King of Bongo

King of Bongo
Studio album by Mano Negra
Released	1 April 1991 (1991-04-01)
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
Puta's Fever (1989) King of Bongo (1991) Amerika Perdida (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

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]

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

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
3. "Dutchcharts.nl – Mano Negra – King Of Bongo" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
4. "Swedishcharts.com – Mano Negra – King Of Bongo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
5. "Swisscharts.com – Mano Negra – King Of Bongo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
6. "Marketing to A&R" (PDF). Billboard. 27 July 1991. p. F-28. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
7. "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)