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Various artists - In the Name of Love: Africa Celebrates U2
African musicians performing to raise money in the fight against AIDS while paying tribute to U2 is a clever idea. Not only does it recognize Bono’s contributions on behalf of Africa, it also shows how well artists from Angélique Kidjo to Sierra Leone’s Refugee All-Stars can reinvent the Irish band’s repertoire. Les Nubians turn up the dub on “With or Without You,” while the Soweto Gospel Choir gets righteous on “Pride (In the Name of Love).” But best of all is Vieux Farka Touré’s incandescent “Bullet the Blue Sky.”
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