King of Bongo

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King of Bongo
Studio album by
Mano Negra
Released1 April 1991 (1991-04-01)
StudioMix It; Conny's Studio; Roadhouse, Paris
GenreFrench rock
Length41:08
LabelVirgin France S.A.
ProducerMano Negra
Mano Negra chronology
Puta's Fever
(1989) 		King of Bongo
(1991) 		Amerika Perdida
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

King of Bongo is the third studio album by Mano Negra, released in 1991. The French edition of Rolling Stone magazine named it the 61st greatest French rock album (out of 100).[2]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bring the Fire"Manu Chao, Mano Negra3:27
2."King of Bongo"Manu Chao, Mano Negra3:38
3."Don't Want You No More"Manu Chao, Mano Negra3:07
4."Le Bruit du frigo"Manu Chao, Mano Negra3:10
5."Letter to the Censors"Manu Chao, Mano Negra2:30
6."El Jako"Manu Chao, Mano Negra2:48
7."It's My Heart"Mano Negra1:42
8."Mad Man's Dead"Manu Chao, Mano Negra2:43
9."Out of Time Man"Manu Chao, Mano Negra3:25
10."Mme Oscar"Manu Chao, Mano Negra2:37
11."Welcome in Occident"Manu Chao, Mano Negra4:20
12."Furious Fiesta"Manu Chao, Mano Negra1:26
13."The Fool"Naomi Ford, Lee Hazlewood; arranged by Mano Negra2:49
14."Paris la nuit"Manu Chao3:20

Personnel[edit]

Mano Negra

  • Oscar Tramor (Manu Chao) – lead vocals, guitar, accordion, keyboard
  • Tonio Del Borño (Antoine Chao) – trumpet, vocals
  • Santiago "El Águila" Casariego – drums, vocals
  • Garbancito (Philippe Teboul) – percussion, vocals, guitar
  • Roger Cageot (Daniel Jamet) – lead guitar, vocals, kazoo
  • Jo (Joseph Dahan) – bass guitar, vocals, synthesizer, guitar
  • Helmut Krumar (Thomas Darnal) – keyboards, vocals, guitar, triangle

Additional personnel

  • Bruno Gephard – delay, noise gate, midi synch, patch
  • Anouk – vocals
  • Petra Fisher – "casserloe", "marmite fourneaux"
  • Christa Fast – "bon esprit", "bonne companie"
  • Ingo Krauff – "studio retours"
  • Programe – management
  • El Lagarto – mixing, reverb, compressor
  • Jako – "volant", "accordeur", "loi du stage"
  • La Couette "Reundüf" – tour manager
  • Chinois – "retours"
  • Spory – lights

Charts[edit]

Chart Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] 72
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 40
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 32

Certifications and sales[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[7] 2× Gold 300,000[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Snowden, Don. "King of Bongo - Mano Negra". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  2. ^ Magazine Rolling Stone, n°18 of February 2010, ISSN 1764-1071
  3. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Mano Negra – King Of Bongo" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Mano Negra – King Of Bongo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Mano Negra – King Of Bongo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Marketing to A&R" (PDF). Billboard. 27 July 1991. p. F-28. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  7. ^ "French album certifications – Mano Negra – King Og Bongo" (in French). InfoDisc. Select MANO NEGRA and click OK. 

External links[edit]

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