music: In the Name of Love: Africa Celebrates U2 (2008)

I grew up listening to Waldemar Bastos voice on the radio. He is hands down one of the most beautiful voices the Angolan and African music market has ever heard (those who’ve heard velha chica, know exactly what I mean).

His interpretation of love is blindness alone makes this album unique.

When combined with giants like Angélique Kidjo (reinterpreting mysterious ways) and Vusi Mahlasela (sometimes you can’t make it on your own), you have a veeeery special record in your hands.

Track Listing:
1. Angelique Kidjo “Mysterious Ways”
2. Vieux Farka Touré “Bullet The Blue Sky”
3. Ba Cissoko “Sunday Bloody Sunday”
4. Vusi Mahlasela “Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own”
5. Tony Allen “Where The Streets Have No Name”
6. Cheikh Lô “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
7. Keziah Jones “One”
8. Les Nubians “With Or Without You”
9. Soweto Gospel Choir “Pride (In The Name Of Love)”
10. Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars “Seconds”
11. African Underground All-Stars Featuring Chosan, Optimus & Iyeoka “Desire”
12. Waldemar Bastos “Love Is Blindness”
 

Reminds me of: Jubilee 2000, U2, Africa, Angola, IMF vs Africa, Mali Music by Ko Kan Ko Sata Doumbia, Toumani Diabate, Afel Bocoum and Damon Albarn

8/10 Rip it, download it or steal it, but have it in your album collection.