Mano Solo

He was born in Châlons-sur-Marne on 24 April 1963 to the illustrator Cabu and Isabelle Monin, co-founder of the ecology-related magazine, La Gueule ouverte.

From the age of 17, Mano Solo played guitar in a punk rock group, les Chihuahuas.

He then sang regularly at the Tourtour theatre in Paris, alongside singers Marousse and P'tit Louis.

Two years later, Mano Solo recorded the double album Internationale Shalala, live at the Tourtour, a little theatre where he played regularly since the beginning of his music career.

The songs come from earlier Solo albums, except for Shalala, a hymn of "inner revolution" that the artist sang together with his audience at the end of every concert, with a positive and dynamic message.

With the album comes a DVD featuring photos and videos from concerts, and CG animations from Mano Solo's imagination.

He offered this record by subscription sale starting on 18 September 2006 : and every month after, subscribers get access to new material (songs or videos).

Mano Solo in 2007
Mano Solo gravesite, Paris