Manu Chao es hijo del periodista Ramón Chao, gallego de Vilalba (Lugo) y de madre vasca de Bilbao. Sus padres emigraron a Francia durante la dictadura de Francisco Franco. Manu y sus hermanos crecieron en Sèvres, al oeste de París. Manu es uno de los socios fundadores del movimiento ATTAC
A los 14 años tuvo su primer grupo, llamado Joint de Culasse, con su hermano Tonio del Borneo, y su primo Santi Cassariego. Más tarde llegaron los Hot Pants y Los Carayos, con los que se aproximaba ya mucho a la música festiva y la pachanka.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
I found different versions of this song based on Guitar tabs this one seemed the best to me Hope it goes well for you too
Am Mama was queen of the mambo Am Papa was king of the Congo Dm Deep down in the jungle G I start bangin' my first Bongo Am Every monkey like to be Am in my place instead of me Dm cause I'm the king of Bongo G baby I'm the king of Bongo Bong Am I went to the big town Am where there is a lot of sound Dm from the djungle to the city G looking for a bigger crown Am So I play my boogie Am for the people of this city Dm but they don't go crazy G when I'm banging all my boogie I'm the Am King of the bongo Am King of the bongo DmG here me when I come baby Am King of the bongo Am King of the bongo Am Nobody like to be Am in my place instead of me Dm cause nobody go crazy G when I'm banging all my boogie Am I'm a king without a crown Am and I'm loosing a big town Dm but I'm the king of Bongo G baby I'm the king of Bongo Bong
Am King of the bongo Am King of the bongo DmG here me when I come Am King of the bongo Am King of the bongo
Am They said that I'm a clown Am making too much dirty sound Dm they said there is no place G for little monkey in this town Am Nobody like to be Am in my place instead of me Dm cause nobody go crazy G when I´m banging all my boogie
I´m the Am King of the bongo Am King of the bongo DmG here me when I come Am King of the bongo Am King of the bongo DmG here me when I come Am Banging all my boogie Am all that swing belongs to me Dm I´m so uppy there´s nobody G in my place instead of me Am I´m a king without a crown Am and loosing a big town Dm but I´m the king of Bongo G baby I´m the king of Bongo Bong
Am King of the bongo Am King of the bongo DmG here me when I come Am King of the bongo Am King of the bongo DmG here me when I come
Am Mama was queen of the mambo Am papa was king of the congo Dm deep down in a djungle G I start bangin' my first Bongo Am Everybody like to be Am in my place instead of me Dm cause I´m the king of Bongo G baby I´m the king of Bongo Bong Am Je ne t´aime plus mon amour Am Je ne t´aime plus tout le jour Dm Je ne t´aime plus mon amour G Je ne t´aime plus tout le jour