Chao: music and lyrics

Angelo Mancini: trumpet

Antoine Chao: trumpet

Jeff Cahours: trombone

Anouk: vocals

Awa Touty Wade: vocals

Production

Produced by Laurent Lupidi, Renaud Letang, and Manu Chao

Mixed by Cedric Champalou

Mastering by Greg Calbi

Artwork by Frank Loriou, Manu Chao

Photography by Youri Lenquette

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

1998 debut albums

Manu Chao albums

Virgin Records albums

Clandestino