Joe Perry on "In the Name of Love: Africa Celebrates U2"
USA Today
December 6, 2007
Bono's humanitarian relief efforts on behalf of Africa have led a dozen of the continent's top musical acts to record a tribute album to his band. In the Name of Love: Africa Celebrates U2, out April 1 on Shout! Factory, features acts ranging from Beninese singer Angelique Kidjo to hip-hop collective African Underground All-Stars. Highlights include Grammy-winning Soweto Gospel Choir's a cappella rendition of Pride (In the Name of Love), Les Nubians' dublike rendering of With or Without You and guitarist Waldemar Bastos' tender reading of Love Is Blindness. Aerosmith's Joe Perry joins Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars for Seconds, a song from 1983's War.
"A lot of the familiar hooks are there but played in cadences and with instruments that are indigenous to African people," says co-producer Shawn Amos. "It's a testament to how global U2 is, that you can instantly recognize a song when it has been deconstructed, translated and played with different instrumentation." Some proceeds from album sales will benefit the Global Fund.
December 6, 2007
Bono's humanitarian relief efforts on behalf of Africa have led a dozen of the continent's top musical acts to record a tribute album to his band. In the Name of Love: Africa Celebrates U2, out April 1 on Shout! Factory, features acts ranging from Beninese singer Angelique Kidjo to hip-hop collective African Underground All-Stars. Highlights include Grammy-winning Soweto Gospel Choir's a cappella rendition of Pride (In the Name of Love), Les Nubians' dublike rendering of With or Without You and guitarist Waldemar Bastos' tender reading of Love Is Blindness. Aerosmith's Joe Perry joins Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars for Seconds, a song from 1983's War.
"A lot of the familiar hooks are there but played in cadences and with instruments that are indigenous to African people," says co-producer Shawn Amos. "It's a testament to how global U2 is, that you can instantly recognize a song when it has been deconstructed, translated and played with different instrumentation." Some proceeds from album sales will benefit the Global Fund.
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