Rosario Pt. 2

(From continuation) Besides the street side antics, the main entertainment of the evening was a concert by Manu Chao and Radio Bemba Sound system at the Newell´s Old Boys basketball stadium. The venue was packed and the temperature raging as everyone rocked out for almost 2 1/2 hours. The beginning act was performed by a "Murga" called Los Trapos del Barrio Luedueña. The ¨Murga¨ combines dancing, elements of martial arts, singing and theatrics to their show which has political overtones as most “Murgas” are like community performance groups from some of the more marginalized communities or “Villas”. The concert was genial!! Manu played most of his favorites in the combination or English, Spanish, and French, and he the atmosphere was so hot that the majority of the guys in the area left shirtless. Manu also enticed the crowd to stay after two encores. The concert in fact might not have ended, as the crowd after the third encore chanted "Ole, Ole, Ole, Oleeee!! Manu, Manu!!" However the show was over, the mosh pits calmed down, and at 12:30p.m., the nightlife in Rosario, like Buenos Aire was about to begin. We ate some pizza and then headed to bar called the Isla which is a hotspot for Rock Nacional, the local rock music in Argentina. The night concluded at 5a.m.