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- Summary: The second volume of Fela Kuti cover songs for the Red Hot Organization featuring African artists as Baloji, Angelique Kidjo, Kuku, Akua Naru as well as Western artists including Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes, Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs, Jim James, and My Morning Jacket.
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- Record Label: Knitting Factory Records
- Genre(s): Electronic, Rap, R&B, Funk, Garage, Club/Dance, International, Dubstep, African Traditions, Experimental Dub, Afro-Pop, Afro-beat
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Oct 16, 2013Even though the album comes in at nearly 80 minutes, surprisingly it doesn’t feel too long. This is largely because it doesn’t get stuck in an Afrobeat rut.
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Oct 16, 2013Red Hot + Fela's unique yet nearly seamless-sounding collaborations offer a deeper hearing of Afrobeat in light of its wide-ranging implications trans-culturally, both in the present era and as it points toward the future.
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Oct 16, 2013A worthy homage.
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Oct 16, 2013Although many tribute albums have a tendency to come across as disposable, Red Hot + Fela stands with the best Red Hot has to offer.
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Dec 3, 2013The album probably won’t transform you, but parts of it can transfix you.
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Oct 16, 2013Red Hot + Fela largely presents itself as a blur of lesser, briefer imitations of Fela's Afrobeat grooves, liberally sprinkled with pro forma rapping and vocalists singing lyrics that have lost the political fire they once had.
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UncutNov 1, 2013It's those who deviate furthest from Fela's template who reap the greatest rewards. [Dec 2013, p.71]
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