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La Radiolina

Manu Chao Format: Audio CD
4.6 out of 5 stars 186 ratings
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Track Listings

1 13 Dias
2 Tristeza Maleza
3 Politik Kills
4 Rainin In Paradize
5 Besoin de la Lune
6 El Kitapena
7 Me Llaman Calle
8 A Cosa
9 The Bleedin Clown
10 Mundoreves
11 El Hoyo
12 La Vida Tombola
13 Mala Fama
14 Panik Panik
15 Otro Mundo
16 Piccola Radiolina
17 Y Ahora Que ?
18 Mama Cuchara
19 Siberia
20 Sone Otro Mundo
21 Amalucada Vida

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La Radiolina is the hotly anticipated album new album from legendary French-Spanish performer and songwriter Manu Chao. His first new studio album in six years, it is the follow-up to Chao's three million-selling `Próxima Estación: Esperanza' in 2001 and his break through debut solo album `Clandestino' on 1998. Cited by the late Joe Strummer as one of his favourite artists, Manu Chao recorded La Radiolina in Barcelona. The new album was written and produced by Chao with the help of mixers Mario Caldato Jr. (Beastie Boys and Jack Johnson) and Andrew Scheps (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mars Volta). La Radiolina has already been called "a kaleidoscope of brilliant ideas and global musics, full of passionate conviction, nostalgia and celebration, and as such is a more than worthy successor to `Clandestino" and it has already received a rave 5/5 star review in UNCUT Magazine.

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EXodus -Style Crossover From World Music Superstar (5 out of 5 Stars)
-- Uncut - September 2007

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  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.7 x 13.97 x 1.27 cm; 58.97 g
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Because
  • Manufacturer reference ‏ : ‎ BEC5772125
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Because
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000S0YLQG
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Best Sellers Rank: 376,559 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
  • Customer reviews:
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  • Magdalena
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good quality all over
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 June 2014
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    I've hear Manu's songs before, but never really knew it was him. It changed after I visited a Spanish restaurant and heard "Me gusta" and decided to look it up on internet. I found "Me gusta" and many other really great tunes. I bought "La Radiolina" mainly because "Me llaman calle" which was a bit of risk, but whole CD is at least good and some tunes are simply great.
    One thing about Manu that I like is that he manages to keep relatively good quality of music on all his albums (I now own all of them ;) ) which is a nice surprise: I listen to all of them with pleasure.
    Certainly recommended for those who lie this kind of music..... (not sure what it really is..... ;) but I laways know it when I hear it lol )
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  • Phil Hocking
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great album
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 December 2014
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    Wonderful album, very pleased with it. Delivery reasonably speedy as far as I remember. Great music for getting the chores done to
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  • Zsolt
    5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 January 2013
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    Very good, really nice music. I actually gave this away as a present once but now I own it again :)
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  • E. A. Solinas
    4.0 out of 5 stars Welcome to paradise!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 September 2007
    Manu Chao is a not what you think of "world music" as being. For many people, that equals weird, inaccessable music played on instruments you can't identify.

    In the case of Manu Chao, it means something far warmer and more enjoyable, full of driving catchy Eurorock rhythms, funky edges, a crazy Spanish flavour, and vaguely political sensibilities. It's been six years since his last internationally-released album, but "La Radiolina" (translation: the little radio) was an event worth waiting for.

    It kicks off with the "13 D¡as," a racing blur of folky-rocky-guitar and lots of mumbling. But that's only the warm-up into the melodious, brass-band-edged rocker "Tristeza Maleza," which sounds like Spoon got invaded by Andalusian musicians, and the hypnotic guitar-rap of "Politik Kills ("Politik needs your mind/politik needs human beings/politik needs lies...")

    And with the driving, blurring, siren-laden "Rainin In Paradize," the album really blossoms into all it can be -- colourful bouncy folkpop, sensual ballads, meditative little tunes, driving little rockers flavoured with odd sounds and fiery tight guitars, and a long stretch of swirling Spanish-inspired music.

    It finishes up with a wicked trio of songs -- a kinetic, high-speed electrorocker with a sly smile woven into all the buzzing, a meditative little instrumental on acoustic guitar, and finally the driving "Y Ahora Qu_" with its blazing bass and ringing riffs.

    It's a suitably energetic finale to an album that is uptempo and intense, but without being oppressive about it. Instead, Mano Chao gives his music a relaxed feel -- it's like being at a colourful nighttime party with plenty of food, drink and dancing, but in a city full of turmoil during the day.

    The main instrument here is guitar, and it's played here with extreme versatility -- depending on who's playing it, it can form driving, hard riffs, peppy pop rhythms, or a sensual cascade of gentle flamenco strings. Wound around it is a colourful array of other instruments -- blaring rows of trumpets, rattling drums, strong basslines, and waves of looping, buzzing and/or shimmering keyboard. It's pretty intense,

    I'm ashamed to admit that I don't know more than a spattering of Spanish or French, and only a little more Spanglish. But the meaning behind many of these songs is pretty clear, with Chao taking aim with his smooth voice -- the violent face of politics, the "wind of Washington," and the "paradises" of the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe with its fatalities, atrocities, and rain.

    Manu Chao's colourful, world-music style is one that it's hard not to warm to, and "La Radiolina" is a primo example of what he can conjure. Beautiful, creative and full of life.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 August 2017
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    Fantastic!!! Thank you!
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  • 60 and counting
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good - very good.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 February 2015
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    Still playing this wonderful album - louder the better!
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  • Natty Fred
    3.0 out of 5 stars Manu Chao loses his way!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 October 2007
    After a long wait, Manu Chao's latest release is quite an anti-climax. There are a number of elements that will probably grate with many of Chao's more discerning followers:

    1. Unrelenting rock drums - I find these really obtrusive and my guess is that these are intended to help beef up his live shows a la stadium rock: in my opinion they are really unnecessary, and indeed go against the fundamental grain of Manu Chao's song-writing sensibilities.

    2. Sirens - don't get me wrong, I love imaginative use of electronic sounds and love the way Manu Chao's previously used them on past albums, but the use of these in this instance is overly repetitious and mindless and simply does nothing to enhance the music.

    3. Other monikers are frequently recycled to a degree that almosts insults the listener. To do it subtly and sparingly can be an artform as previously perfected by Manu Chao. However, well before the end of this album you are left thinking "what is he going to recycle next?"; it's almost that predictable!

    4. Loss of the sense of fun and spontaneity: the rock aspect of the album comes across as over-produced clutter, relegating Manu's true forte, the often cheeky and charismatic simplicity of his songs, to the background. The superimposition of a stadium rock template really is a case of trying fit a square shape into a triangle!

    All said though, this isn't actually a bad album which does have its moments, but it's just not a very good one either. It's clearly been over-hyped and is the product of a man whose creative energies have been overwhelmed by those of an industry looking to extract every last dollar by catapulting him, willing or not, further into the mainstream.

    As an intro for people whose tastes lean towards rock, this probably isn't a bad start point to Manu Chao's work: they can rest assured that his previous studio albums will only improve their Manu Chao experience!
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  • Elliot R
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 May 2017
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    nice cd
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  • Fabio G
    5.0 out of 5 stars Cd Spettacolare - Condizioni Ottime
    Reviewed in Italy on 3 May 2024
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    Cd Spettacolare - Condizioni Ottime

    CD e Venditore Consigliatissimi!!!
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  • Rejean Blouin
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on 8 June 2016
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    Happy.
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  • Dario
    5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELENTE
    Reviewed in Spain on 1 October 2020
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    Gran disco de Manu. Lástima que sea el último en estudio con su nombre.
    Han pasado 13 años y no 13 días.
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  • agustin del pino valero
    5.0 out of 5 stars it's alright! Very good service.
    Reviewed in the United States on 3 June 2024
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    it's alright! Very good service.
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  • Bourne
    5.0 out of 5 stars Genialer Musiker aus den 90ern
    Reviewed in Germany on 24 July 2025
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    CDs sind im Zeitalter von Spotify und Co wie Schallplatten für mich damals. Manu Chao ist IMHO einer der besten Musiker der späten 1990er und frühen 2000er Jahre Habe die CDs seiner Zeit rauf und runter gehört.
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