![]() Even more laudable, the disc makes a point of delineating just where each performer is from, avoiding the patronizing habit of those who thoughtlessly rope together almost one billion people like they're all from one country. Yet against all odds, In the Name of Love is no hackwork, and the hodgepodge of acts gathered together do represent some of Africa's highest profile musicians, at least in terms of crossover power. That the tribute to the music of such notorious do-gooders is itself a benefit, with proceeds going to the Global Fund (to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria) provides an awkward element of irony, however well intentioned. Indeed, the notion of African acts paying tribute to U2 initially is a bit hard to swallow as much more than a gimmick, as if the rock band has made such pervasive inroads across the continent to ever be cited as a real influence. ![]() ![]() "Africa Celebrates U2", proclaims the subhead of In the Name of Love, a collection of diverse African acts covering the Irish rock band, but that seems generally unlikely outside of this comp. ![]()
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