King of Bongo

King of Bongo
Studio album by Mano Negra
Released	1 April 1991
Recorded	1990 - 1991 at Mix It, Conny's Studio & Roadhouse in Paris
Genre	Alternative rock, Latin alternative, French rock, Worldbeat
Length	41:08
Label	Virgin France S.A.
Producer	Mano Negra
Mano Negra chronology
Puta's Fever (1989)Puta's Fever1989 King of Bongo (1991) Amerika Perdida (1991)Amerika Perdida1991

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King of Bongo is an album by Mano Negra, released on 1 April 1991. The album was mainly aimed at the American audience, and as such most of the songs are in English. The French edition of Rolling Stone magazine named this album the 61st greatest French rock album (out of 100).^[2]

Track listing

1. "Bring The Fire" (Manu Chao, Mano Negra) – 3:27
2. "King of Bongo" (Manu Chao, Mano Negra) – 3:38
3. "Don't Want You No More" (Manu Chao, Mano Negra) – 3:07
4. "Le Bruit Du Frigo" (Manu Chao, Mano Negra) – 3:10
5. "Letter To The Censors" (Manu Chao, Mano Negra) – 2:30
6. "El Jako" (Manu Chao, Mano Negra) – 2:48
7. "It's My Heart" (Mano Negra) – 1:42
8. "Mad Man's Dead" (Manu Chao, Mano Negra) – 2:43
9. "Out Of Time Man" (Manu Chao, Mano Negra) – 3:25
10. "Mme Oscar" (Manu Chao, Mano Negra) – 2:37
11. "Welcome In Occident" (Manu Chao, Mano Negra) – 4:20
12. "Furious Fiesta" (Manu Chao, Mano Negra) – 1:26
13. "The Fool" (Lee Hazlewood, arranged by Mano Negra) – 2:49
14. "Paris La Nuit" (Manu Chao) – 3:20

Personnel

• Oscar Tramor (Manu Chao) – Lead Vocals & Guitar
• Tonio Del Borño (Antoine Chao) – Trompet & Vocals
• Santiago "El Águila" Casariego – Drums & Vocals
• Garbancito (Philippe Teboul) – Percussion & Vocals
• Roger Cageot (Daniel Jamet) – Lead Guitar & Vocals
• Jo (Olivier Dahan) – Bass & Vocals
• Helmut Krumar (Thomas Darnal) – Keyboards & Vocals

Guest musicians

• Anouk – Vocals

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