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Some giants of the indie rock world and several other amazing musicians have come together with the help of the Red Hot Organization and (red) to raise money for AIDS research. Both organizations have used pop culture icons in the past to raise money, but this latest effort may trump anything that’s comes before it. tUnE-yArDs , ?uestlove, Angelique Kidjo, Akua Naru , and members from Rubblebucket and Antibalas have come together for a powerhouse collaboration cover of “Lady” by the immortal Fela Kuti . The track manages to [...]

For a good stretch in the mid-aughts it seemed as if Ryan Adams was putting out a new record just about every few months. After stepping out of the spotlight for a handful of years, due to his struggles with an inner ear disorder, the prolific singer-songwriter returned in 2011 with the release with the highly recommended Ashes & Fire , an album he described as being full of  “elegant country-rock songs.” Tomorrow, Adams will get back to his old over-sharing ways as he will release Life After Deaf, a monster 15 LP vinyl-only box [...]

Now we're talking. From Knitting Factory Records : In support of the (RED) Rush to Zero initiative to help end the transmission of HIV from moms to their babies, we are donating proceeds of this wonderful remake of Fela’s "Lady" by tUnE-yArDs, Angélique Kidjo, ?uestlove, and Akua Naru to the charity. We would love your support! Stream the track below and buy the track exclusively from iTunes . The remake preserves the source material's scorching acoustic jazz and acid-blues-arena-rock McCartneyism, while paring off some limbs, offering a second-verse [...]

tUnE-yArDs and The Roots ' ?uestlove and have teamed up for a cover of Fela Kuti's "Lady." This track will be included on the upcoming compilation album entitled Red Hot + FELA. Check out the stream below.

Available exclusively on iTunes: [soundcloud url=" http://api.soundcloud.com/trac ks/47971408" iframe="true" /] US - http://itunes.apple.com/album/ lady-single/id528495030 CA - http://itunes.apple.com/album/ lady-single/id528495030 UK - http://itunes.apple.com/album/ lady-single/id528435037 Released by: Knitting Factory Records

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"Lady" by tUnE-yArDs, Angelique Kidjo, Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson & Akua Naru is not just a mouthful but quite the earful too, in a good way of course. This interesting collaboration pulls together African singer Angelique Kidjo’s and Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs’ vocals with rapper Akua Naru and The Roots’ drummer ?uestlove for a blinding re-make of “Lady” by the Nigerian Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti. What’s more - this is just the first track from the forthcoming album (RED) Hot + FELA as part of an AIDS awareness initiative. To support the course you can download Lady from the iTunes link [...]

The Roots' ?uestlove and tUnE-yArDs have teamed up for a cover of Fela Kuti's "Lady," which is to be included on an upcoming compilation titled Red Hot + FELA . The track is available to stream below, and can also be purchased on iTunes. The compilation is a collaboration between RED, an AIDS charity, and Red Hot Organization, with all proceeds benefitting the charities' battle against AIDS. According to Billboard , the compilation, which also marks the beginning of the (RED) RUSH TO ZERO campaign, will be released later this [...]

tUnE-yArDs and The Roots ' ?uestlove have hooked up with rapper Akua Naru and African singer Angélique Kidjo for this massive cover of Fela Kuti's "Lady" for the upcoming charity compilation Red Hot + FELA . The AIDS charities benefiting compilation will see its release sometime this fall. In the meantime, listen to "Lady" below: Continue reading: tUnE-yArdS & ?uestionlove: "Lady" Read more articles like " tUnE-yArdS & ?uestionlove: "Lady" " on Pretty Much [...]

tUnE-yArDs and The Roots ' ?uestlove have hooked up with rapper Akua Naru and African singer Angélique Kidjo for this massive cover of Fela Kuti's "Lady" for the upcoming charity compilation Red Hot + FELA . The AIDS charities benefiting compilation will see its release sometime this fall. In the meantime, listen to "Lady" below: Continue reading: tUnE-yArdS & ?uestlove: "Lady" Read more articles like " tUnE-yArdS & ?uestlove: "Lady" " on Pretty Much [...]

    tUne-yArDs, Angelique Kidjo, ?uestlove, y Akua Naru nos presentan "Lady" un cover a Fela Kuti que hicieron para la Red Hot Organization y (RED) para combatir el VIH. Enjoy.

Oh man, this is too good to actually exist in real life. tUnE-yArDs, the Roots' drummer ?uestlove, Angélique Kidjo and Akua Naru teamed up to cover Fela Kuti's "Lady" for a Red Hot Organization fundraiser. Read more about the project here and actually BUY the song via one of these links: US iTunes Canada iTunes [...]

Stereogum Merrill Garbus's unhinged yawp turns out to be just about ideal for Afrobeat. The Red Hot Organization and the (RED) initiative are currently teaming up to release (RED) Hot + Fela , a new fundraising Fela Kuti tribute compilation. And on the comp's version of "Lady," tUnE-yArDs teams up with Roots drummer/bandleader ?uestlove, Beninoise singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo, and Ghanaian-American rapper Akua Naru. And other than the pretty-unnecessary Naru verse, it does a nice job paying homage to Fela's [...]

Veja a primeira aparição do tUnE- yArDs no programa do Jimmy Fallon . Merrill Garbus e sua banda se juntaram ao The Roots, banda apoio do programa e ?uestlove e tocaram a excelente faixa Gangsta e o resultado…