Casa Babylon
{{Infobox album
| name = Casa Babylon
| type = studio
| artist = Mano Negra
| cover = Mano_Negra_-_Casa_Babylon.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|1994|05|06}}
| recorded =
| studio = Studio Ornano, Paris
| genre = French rock
| length = {{Duration|m=49|s=22}}
| label = Virgin France S.A.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3TUFf2YFmYcC&pg=PT289|title=Clandestino: In Search of Manu Chao|first=Peter|last=Culshaw|date=May 9, 2013|publisher=Profile Books|via=Google Books}}
| producer = Mano Negra
| prev_title = In the Hell of Patchinko
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = Bande Originale Du Livre
| next_year = 1994
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/casa-babylon-mw0000664734|title=Casa Babylon - Mano Negra|publisher=AllMusic|first=Don|last=Snowden|accessdate=12 April 2019}}
}}
Casa Babylon is the fourth and final studio album by Mano Negra, released in 1994.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mano-negra-mn0000952834/biography|title=Mano Negra Biography, Songs, & Albums|website=AllMusic}}{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wt2hAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA98|title=Protest Music in France: Production, Identity and Audiences|first=Dr Barbara|last=Lebrun|date=January 28, 2013|publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.|via=Google Books}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Viva Zapata
| writer1 = Mano Negra
| length1 = 2:04
| title2 = Casa Babylon
| writer2 = Manu Chao, Mano Negra
| length2 = 2:34
| title3 = The Monkey
| writer3 = Dave Bartholomew, Mano Negra
| length3 = 2:47
| title4 = Señor Matanza
| writer4 = Manu Chao, Mano Negra
| length4 = 4:06
| title5 = Santa Maradona
| writer5 = Manu Chao, Mano Negra
| length5 = 3:27
| title6 = Super Chango
| writer6 = Manu Chao, Mano Negra
| length6 = 2:53
| title7 = Bala Perdida
| writer7 = Fidel Nadal, Manu Chao, Mano Negra
| length7 = 2:13
| title8 = Machine Gun
| writer8 = Manu Chao, Mano Negra
| length8 = 4:25
| title9 = El Alakran
| writer9 = Manu Chao
| length9 = 3:50
| title10 = Mama Perfecta
| writer10 = Traditional; arranged by Mano Negra
| length10 = 1:54
| title11 = Love and Hate
| writer11 = Manu Chao, Mano Negra, José Manuel Ortega Heredia "Manzanita"
| length11 = 2:28
| title12 = Drives Me Crazy
| writer12 = Manu Chao, Mano Negra
| length12 = 3:38
| title13 = Hamburger Fields
| writer13 = Manu Chao, Mano Negra
| length13 = 3:14
| title14 = La Vida
| writer14 = Manu Chao, Philippe Teboul, J.M. Andre
| length14 = 2:41
| title15 = Sueño De Solentíname
| writer15 = Manu Chao
| length15 = 3:51
| title16 = This Is My World
| writer16 = Mano Negra
| length16 = 4:57
}}
Personnel
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- Manu Chao – lead vocals, guitar
- Antoine Chao – trumpet, vocals
- Santiago Casariego – drums, vocals
- Philippe Teboul – percussion, vocals
- Daniel Jamet – lead guitar, vocals
- Joseph Dahan – bass guitar, vocals
- Thomas Darnal – keyboards, vocals
- Pierre "Krøpöl" Gauthé – trumpet, vocals
- Fidel Nadal – vocals
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Guest musicians
- Anouk – vocals
- Ana – vocals
- Rocio – vocals
- Djerba – vocals
- Abraham – vocals
- Jhonder – vocals
- Carlos de Nicaragua – vocals
- Napo Romero – vocals
- Matéo Van Vliet – vocals
- Jello Biafra – vocals
- Les Moskokids – vocals
- Tempo – bass guitar (9)
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Charts
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| {{Album chart|Switzerland|32|artist=Mano Negra|album=Casa Babylon|rowheader=true|accessdate=12 April 2019}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Frank Sinatra|title=Duets|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1993|certyear=1995|certref={{cite book |last=Salaverrie |first=Fernando |date=September 2005 |url=http://www.mediafire.com/file/vqzno2c0fe48zam/Spanish+Certifications+for+1991-1995.pdf |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |language=Spanish |edition=1st |location=Madrid |publisher=Fundación Autor/SGAE |page=938 |isbn=84-8048-639-2 |accessdate=16 September 2019}}}}
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References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|59637|Casa Babylon}}
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