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Radio Bemba Sound System

{{Infobox album

| name = Radio Bemba Sound System

| type = live

| artist = Manu Chao

| cover = Radio_Bemba_Sound_System.jpg

| alt =

| released = 17 September 2002

| recorded = 4–5 September 2001

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Latin, reggae, ska

| length = 1:04:24

| label = Virgin

| producer = Renaud Letang

| prev_title = Próxima Estación: Esperanza

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = Sibérie m'était contéee

| next_year = 2004

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r605964}}

| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev2Score = A−Hermes, Will. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20090425184132/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,365691,00.html Music Review: Radio Bemba Sound System]", Entertainment Weekly, 25 October 2002.

| rev3 = Pitchfork Media

| rev3Score = (8.0/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/reviews/albums/12036-estacion-proxima-esperanza-radio-bemba-sound-system/ Pitchfork Media review]

}}

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.

Track listing

  1. "Intro" – 0:50
  2. "Bienvenida a Tijuana" – 01:55
  3. "Machine Gun" – 02:13
  4. "Por Dónde Saldrá el Sol?" – 02:41
  5. "Peligro" – 03:09
  6. "Welcome to Tijuana" – 02:50
  7. "El Viento" – 02:41
  8. "Casa Babylon" – 02:34
  9. "Por el Suelo" – 03:55
  10. "Blood and Fire" – 02:35
  11. "EZLN... Para Tod@s Todo..." – 01:41
  12. "Mr. Bobby" – 03:36
  13. "Bongo Bong" – 01:05
  14. "Radio Bemba" – 00:20
  15. "Qué Pasó Qué Pasó" – 00:54
  16. "Pinocchio (Viaggio In Groppa Al Tonno)" – 00:45
  17. "Cahí en la Trampa" – 02:10
  18. "Clandestino" – 02:59
  19. "Rumba de Barcelona" – 03:31
  20. "La Despedida" – 04:02
  21. "Mala Vida" – 02:26
  22. "Radio Bemba" – 00:34
  23. "Qué Pasó Qué Pasó" – 01:10
  24. "Pinocchio (Viaggio In Groppa Al Tonno)" – 00:45
  25. "La Primavera" – 03:32
  26. "The Monkey" – 01:59
  27. "King Kong Five" – 02:44
  28. "Minha Galera" – 03:17
  29. "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 Sierra Maestra by the Castro-and-Guevara-led rebels in the Cuban Revolution.

Charts

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scope="col"| Chart (2002)

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position

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{{album chart|Flanders|10|artist=Manu Chao|album=Radio Bemba Sound System|rowheader=true|accessdate=18 June 2021}}
{{album chart|Wallonia|1|artist=Manu Chao|album=Radio Bemba Sound System|rowheader=true|accessdate=18 June 2021}}
{{album chart|Denmark|35|artist=Manu Chao|album=Radio Bemba Sound System|rowheader=true|accessdate=18 June 2021}}
{{album chart|Netherlands|52|artist=Manu Chao|album=Radio Bemba Sound System|rowheader=true|accessdate=18 June 2021}}
{{album chart|France|3|artist=Manu Chao|album=Radio Bemba Sound System|rowheader=true|accessdate=18 June 2021}}
{{album chart|Germany4|32|id=4191|artist=Manu Chao|album=Radio Bemba Sound System|rowheader=true|accessdate=18 June 2021}}
{{album chart|Italy|13|artist=Manu Chao|album=Radio Bemba Sound System|rowheader=true|accessdate=18 June 2021}}
{{album chart|Norway|13|artist=Manu Chao|album=Radio Bemba Sound System|rowheader=true|accessdate=18 June 2021}}
{{album chart|Sweden|20|artist=Manu Chao|album=Radio Bemba Sound System|rowheader=true|accessdate=18 June 2021}}
{{album chart|Switzerland|2|artist=Manu Chao|album=Radio Bemba Sound System|rowheader=true|accessdate=18 June 2021}}

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=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"| Chart (2002)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2002&cat=a|title=Rapports Annuels 2002|publisher=Ultratop|accessdate=18 June 2021}}

| 82

scope="row"|Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040902000408/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt2.html|archivedate=September 2, 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt2.html|title=Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002|website=Jam!|accessdate=March 28, 2022}}

| 178

scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP){{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2002|title=Top de l'année Top Albums 2002|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|accessdate=18 June 2021}}

| 53

scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2002/alben|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2002|website=hitparade.ch|accessdate=18 June 2021}}

| 54

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scope="col"| Chart (2003)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2003&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten 2003|publisher=Ultratop|accessdate=10 October 2021}}

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Argentina|type=album|title=Radio Bemba|artist=Manu Chao|award=Gold|relyear=2002|certyear=2002|certref={{cite web|url=http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=1&LanDesde_AA=1980&LanHasta_MM=12&LanHasta_AA=2010&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20110706084844/http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=1&LanDesde_AA=1980&LanHasta_MM=12&LanHasta_AA=2010&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP |archivedate= 6 July 2011 |title=Discos de oro y platino |accessdate=5 May 2018 |publisher=Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas |language=Spanish |url-status=dead }}}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Belgium|artist=Manu Chao|title=Radio Bemba Sound System|award=Gold|certyear=2005|relyear=2002}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=France|artist=Manu Chao|title=Radio Bemba Sound System|award=Gold|number=2|certyear=2003|relyear=2002}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Manu Chao|title=Radio bemba sound system|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2002|certyear=2002|certref={{cite book |last=Salaverrie |first=Fernando |date=September 2005 |url=http://www.mediafire.com/file/pd758fesp2w7i7f/Spanish+Certifications+for+1996-1999.pdf |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |language=Spanish |edition=1st |location=Madrid |publisher=Fundación Autor/SGAE |page=964 |isbn=84-8048-639-2 |accessdate=30 September 2019}}}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Switzerland|artist=Manu Chao|title=Radio Bemba Sound System|award=Gold|certyear=2002|relyear=2002}}

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References

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Category:Manu Chao albums

Category:2002 live albums

Category:Virgin Records live albums