King of Bongo

{{Infobox album

| name = King of Bongo

| type = studio

| artist = Mano Negra

| cover = Mano_Negra_-_King_Of_Bongo.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|df=yes|1991|04|01}}

| recorded =

| studio = Mix It; Conny's Studio; Roadhouse, Paris

| genre = French rock

| length = {{Duration|m=41|s=08}}

| label = Virgin France S.A.

| producer = Mano Negra

| prev_title = Puta's Fever

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = Amerika Perdida

| next_year = 1991

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/king-of-bongo-mw0000224855|title=King of Bongo - Mano Negra|publisher=AllMusic|first=Don|last=Snowden|accessdate=12 April 2019}}

}}

King of Bongo is the third studio album by Mano Negra, released in 1991. The French edition of Rolling Stone magazine named it the 61st greatest French rock album (out of 100).Magazine Rolling Stone, n°18 of February 2010, {{ISSN|1764-1071}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| title1 = Bring the Fire

| writer1 = Manu Chao, Mano Negra

| length1 = 3:27

| title2 = King of Bongo

| writer2 = Manu Chao, Mano Negra

| length2 = 3:38

| title3 = Don't Want You No More

| writer3 = Manu Chao, Mano Negra

| length3 = 3:07

| title4 = Le Bruit du frigo

| writer4 = Manu Chao, Mano Negra

| length4 = 3:10

| title5 = Letter to the Censors

| writer5 = Manu Chao, Mano Negra

| length5 = 2:30

| title6 = El Jako

| writer6 = Manu Chao, Mano Negra

| length6 = 2:48

| title7 = It's My Heart

| writer7 = Mano Negra

| length7 = 1:42

| title8 = Mad Man's Dead

| writer8 = Manu Chao, Mano Negra

| length8 = 2:43

| title9 = Out of Time Man

| writer9 = Manu Chao, Mano Negra

| length9 = 3:25

| title10 = Mme Oscar

| writer10 = Manu Chao, Mano Negra

| length10 = 2:37

| title11 = Welcome in Occident

| writer11 = Manu Chao, Mano Negra

| length11 = 4:20

| title12 = Furious Fiesta

| writer12 = Manu Chao, Mano Negra

| length12 = 1:26

| title13 = The Fool

| writer13 = Naomi Ford, Lee Hazlewood; arranged by Mano Negra

| length13 = 2:49

| title14 = Paris la nuit

| writer14 = Manu Chao

| length14 = 3:20

}}

Personnel

Mano Negra

  • Oscar Tramor (Manu Chao) – lead vocals, guitar, accordion, keyboard
  • Tonio Del Borño (Antoine Chao) – trumpet, vocals
  • Santiago "El Águila" Casariego – drums, vocals
  • Garbancito (Philippe Teboul) – percussion, vocals, guitar
  • Roger Cageot (Daniel Jamet) – lead guitar, vocals, kazoo
  • Jo (Joseph Dahan) – bass guitar, vocals, synthesizer, guitar
  • Helmut Krumar (Thomas Darnal) – keyboards, vocals, guitar, triangle

Additional personnel

  • Bruno Gephard – delay, noise gate, midi synch, patch
  • Anouk – vocals
  • Petra Fisher – "casserloe", "marmite fourneaux"
  • Christa Fast – "bon esprit", "bonne companie"
  • Ingo Krauff – "studio retours"
  • Programe – management
  • El Lagarto – mixing, reverb, compressor
  • Jako – "volant", "accordeur", "loi du stage"
  • La Couette "Reundüf" – tour manager
  • Chinois – "retours"
  • Spory – lights

Charts

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{{Album chart|Netherlands|72|artist=Mano Negra|album=King Of Bongo|rowheader=true|accessdate=12 April 2019}}
{{Album chart|Sweden|40|artist=Mano Negra|album=King Of Bongo|rowheader=true|accessdate=12 April 2019}}
{{Album chart|Switzerland|32|artist=Mano Negra|album=King Of Bongo|rowheader=true|accessdate=12 April 2019}}

Certifications and sales

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Mano Negra|title=King Og Bongo|type=album|award=Gold|number=2|relyear=1991|certyear=1992|source=infodisc|salesamount=300,000|salesref={{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music//Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-07-27.pdf|title=Marketing to A&R|magazine=Billboard|page=F-28|date=27 July 1991|issn=0006-2510|accessdate=3 May 2022}}}}

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References

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