Album Review

Manu Chao – La Vida Tombola

• 27th Dec 2008

Mogwai mysteriously and almost eerily accompanied the haunted and taunted Zidane through every move, now Manu Chao use a smooth samba coating to give Maradona the same treatment.

This single stuck out like, well Maradona’s hand, in a documentary about the life of the troubled genius.

‘La Vida Tombola’, oozes Latino rhythm and springs from an ambient base that allows the slow leaping horns to take over and add energy. It is the perfect accompaniment to a spiralling run passed the likes of Peter Reid (I still think he could have tackled him, though!).

Manu Chao continues to show their mastery at producing carefree rhythms.