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In the Name of Love: Africa Celebrates U2 | 
 enlarge | Artist: Various Artists
Label: Shout Factory
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 4846
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 10608
UPC: 826663106084
EAN: 0826663106084
ASIN: B0013PVGL8
Release Date: April 1, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Mysterious Ways | | • | Bullet the Blue Sky | | • | Sunday Bloody Sunday | | • | Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own | | • | Where the Streets Have No Name | | • | I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For | | • | One | | • | With or Without You | | • | Pride (In the Name of Love) | | • | Seconds | | • | Desire | | • | Love Is Blindness |
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Album Description
In The Name Of Love: Africa Celebrates U2 features brand-new covers of classic U2 songs by Grammy Award-winning and up-and-coming African artists including Angelique Kidjo, Les Nubians, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, Vieux Farka Toure, Vusi Mahlasela and the Soweto Gospel Choir. The album was inspired by Bono's direct philanthropic impact via the launch of the ONE campaign and (RED), and his poignant outspoken public commentary on the immediate financial needs facing Africa. In The Name Of Love: Africa Celebrates U2 is a revolutionary tribute to one of the world's best-loved bands. Deluxe packaging includes detailed info on the home countries of the artists, and info on nonprofit organizations that are making a difference.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 This is really ironic! October 4, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've been to three West African countries. Nowhere did I hear ANY music that even remotely resembles U2's - that kind of rock is simply not something that anybody listens to there (I asked around, mentioning artists like U2 and Bjork. Not one single person had even heard their names before, and this was in urban, westerized areas). It is as absent as pork chops in Mecca. So who came up with the idea that "Africa celebrates U2"?
Probably this album will not appeal at all to most U2 fans, but some people who like world music might still like it.
 Coolest Cover CD in ages July 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This CD is so cool! It ranks up there with "My Father was a Beatle" and "If I were a Carpenter". The liner notes are super cool too, discussing the country of origin of the artists and man of the "almanac details" that help describe the artists homes.
Nice Music June 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Several songs are very good, the good thing about these music is that every single track has that particular touch that only african music can make you feel.
Afro-Celt Sound System June 9, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
"In the name of love" is an amazing fusion of African artists celebrating the music of the Irish alt. rock band U2. It's all electrifying; there isn't any filler. "In the name of love" takes U2's radio-friendly hits to a new level. It's a covers album that breathes new life into the Irish band's compositions.
Benin's Angelique Kidjo and Mali's Vieux Farka Toure transform "Mysterious Ways" and "Bullet the Blue Sky" into hypnotic,mystical masterpieces. Guinea's Ba Cissoko turns "Sunday Bloody Sunday" into a primal,earthy chant. U2's song about the Times of the Troubles in Northern Ireland is equally relevant to the inter-tribal warfare in Africa. South Africa's Vusi Mahlasela, Nigeria's Tony Allen, Senegal's Cheikh Lo, and the Soweto Gospel Choir turn "Sometimes you can't make it on your own","I still haven't found what I'm looking for" and "Where the streets have no name" as well as "Pride (in the name of love)" into urban hymns. They hearken back to U2's origins as a born-again Christian band. Les Nubians turn "With or without you" into Afro girl-pop. The Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars and the Boston-based African Underground All-Stars show the gritty,urban roots of "Seconds" and "Desire." The album closes with Angola's Waldemar Bastos deftly transforming "Love is blindness" into a lament.
"In the name of love" is flavorful music for pop and Afropop fans alike. It's powerful, beautiful music for a great cause. A portion of the profits goes to the Global Fund,battling HIV/AIDS and malaria in Africa. Music is healing.
I can't stop listening to this CD!!! May 27, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This CD is really amazing. I'm not much on CD's where other artists cover songs made popular by another band. However, the versions here are often so different that they give the song a different texture and point of view. Granted, one or two of the tunes don't vary that much from the originals (ex. Mysterious Ways), but most use the original song only as a jumping off point to add the artists own interpretation and sound to the song. If you are a U2 fan I think this CD is essential. If nothing else it will just remind you of a few of the great songs they have written and how their great songs can be translated across cultures and still have a powerful artistic and emotional punch.
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