Anyone who's caught Manu Chao and his band Radio Bemba Sound System at one of their live gigs will testify that the Parisian troubadour sure knows how to throw a party. This live album draws on reggae, salsa, and Latin pop songs from Chao's first two excellent solo albums (Clandestino and Proxima Estación: Esperanza) as well as joyous gems from his time leading the more punk-tinged Mano Negra. While the styles vary as often as the languages (Chao flits from Spanish to English to French as he translates his life as a global nomad into his music), the common thread is a sense of vitality and hope. From the uplifting reggae of "Bienvenida a Tijuana" to the African pop and salsa of "Casa Babylon," this album showcases Chao's role as the pied piper of multiculturalism, leading his crowd on a (literally) merry dance. And it's the crowd that really makes these 29 tracks come into their own. You can almost picture the mob waving, cheering, blowing whistles, shouting into megaphones, and generally having the wildest time this side of Rio Mardi Gras. A great flashback for those who have seen Chao live and a perfect introduction for recent converts. --Ian Watson
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ASIN: B00006CJOY Release Date: 2002-09-17 |
Tracks:
- Intro
- Bienvenida A Tijuana
- Machine Gun
- Por Donde Saldra El Sol?
- Peligro
- Welcome To Tijuana
- El Viento
- Casa Babylon
- Por El Suelo
- Blood And Fire
- Ezln...Para Tod@s Todo...
- Mr. Bobby
- Bongo Bong
- Radio Bemba
- Que Paso Que Paso
- Pinocchio
- Cahi En La Trampa
- Clandestino
- Rumba De Barcelona
- La Despedida
- Mala Vida
- Radio Bemba
- Que Paso Que Paso
- Pinocchio
- La Primavera
- The Monkey
- King Kong Five
- Minha Galera
- Promiscuity
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Anyone who's caught Manu Chao and his band Radio Bemba Sound System at one of their live gigs will testify that the Parisian troubadour sure knows how to throw a party. This live album draws on reggae, salsa, and Latin pop songs from Chao's first two excellent solo albums (Clandestino and Proxima Estación: Esperanza) as well as joyous gems from his time leading the more punk-tinged Mano Negra. While the styles vary as often as the languages (Chao flits from Spanish to English to French as he translates his life as a global nomad into his music), the common thread is a sense of vitality and hope. From the uplifting reggae of "Bienvenida a Tijuana" to the African pop and salsa of "Casa Babylon," this album showcases Chao's role as the pied piper of multiculturalism, leading his crowd on a (literally) merry dance. And it's the crowd that really makes these 29 tracks come into their own. You can almost picture the mob waving, cheering, blowing whistles, shouting into megaphones, and generally having the wildest time this side of Rio Mardi Gras. A great flashback for those who have seen Chao live and a perfect introduction for recent converts. --Ian WatsonCustomer Reviews:
All time favourite.......2007-06-20
Happy Feeling.......2007-05-23
A good stress buster, and a lot of fun.
Excellent........2007-02-07
It's just excellent.
I strongly recommend it.
come on, people..........2006-07-07
i mean, come on. if you listen to this cd straight through, it doesn't make sense. if someone cut two minute snippets of twenty-nine songs and stuck them all together with masking tape, it would sound like this. songs don't start or end; jarring random cuts happen mid-song.
someone keeps bumping the jukebox, but you don't hear the needle scratch.
which might be cool if this wasn't a LIVE ALBUM. being a live recording, these cuts affect the sound of the audience as well. large crowds of people do not sound like this.
listening to this cd in my car made me mad enough to get off my butt and figure out how to post a review. and i like manu chao. whoever assembled this live package shouldn't be allowed to work with recordings again. this album is easily the most unlistenable thing i've heard in years.
Best live album ever........2005-12-15
Yes, it's mostly at one tempo but that one is fast. Very addictive if you are ready to hear something that you don't necessarily recognize. The best live album I have ever heard. Try not to listen in a car as this album causes repetitive swerves and generally too happy behavior for driving.
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