Wednesday, 9 October 2013

Album: Red Hot + Fela (Knitting Factory Records)

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Fela Kuti lives on. AIDS awareness organization Red Hot has partnered with cross-genre collaborators representing rock, hip-hop, Americana, and classical for the release of Fela Kuti compositions on Red Hot + Fela. The album features classic Fela anthems like "Lady" recorded by tUnE-yArDs, Questlove, Angelique Kidjo, and Akua Naru, "ITT" by Superhuman Happiness, "No Buredi" reimagined as an electro-house track by Nneka, Sinkane, Amayo, and "Afrodisco Beat 2013" by Tony Allen, M1 + Baloji. It also includes cover versions by Spoek Mathambo, Brittany Howard (from Alabama Shakes), the Kronos Quartet along with TV On The Radios' Kyp Malone and Tunde Adembimpe, and many more.

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  1. Ellen Weissbuch14 January 2014 at 22:00

    Thanks for bringing our attention to this. I'm so grateful I had the opportunity to see Fela so often when I lived in London. It's very appropriate that there is a Red Hot compilation honoring him.

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  2. Gerry Hectic8 October 2025 at 16:38

    Jazz Cafe (London) Sunday 23rd November 2025
    12pm & 6.30pm– (£150 – £195)
    Angélique Kidjo and Alexandre Tharaud
    Grammy-winning Angélique Kidjo and acclaimed French pianist Alexandre Tharaud unite to celebrate the French songbook. Together, they reinterpret classics by Édith Piaf, Serge Gainsbourg, Joséphine Baker, and other French gems in a unique live performance blending Kidjo’s dynamic voice with Tharaud’s masterful piano.

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