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In The Name Of Love Africa Celebrates U2  Hear it Now

RS: 3of 5 Stars Average User Rating: 4of 5 Stars

2008

Bono deserves props for global stumping on Africa's behalf. So it's good that this tribute is a rootsy thank-you, not a world-music cheesefest. Guinea's Ba Cissoko reinvents "Sunday Bloody Sunday" with kora-harp ripples, guitarist Vieux Farka Touré turns "Bullet the Blue Sky" into a dusty Malian blues, and Cheikh Lô makes "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" into a chattering Afro-flamenco workout. Great songwriting makes translation easier.

WILL HERMES

(Posted: May 29, 2008)

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waldodio writes:

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A fitting tribute of spectacular music for an man/group that has done so much to reduce the suffering in Africa. I found these performances original and enchanting. Bono used to implore us all to wake up. We're still sleeping, but it's great to see that hasn't stopped some of us from offering mutual support and respect. Not all love is blindness.

May 22, 2008 12:13:09

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