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Fela Kuti lives on. Since his death in 1997, the Nigerian icon and Afrobeat originator has been transformed from musician’s musician with a cult-like following to a worldwide musical icon. Now Red Hot, the AIDS awareness organisation, has partnered with Knitting Factory Records to release a colourful collection of Fela Kuti compositions performed by cross-genre collaborators representing rock, hip hop, Americana, and classical.

The release includes classic Fela anthems like ‘Lady’, recorded by tUnE-yArDs, ?uestlove (The Roots), Angelique Kidjo and Akua Naru, ‘Zombie’ recorded by Spoek Mathambo, Cerebral Cortex and Frown, and ‘Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am’ recorded by My Morning Jacket, Merrill Garbus (from tUnE-yArDs), and Brittany Howard (from Alabama Shakes) and ‘Sorrow, Tears & Blood’ reworked by the Kronos Quartet along with TV On The Radio’s Kyp Malone and Tunde Adembimpe.

TRACK LISTING

01. Buy Africa – Baloji & L’Orchestre De La Katuba Featuring Kuku
02. Lady - TUnE-yArDs, Questlove, Angelique Kidjo + Akua Naru
03. Yellow Fever - Spoek Mathambo + Zaki Ibrahim
04. No Buredi - Nneka, Sinkane, Amayo + Superhuman Happiness
05. Who No Know Go No - Just A Band + Childish Gambino
06. Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am - My Morning Jacket W/ Merrill Garbus + Brittany Howard
07. Sorrow Tears And Blood - TV On The Radio’s Kyp Malone And Tunde Adebimpe, Kronos Quartet + Stuart Bogie
08. ITT - Superhuman Happiness W/ Sahr Ngaujah, Abena Koomson + Rubblebucket
09. Afrodisco Beat 2013 - Tony Allen, M1 + Baloji
10. Gentleman - Just A Band, Bajah + Chance The Rapper
11. Hi Life Time - GendEr Infinity
12. Zombie - Spoek Mathambo + Cerebral Cortex + Frown
13. Go Slow - King