Dance (RED) Save Lives III [curated by Don Jazzy and Aluna]

Various Artists
Dance (RED) Save Lives III [curated by Don Jazzy and Aluna]

The third edition of Dance (RED) Save Lives, a charity compilation benefiting the Global Fund’s COVID-19 relief, is an exhilarating showcase of West African sounds. Assembled by Nigeria’s Mavin Records, DJ/producer Don Jazzy, and British singer-songwriter Aluna (of the electronic duo AlunaGeorge), the project focuses on Afrobeats, the infectious and lyrical dance-pop hybrid partially informed by hip-hop beats and sampling. Here, the sound is recast through the lens of house and techno, with remixes by some of dance music’s steadiest underground talents, including Felix da Housecat, UNIIQU3, TOKiMONSTA, and Michael Brun. Among the several Rema tracks that get reimagined is the timely and political “Peace of Mind,” a breezy cut embellished here with a Fela Kuti sample courtesy of Virgil Abloh.

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