Red Hot + Riot: The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti
2002 compilation album Charity Album by Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series , (Various Artists)
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Red Hot + Riot (a.k.a. Red Hot + Riot: The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti) is the fourteenth in a series of music compilation projects produced by Paul Heck and John Carlin of the Red Hot Organization and Grammy-winning music producer Andres Levin (Music Has No Enemies) to be used as a fundraising tool for AIDS awareness efforts.[4][5] The album, which takes inspiration from the late Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, was released by MCA on October 15, 2002 and featured more than three dozen artists on a score of tracks.
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| Compilation album Charity Album by Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series (Various Artists) | ||||
| Released | October 15, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Afrobeat | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Paul Heck, John Carlin, Brian Hannah, Rob Gil, Andres Levin, Sade, Sodi, Mike Pela | |||
| Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series (Various Artists) chronology | ||||
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It is the fifth overall album in the series to focus chiefly on the work of a single composer or musician, following tributes honoring the works of Cole Porter (Red Hot + Blue), Antônio Carlos Jobim (Red Hot + Rio), George Gershwin (Red Hot + Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove) and Duke Ellington (Red Hot + Indigo).
Track listing
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Fela Mentality (Intro)" | Fela Kuti | |
| 2. | "Kalakuta Show" | Mixmaster Mike, Gift of Gab, and Lateef | |
| 3. | "Interlude: Live at Kalakuta" | Fela Kuti | |
| 4. | "Shuffering and Shmiling" | Dead Prez, Talib Kweli, Jorge Ben, and Bilal | |
| 5. | "Interlude: Gimme Shit" | Mixmaster Mike | |
| 6. | "Water No Get Enemy" | Mixmaster Mike | |
| 7. | "Water No Get Enemy" | D'Angelo, Femi Kuti, Macy Gray, Questlove, and the Soultronics featuring Nile Rodgers and Roy Hargrove | |
| 8. | "Gentleman" | Me'Shell NdegéOcello and Yerba Buena featuring Ron Blake | |
| 9. | "Years of Tears and Sorrow" | Common and Djelimady Tounkara | |
| 10. | "Shakara / Lady (Part One)" | Cheikh Lô | |
| 11. | "Shakara / Lady (Part Two)" | Cheikh Lô, Les Nubians, and Manu Dibango | |
| 12. | "Don't Worry About My Mouth O (African Message)" | Fela Kuti | |
| 13. | "Zombie (Part One)" | Bugz in the Attic featuring Wunmi | |
| 14. | "Zombie (Part Two)" | Nile Rodgers and Roy Hargrove | |
| 15. | "No Agreement" | Res, Tony Allen, Ray Lema, Baaba Maal, Positive Black Soul, and Archie Shepp | |
| 16. | "So Be It" | Kelis | |
| 17. | "Interlude: This Is an Ashanti Proverb" | Fela Kuti | |
| 18. | "By Your Side (Cottonbelly Remix)" | Sade | |
| 19. | "Colonial Mentality" | Yerba Buena | |
| 20. | "Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am" | Baaba Maal and Taj Mahal Featuring Kaouding Cissoko and Antibalas |