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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. The 10th Anniversary Edition of Afrodisiac will be out on 27th October 2023 via Partisan Records.
Tracklist
1. Africa – Baloji & L’Orchestre de la Katuba featuring Kuku
2. Lady – tUnE-yArDs, ?uestlove, Angelique Kidjo + Akua Naru
3.Yellow Fever – Spoek Mathambo, +Zaki Ibrahim
4. No Buredi (No Bread) – Nneka, Sinkane, Amayo + Superhuman Happiness
5. Who No Know Go No Know – Just A Band + Childish Gambino
6. Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am – My Morning Jacket w/ Merrill Garbus + Brittany Howard
7. Sorrow Tears and Blood – Kyp Malone and Tunde Adebimpe, Kronos Quartet + Stuart Bogie
8. I.T.T. – Superhuman Happiness w/ Sahr Ngaujah, Abena Koomson + Rubblebucket
9. Afrodisco Beat 2013 – Tony Allen, M1 + Baloji
10. Gentleman – Just A Band, Bajah + Chance the Rapper
11. Highlife Time – Gender Infinity
12. Zombie – Spoek Mathambo + Cerebral Cortex + Frown
13. Go Slow – KING