Nomadic Wax collaborates on Africa U2 Comp!
March 10, 2008
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In The Name Of Love: Africa Celebrates U2
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In The Name Of Love: Africa Celebrates U2 pays tribute to the music, culture and future of Africa, and an unprecedented musical homage to Bono and U2 for their ongoing humanitarian relief efforts aiding the beloved continent. Produced by Shawn Amos and Paul Heck, the compilation features Grammy Award-winning/nominated African artists as well as top up-and-coming talents, who have recorded 12 original interpretations of classic U2 hit songs and some of their more obscure material. The collection kicks off with Angelique Kidjo’s powerful multilingual cover of the 1991 chart-topper, “Mysterious Ways.” Aerosmith’s Joe Perry joins Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars for an upbeat, guitar-driven take on “Seconds,” a track from U2’s third studio release, War (1983). Rising Malian star, Vieux Farka Touré offers a trancy, Sahara Desert blues-influenced rendition of “Bullet The Blue Sky,” an absolute standout performance of one of U2’s most-played live in concert tunes. The African Underground All-stars featuring Chosan, Optimus and Iyeoka are in rare form with an audacious and upbeat redition of “Desire produced by Nomadic Wax and Notable Productions”.
In The Name Of Love: Africa Celebrates U2 sets itself apart from an array of other tribute albums with elaborate liner notes, including demographic information (e.g. each artist’s country of origin, date of independence, population size, main export, major issue facing the region, recent actions taken to improve its current state, and relevant websites with additional information). A portion of its proceeds will directly benefit The Global Fund, the world’s largest international financier of the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, so please enjoy and take part in the cause.
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