FOOD FLICKS: Senegal Fast Food

By JULIETTE ROSSANT Once upon a time, the son of Spanish exiles in Paris became a rock star with a band called Mano Negra. The son left the band and traveled the world, after which he recorded an album with a song of the same title called "Clandestino" (1998) about illegal immgration, with a video using the power of the human face. Manu Chao became famous throughout much of the world, spreading the power of bongo bong. In 2005, while Manu Chao was making another of his journeys, he stopped in Senegal, where he guest starred in a video by Amadou & Mariam on their release Dimanche a Bamako (which he also produced). Amadou later told NPR, "We are all in the same boat, but nobody knows where we are going." It is an exodus song about the life of immigrants. A tribute to "Clandestino." Immigration -- especially illegal immigration -- is a big issue in the United States these days. It takes a brain surgeon to surmount the obstacles to Latin immigration -- so you see actual brain surgeons like Dr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa at the Johns Hopkins Hospital paraded on the CBS Evening News and NPR to tell his story of illegal immigration. What happens to illegal workers in the kitchen? Well, it's already rainin' in paradize, that's for sure. Amadou & Mariam, with Manu Chao: Senegal Fast Food Run time: 4 minutes 18 seconds Stay tuned for more "Food Flicks" each Friday! Previous articles: [FOOD FLICKS - complete] Technorati Tags: superchefblog, Juliette Rossant, super chef, celebrities, chefs, food, restaurants, cooking, branding, cuisine, blogging, food blogging, Google video, Food Flicks, Manu Chao, fast food, Senegal --> back to superchefblog