''Radio Bemba Sound System'' is a

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that was released in 2002. It is the accompanying CD to the performer's live

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

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-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.

Track listing

# "Intro" – 0:50 # "Bienvenida a Tijuana" – 01:55 # "Machine Gun" – 02:13 # "Por Dónde Saldrá el Sol?" – 02:41 # "Peligro" – 03:09 # "Welcome to Tijuana" – 02:50 # "El Viento" – 02:41 # "Casa Babylon" – 02:34 # "Por el Suelo" – 03:55 # "Blood and Fire" – 02:35 # "EZLN... Para Tod@s Todo..." – 01:41 # "Mr. Bobby" – 03:36 # "Bongo Bong" – 01:05 # "Radio Bemba" – 00:20 # "Qué Pasó Qué Pasó" – 00:54 # "Pinocchio (Viaggio In Groppa Al Tonno)" – 00:45 # "Cahí en la Trampa" – 02:10 # "Clandestino" – 02:59 # "Rumba de Barcelona" – 03:31 # "La Despedida" – 04:02 # " Mala Vida" – 02:26 # "Radio Bemba" – 00:34 # "Qué Pasó Qué Pasó" – 01:10 # "Pinocchio (Viaggio In Groppa Al Tonno)" – 00:45 # "La Primavera" – 03:32 # "The Monkey" – 01:59 # "King Kong Five" – 02:44 # "Minha Galera" – 03:17 # "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

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{{Authority control Manu Chao albums 2002 live albums Virgin Records live albums