Red Hot + Fela

Red Hot + Fela

Artist

Various Artists

Label

Knitting Factory Records

Catalogue number

KFR1131-1

Release date

  • Vinyl, 2×LP, Limited Coloured
    10th Anniversary Color LP
  • Vinyl
  • CD
  • WAV / FLAC
  • MP3
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Fela Kuti lives on! This is the 10th Anniversary reissue of the classic tribute album pressed on opaque banana yellow and opaque red vinyl benefiting the Red Hot organization.

The album includes classic Fela anthems like “Lady” recorded by tUnE-yArDs, ?uestlove, Angelique Kidjo, and Akua Naru. “Who No Know Go No” by Childish Gambino and Just A Band; “Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am” recorded by My Morning Jacket, Merrill Garbus (from tUnE-yArDs), and Brittany Howard (from Alabama Shakes); “Zombie” recorded by Spoek Mathambo, Cerebral Cortex, and Frown; and “Sorrow, Tears & Blood” reworked by the Kronos Quartet along with TV On The Radio’s Kyp Malone and Tunde Adembimpe.

Since his death in 1997 from complications related to AIDS, Fela has grown from a West African household name and musician’s musician in Europe and the Americas, to a worldwide musical icon.

Red Hot is a not-for-profit dedicated to fighting AIDS through pop culture.

Produced by Anthony Demby and Paul Heck

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Track
Artist
Time
01
Buy Africa
Various Artists
00:05:22
02
Lady
Various Artists
00:05:16
03
Yellow Fever
Various Artists
00:04:05
04
No Buredi (No Bread)
Various Artists
00:05:29
05
Who No Know Go Know
Various Artists
00:06:02
06
Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am
Various Artists
00:14:13
07
Sorrow Tears + Blood
Various Artists
00:08:33
08
ITT (International Thief Thief)
Various Artists
00:06:03
09
Afrodisco Beat 2013
Various Artists
00:04:26
10
Gentleman
Various Artists
00:05:43
11
Highlife Time
Various Artists
00:03:38
12
Zombie
Various Artists
00:04:55
13
Go Slow
Various Artists
00:04:26