Manu Chao continued his solo career, always committed with political and social issues, immigration, ghettos, and injustice, sometimes releasing albums completely in Spanish, and others in French. His Clandestino album aimed to feature groups from diverse backgrounds, such as Mexico's Tijuana No!, Brazil's Skank, and Argentinia's Todos Tus Muertos. The goal was to replicate the sound of street music and bar scenes from a variety of cultures. The album was a major success in Latin America; though not an instant success in Europe, it eventually earned the Best World Music Album award in 1999's Victoires de la Musique awards and sold in excess of 5 million copies worldwide. This success was followed by Próxima Estación: Esperanza ("Next station: Hope"), released in 2001, with similar Latin, Caribbean, and ska sounds. Two years later, Chao returned to his French roots, with the French-only album Sibérie m'était contée ("All About Siberia"). Though Chao is quite well known in Europe and Latin America, he has not had the same success in the English-speaking world. Tours in the United States with Mano Negra were not as successful as elsewhere and Chao seems inclined to focus his efforts in the places where his musical style finds its roots. Though his live performances in the U.S. are infrequent, Chao played a handful of dates there in 2006, including a headline show at Lollapalooza 2006 in Chicago, IL, "Celebrate Brooklyn" in 2007, and at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland to a sellout crowd on 23 June 2007. He was one of the headliners at the 2008 Austin City Limits Music Festival (Texas) and the Outside Lands Music Festival in Golden Gate Park (San Francisco, CA). In 2011 he took his "La Ventura" tour to several cities around the United States. Band members Manu Chao (Oscar Tramor) – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1987–1995) Antoine Chao (Tonio Del Borño) – trumpets, vocals (1987–1992) Santiago Casariego (Santi El Águila) – drums, vocals (1987–1993) Philippe Teboul (Garbancito) – percussion, vocals (1989–1993) Daniel Jamet (Roger Cageot) – lead guitar, vocals (1989–1992) Joseph Dahan (Jo) – bass, vocals (1989–1993) Thomas Darnal (Helmut Krumar) – keyboards, vocals (1989–1995) Pierre Gauthé (Krøpöl 1er) – trombone, vocals (1989–1993) Discography Singles Studio albums 1988: Patchanka 1989: Puta's Fever 1991: King of Bongo 1994: Casa Babylon Live recordings 1992: In the Hell of Patchinko Compilations 1991: Amerika Perdida (Lost America) 1998: Best of 2004: L'Essentiel (The Essential) Other