King of Bongo
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King of Bongo is an album by Mano Negra
, released on April 1, 1991. The album tries to break the American auditorium, as most of the songs are in English language
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Mano Negra
Mano Negra was a music band in France, during 1987–1995, fronted by Manu Chao.The band, founded in 1987 by Chao, his brother Antoine, and his cousin Santiago Casariego in Paris, France, was very influential in Europe during the early 1990s. Although it reached mainstream success in countries...
, released on April 1, 1991. The album tries to break the American auditorium, as most of the songs are in English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
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Track listing
- "Bring The Fire" (Manu Chao, Mano Negra) – 3:27
- "King of Bongo" (Manu Chao, Mano Negra) – 3:38
- "Don't Want You No More" (Manu Chao, Mano Negra) – 3:07
- "Le Bruit Du Frigo" (Manu Chao, Mano Negra) – 3:10
- "Letter To The Censors" (Manu Chao, Mano Negra) – 2:30
- "El Jako" (Manu Chao, Mano Negra) – 2:48
- "It's My Heart" (Mano Negra) – 1:42
- "Mad Man's Dead" (Manu Chao, Mano Negra) – 2:43
- "Out Of Time Man" (Manu Chao, Mano Negra) – 3:25
- "Mme Oscar" (Manu Chao, Mano Negra) – 2:37
- "Welcome In Occident" (Manu Chao, Mano Negra) – 4:20
- "Furious Fiesta" (Manu Chao, Mano Negra) – 1:26
- "The Fool" (Lee Hazelwood, arranged by Mano Negra) – 2:49
- "Paris La Nuit" (Manu Chao) – 3:20
Band line-up
- Oscar Tramor (Manu Chao) – Lead Vocals & Guitar
- Tonio Del Borño (Antoine Chao) – Trompet & Vocals
- Santiago "El Águila" Casariego – Drums & Vocals
- Garbancito (Philippe Teboul) – Percussion & Vocals
- Roger Cageot (Daniel Jamet) – Lead Guitar & Vocals
- Jo (Olivier Dahan) – Bass & Vocals
- Helmut Krumar (Thomas Darnal) – Keyboards & Vocals