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01. MANU CHAO - Intro
02. MANU CHAO - Bienvenida a Tijuana
03. MANU CHAO - Machine Gun
04. MANU CHAO - Por donde saldra el sol?
05. MANU CHAO - Peligro
06. MANU CHAO - Welcome to Tijuana
07. MANU CHAO - El Viento
08. MANU CHAO - Casa Babylon
09. MANU CHAO - Por el suelo
10. MANU CHAO - Blood and Fire
11. MANU CHAO - EZLN...Para Tod@S Todo...
12. MANU CHAO - Mr. Bobby
13. MANU CHAO - Bongo Bong
14. MANU CHAO - Radio Bemba
15. MANU CHAO - Que paso que paso
16. MANU CHAO - Pinocchio (Vaggio in groppa al tonno)
17. MANU CHAO - Cahi en la trampa
01. MANU CHAO - Clandestino
02. MANU CHAO - Rumba de Barcelona
03. MANU CHAO - La Despedida
04. MANU CHAO - Mala Vida
05. MANU CHAO - Radio Bemba 2
06. MANU CHAO - Que paso que paso 2
07. MANU CHAO - Pinocchio 2 (Vaggio in groppa al tonno)
08. MANU CHAO - La Primavera
09. MANU CHAO - The Monkey
10. MANU CHAO - King Kong Five
11. MANU CHAO - Minha Galera
12. MANU CHAO - Promiscuity
ARTIST
TITLE
Radio Bemba Sound System
FORMAT
2LP+CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
BEC 5161611 BEC 5161611
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
11/12/2013

2023 repress; originally released in 2002. "Radio Bemba Sound System captures a 2001 live performance featuring songs from Esperanza, Clandestino, and the albums of Mano Negra. The recording, a blend of two performances, never lets up, packing all or part of 29 songs into an hour, and I think it captures the inclusive spirit of Chao's music even better than his studio work. The cheers at the end of 'Bienvenida a Tijuana' -- when the final line offers a ringing endorsement of sex and marijuana -- are amazing, and the transformation of punky Mano Negra songs such as 'Peligro,' 'The Monkey,' 'Mala Vida,' and 'Machine Gun' into multi-genred beasts is something to hear... Chao's 10-piece band is extremely versatile, augmenting a standard rock set-up with horns, accordion, and extra percussion. They leap from reggae to funky merengue to punk to flamenco with flourishes of surf, blues, North African rai, Central African rumba, mariachi, and rock'n'roll while also switching languages, sometimes in mid-song. Esperanza's subdued reggae track 'Mr. Bobby' is much funkier live, with a great psychedelic guitar solo and second, dancehall-ish vocal from Bidji. Because it samples two shows, a few songs appear twice but that feels like an appropriate side effect of the collage approach." --Pitchfork; Comes with a CD copy of the album.