La Radiolina

La Radiolina
Studio album by Manu Chao
Publication (s)	2007
Label (s)	Because Music
Format (s)	CD, LP
Genre (s)	Reggae / world music / mestizo music
Title (number)	21st
occupation	Vocals , guitar , production : Manu Chao Lead guitar : Madjid Fahem Electric bass : Gambeat Keyboard : Cheik Tidiane Singing: Gambeat, Beatnik, Tonino Carotone Trumpet : Roy Paci , Angelo Mancini Drums : David Bourguigon Photography : Chucolinai
chronology Sibérie m'était contéee (2004) La Radiolina Baïon Arena (2009)

La Radiolina ( it . : The little radio) is the fourth studio album in the solo career of Manu Chao . It was published on September 4, 2007 and consists of songs in Spanish , French , English , Brazilian Portuguese and with the song A Cosa, for the first time for Manu Chao, also Italian .

As singles were Rainin In Paradize , Me Llaman Calle and policy Kills decoupled. The Serbian film director Emir Kusturica directed the music video for "Rainin In Paradize" .

Track list

1. 13 dias
2. Tristeza Maleza
3. Politics Kills
4. Rainin In Paradize (Scheps Version)
5. Besoin de la Lune
6. El Kitapena
7. Me Llaman Calle
8. A Cosa
9. The Bleedin Clown (Scheps Version)
10. Mundorévès
11. El Hoyo
12. La Vida Tómbola
13. Mala Fama
14. Panic panic
15. Otro Mundo
16. Piccola Radiolina
17. Y Ahora Qué?
18. Mama Cuchara
19. Siberia
20. Soñe Otro Mundo
21. Amalucada Vida

style

Compared to the albums Clandestino and Próxima Estación: Esperanza , La Radiolina is more oriented towards the punk- influenced style of the chaos band Mano Negra . The use of certain sound effects on several albums, a typical stylistic feature of Chaos solo albums, will, however, continue. Elements of some songs, such as certain riffs , are also taken up in other pieces.

reception

The album could only partially meet the high expectations. Jon Lusk from the BBC criticized that the songs seemed unfinished despite the six years that had passed since Próxima Estación: Esperanza . (The album Sibérie m'était contéee , which was released in 2004, was only released in a small edition and did not become very well known) Joe Tangari made a similar comment on Pitchfork Media , but emphasized that the album still contained a lot of great songs.

Chart placements

Charts (2007)	Top position
Austrian album charts	5
Swiss album charts	1
Spanish album charts	1
US Billboard 200	71

Web links

• Radiolina minisite on the official website (French)
• Translation ( memento of October 31, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) of the lyrics into German

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Jon Lusk: Review on the BBC homepage
2. ^ Agustin Gurza: Finding a sharp focus . Article on the Los Angeles Times homepage
3. ↑ Joe Tangari: Review at Pitchfork Media .
4. ↑ Manu Chao - La Radiolina - austriancharts.com . In: AustrianCharts.com . Retrieved October 11, 2009.
5. ↑ Manu Chao - La Radiolina - swisscharts.com . In: SwissCharts.com . Retrieved October 11, 2009.
6. ↑ Manu Chao - La Radiolina - spanishcharts.com . In: SpanishCharts.com . Retrieved October 11, 2009.