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This track is part of Manu Chao's debut album, titled Clandestino, released in 1998. The recording of this work was characterized by being a very personal process, where the musician handled most of the process in different places around the world, using a laptop. This home studio was nicknamed Estudio Clandestino. The album Clandestino has been recognized in important publications; for example, the French edition of Rolling Stone included it in its list of the 100 best French rock albums, and it was also cited in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked it 469th on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The context for the creation of Clandestino arose after a period of significant changes in Manu Chao's personal and professional life. Manu Chao, whose full name is José Manuel Arturo Tomás Chao Ortega, was born in Paris, France, in 1961. With Spanish roots from his father and Basque from his mother, his music fuses various languages such as French, Spanish, English, Galician, and Portuguese. His musical beginnings were in Paris, performing on the streets and being part of groups like Hot Pants and Los Carayos, where he experimented with different styles and languages. In 1987, along with his brother Antoine Chao and other friends, he founded the band Mano Negra, achieving notable success in Europe and Latin America. After the separation of Mano Negra in 1995, Manu Chao began his solo career, maintaining constant connection with his audience through tours with his live band, Radio Bemba. He currently resides in Barcelona. Manu Chao's work often addresses themes such as freedom, life in urban environments, and immigration, influenced by his family's experience of emigrating from Spain during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. His political ideas, close to anarchism, are reflected in many of his compositions, especially in the album Clandestino.