King of Bongo

King of Bongo
King of Bongo
Studio album by Mano Negra
Released	1 April 1991
Studio	Mix It; Conny's Studio; Roadhouse, Paris
Genre	French rock
Length	41:08
Label	Virgin France S.A.
Producer	Mano Negra
Mano Negra chronology

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).^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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"	Naomi Ford, Lee Hazlewood; arranged by Mano Negra	2:49
14.	"Paris la nuit"	Manu Chao	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

Chart	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[3]	72
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[4]	40
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[5]	32

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)^[7]	2× Gold	300,000^[6]

References

^ Snowden, Don. "King of Bongo - Mano Negra". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
^ Magazine Rolling Stone, n°18 of February 2010, ISSN 1764-1071
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Mano Negra – King Of Bongo" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Mano Negra – King Of Bongo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Mano Negra – King Of Bongo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
^ "Marketing to A&R" (PDF). Billboard. 27 July 1991. p. F-28. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
^ "French album certifications – Mano Negra – King Og Bongo" (in French). InfoDisc. Select MANO NEGRA and click OK.

External links

King of Bongo at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Snowden, Don. "King of Bongo - Mano Negra". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 April 2019.

[2] Magazine Rolling Stone, n°18 of February 2010, ISSN 1764-1071

[ac_Netherlands_Mano_Negra-3] "Dutchcharts.nl – Mano Negra – King Of Bongo" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2019.

[ac_Sweden_Mano_Negra-4] "Swedishcharts.com – Mano Negra – King Of Bongo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2019.

[ac_Switzerland_Mano_Negra-5] "Swisscharts.com – Mano Negra – King Of Bongo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2019.

[billboard1991-6] "Marketing to A&R" (PDF). Billboard. 27 July 1991. p. F-28. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 3 May 2022.

[FranceMano_NegraKing_Og_BongoalbumCertRef-7] "French album certifications – Mano Negra – King Og Bongo" (in French). InfoDisc. Select MANO NEGRA and click OK.

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