Manu Chao
Chao in 2009, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao Ortega
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Date of Birth: 21 June, 1961
Ethnicity: Galician Spanish, Basque
Manu Chao is a French singer. He is also known as Oscar Tramor.
Manu is the son of Felisa Ortega and Ramón Luís Chao Rego. His father was born in Villalba in Galicia, Spain. His mother was born in Bilbao in Basque Country, Spain. They fled Spain after Ramón’s father had been sentenced to death by dictator Francisco Franco. His brother is musician Antoine Chao.
Manu’s paternal grandfather lived in Cuba and returned to Galicia, Spain. Manu’s great-grandmother Dolores fled to Cuba, to work as a domestic and became pregnant by her boss, García Kolhy.
Manu’s maternal grandfather was named Tomás Ortega. Tomás was a communist, who fled to Algeria during the Spanish Civil War.
His maternal grandfather was named Tomás Ortega, he was a communist who fled to Algeria during the Civil War in Spain.
His paternal grandfather lived in Cuba and returned to Galicia, Spain. His great-grandmother Dolores fled to Cuba to work as a domestic and became pregnant by her boss, García Kolhy.
https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manu_Chao
Notable family of Swiss origin (Kolhy).
His mother’s last name is Galician. Is she really just Basque? Is she Basque at all?
one of his paternal great-gradmothers was named Dolores
it says his maternal grandparents were from Bilbao
http://www.elmundo.es/laluna/2003/233/1062600215.html