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2002 live album by Manu Chao From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Radio Bemba Sound System is a live album by Manu Chao that was released in 2002. It is the accompanying CD to the performer's live DVD 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. However the arrangements performed with Radio Bemba Sound System are more reggae-, ska-, and rock-oriented. The album is sequenced and edited in such a way that there is very little audience noise and cheering between the tracks, thus giving the impression of an all-night happy party - which calms down in the penultimate track ("Minha Galera") only to explode again in the last one ("Promiscuity"); the cheering at the end of "Promiscuity" is cut short by a very early fade.
Radio Bemba Sound System | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | 17 September 2002 | |||
Recorded | 4–5 September 2001 | |||
Genre | Latin, reggae, ska | |||
Length | 1:04:24 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Producer | Renaud Letang | |||
Manu Chao chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[2] |
Pitchfork Media | (8.0/10) [3] |
Radio Bemba Sound System is also the name of Manu Chao's backing band, named for the communication system used in the Sierra Maestra by the Castro-and-Guevara-led rebels in the Cuban Revolution.
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF)[20] | Gold | 20,000^ |
Belgium (BEA)[21] | Gold | 25,000* |
France (SNEP)[22] | 2× Gold | 200,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[23] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[24] | Gold | 20,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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