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01. MANU CHAO - Intro
02. MANU CHAO - Bienvenida a Tijuana
03. MANU CHAO - Machine Gun
04. MANU CHAO - Por donde saldra el sol?
05. MANU CHAO - Peligro
06. MANU CHAO - Welcome to Tijuana
07. MANU CHAO - El Viento
08. MANU CHAO - Casa Babylon
09. MANU CHAO - Por el suelo
10. MANU CHAO - Blood and Fire
11. MANU CHAO - Ezln? Para Tod@S Todo?
12. MANU CHAO - Mr. Bobby
13. MANU CHAO - Bongo Bong
14. MANU CHAO - Radio Bemba
15. MANU CHAO - Que paso que paso
16. MANU CHAO - Pinocchio (Vaggio in groppa al tonno)
17. MANU CHAO - Cahi en la trampa
18. MANU CHAO - Clandestino
19. MANU CHAO - Rumba de Barcelona
20. MANU CHAO - La Despedida
21. MANU CHAO - Mala Vida
22. MANU CHAO - Radio Bemba 2
23. MANU CHAO - Que paso que paso 2
24. MANU CHAO - Pinocchio 2 (Vaggio in groppa al tonno)
25. MANU CHAO - La Primavera
26. MANU CHAO - The Monkey
27. MANU CHAO - King Kong Five
28. MANU CHAO - Minha Galera
29. MANU CHAO - Promiscuity
ARTIST
TITLE
Radio Bemba Sound System
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
BEC 5161610 BEC 5161610
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
12/10/2013

Originally released in 2002. "Radio Bemba Sound System captures a 2001 live performance featuring songs from Esperanza, Clandestino, and the albums of Mano Negra. The recording, a blend of two performances, never lets up, packing all or part of 29 songs into an hour, and I think it captures the inclusive spirit of Chao's music even better than his studio work. The cheers at the end of 'Bienvenida a Tijuana' -- when the final line offers a ringing endorsement of sex and marijuana -- are amazing, and the transformation of punky Mano Negra songs such as 'Peligro,' 'The Monkey,' 'Mala Vida,' and 'Machine Gun' into multi-genred beasts is something to hear... Chao's 10-piece band is extremely versatile, augmenting a standard rock set-up with horns, accordion, and extra percussion. They leap from reggae to funky merengue to punk to flamenco with flourishes of surf, blues, North African rai, Central African rumba, mariachi, and rock'n'roll while also switching languages, sometimes in mid-song. Esperanza's subdued reggae track 'Mr. Bobby' is much funkier live, with a great psychedelic guitar solo and second, dancehall-ish vocal from Bidji. Because it samples two shows, a few songs appear twice but that feels like an appropriate side effect of the collage approach." --Pitchfork