- Los Carayos
Los Carayos was a French band which released four albums between 1986 and 1994. They were active mostly in
Paris in the mid-1980s, but side interests of the musicians, notably ofManu Chao , did not allow the band to take off.Their songs were largely of a parodic style, mixingrockabilly ,blues , and various genres of folk from throughout the world, especially country, andlatin music . They were also influenced by Italian composerEnnio Morricone , who is famous for his work in movie soundtracks.Name
"Carallo" (Galician spelling) or "caralho" (Portuguese one, both pronounced the same) and "carajo" [ [http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltGUIBusUsual?LEMA=carajo&TIPO_HTML=2&FORMATO=ampliado Carajo] in
Diccionario de la Real Academia Española .] (Spanish) are slang words with several meanings including "penis".Members
The members of Los Carayos have gone on to achieve success in separate projects on the French and world music scenes. The group members include:
*François Hadji-Lazaro (also in Pigalle andLes Garçons Bouchers ): vocals and diverse instruments
*Manu Chao (also being in the Hot Pants, then foundingMano Negra ): vocals and guitar
* Schultz from Parabellum: vocals and guitar
* Tonio Chao (Manu's brother, also being in Chihuahua, then in Mano Negra)
* Alain fromLes Wampas .Discography
* "Hot Chicas" (1986) - This album also featured music from Hot Pants
* "Ils Ont Osé"LIVE (1986) All or Nothing Rec.(D. Pasquier prod)
* "Persistent et Signent" (1987)
* "Au prix où sont les courges" (1994)References
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