Radio Bemba Sound System is a live album

Live album

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 by Manu Chao

Manu Chao

Manu Chao , is a French singer of Spanish roots . He sings in French, Spanish, English, Italian, Galician, Arabic and Portuguese and occasionally in other languages...

 that was released in 2002. It is the accompanying CD

Compact Disc

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 to the performer's live DVD

DVD

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 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

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...

. However the arrangements performed with Radio Bemba Sound System are more reggae

Reggae

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-, ska

Ska

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-, and rock

Rock music

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-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. "Caí 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

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 by the Castro-and-Guevara-led rebels in the Cuban Revolution

Cuban Revolution

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.

• Vocals
  Singing
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   and rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar
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   – Manu Chao
• Lead guitar
  Lead guitar
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   – Madjid Fahem
• Bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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   – Gambeat
• Drum kit
  Drum kit
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   – David Bourgnion
• Percussion
  Percussion instrument
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   – Gerrard
• Keyboards
  Musical keyboard
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   – Julio
• Vocals – Bidji a.k.a. Lyricson
• Trumpet
  Trumpet
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   – Roy Paci
• Trombone
  Trombone
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   – Gianni
• Accordion
  Accordion
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  – B-Roy