King of Bongo

1991 studio album by Mano Negra

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

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

Certifications and sales

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)