Radio Bemba Sound System

Radio Bemba Sound System
Live album by Manu Chao
Released September 17, 2002
Recorded September 4-September 5, 2001
Genre Latin, reggae, ska
Length 1:04:24
Label Virgin Records
Producer Renaud Letang
Manu Chao chronology
Próxima Estación: Esperanza
(2001)Próxima Estación: Esperanza2001		 Radio Bemba Sound System
(2002)		 Sibérie m'était contéee
(2004)Sibérie m'était contéee2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[2]
Pitchfork Media(8.0/10) [3]

Radio Bemba Sound System is a live album by Manu Chao that was released in 2002. It is the accompanying CD to the performer's live DVD Babylonia en Guagua, filmed over two nights (4–5 September) in 2001 during the tour for Proxima Estacion: Esperanza. Many of the songs found on Radio Bemba Sound System, such as "Machine Gun", "Peligro","Mala Vida","King Kong Five" and "The Monkey", are songs originally recorded by Manu Chao's previous band, Mano Negra. However the arrangements performed with Radio Bemba Sound System are more reggae-, ska-, and rock-oriented.

Track listing

  1. "Intro" – 0:50
  2. "Bienvenida a Tijuana" – 01:55
  3. "Machine Gun" – 02:13
  4. "Por Dónde Saldrá el Sol?" – 02:41
  5. "Peligro" – 03:09
  6. "Welcome to Tijuana" – 02:50
  7. "El Viento" – 02:41
  8. "Casa Babylon" – 02:34
  9. "Por el Suelo" – 03:55
  10. "Blood and Fire" – 02:35
  11. "EZLN... Para Tod@s Todo..." – 01:41
  12. "Mr. Bobby" – 03:36
  13. "Bongo Bong" – 01:05
  14. "Radio Bemba" – 00:20
  15. "Qué Pasó Qué Pasó" – 00:54
  16. "Pinocchio (Viaggio In Groppa Al Tonno)" – 00:45
  17. "Cahí en la Trampa" – 02:10
  18. "Clandestino" – 02:59
  19. "Rumba de Barcelona" – 03:31
  20. "La Despedida" – 04:02
  21. "Mala Vida" – 02:26
  22. "Radio Bemba" – 00:34
  23. "Qué Pasó Qué Pasó" – 01:10
  24. "Pinocchio (Viaggio In Groppa Al Tonno)" – 00:45
  25. "La Primavera" – 03:32
  26. "The Monkey" – 01:59
  27. "King Kong Five" – 02:44
  28. "Minha Galera" – 03:17
  29. "Promiscuity" – 01:44

Personnel

Radio Bemba Sound System is also the name of Manu Chao's backing band, named for the communication system used in the Sierra Maestra by the Castro-and-Guevara-led rebels in the Cuban Revolution.

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[4] Gold 20,000^
Belgium (BEA)[5] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[6] 2× Gold 269,500 [7]*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[8] Gold 20,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

  1. ↑ Radio Bemba Sound System at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Hermes, Will. "Music Review: Radio Bemba Sound System", Entertainment Weekly, October 25, 2002.
  3. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  4. ↑ "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2005". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
  6. ↑ "French album certifications – Manu Chao – Radio Bemba Sound System" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  7. ↑ http://www.infodisc.fr/Ventes_Albums_Tout_Temps.php?debut=1468
  8. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Manu Chao; 'Radio Bemba Sound System')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
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