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Próxima estación: Esperanza
World · 2001 · 17 tracks

Próxima estación: Esperanza

Manu Chao

A sun-soaked collage of nomadic reggae, street noise, and multilingual folk. Warm, repetitive, and deeply hopeful, it sounds like a postcard from a global traveler.

June 1, 2001 · Virgin

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A radiant, sun-drenched optimism tempered by the gentle melancholy of a constant traveler.

Tracklist · 17 Tracks
01
Merry Blues
3:36
02
Bixo
1:52
03
Eldorado 1997
1:30
04
Promiscuity
1:36
05
La primavera
1:53
06
Me gustas tú
4:00
07
Denia
4:39
08
Mi vida
2:33
09
Trapped by Love
1:55
10
Le rendez-vous
1:57
11
Mr. Bobby
3:49
12
Papito
2:51
13
La chinita
1:34
14
La marea
2:17
15
Homens
3:18
16
La vacaloca
2:24
17
Infinita tristeza
3:56
Moments Worth Listening For
The rhythmic integration of the Madrid Metro announcement 'Próxima estación: Esperanza' acting as a structural heartbeat for the record.
The transition into 'Me gustas tú' where the simple, repetitive guitar figure becomes an irresistible hypnotic mantra.
The haunting French spoken word passage over space-age soundscapes in the closing track 'Infinita tristeza'.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Próxima estación: Esperanza sound next to the rest of Manu Chao's catalogue?

Hopeful+1.8σ

Hopeful saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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