Beware the Fetish
Beware the Fetish | ||||
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Studio album by Kasai Allstars | ||||
Released | 24 June 2014 | |||
Genre | Traditional African folk/fusion | |||
Label | Crammed Discs | |||
Kasai Allstars chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | (81/100)[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Guardian | [3] |
Mojo | [4] |
Pitchfork Media | (7.2/10)[5] |
Q | (80/100)[6] |
The Quietus | (80/100)[7] |
Uncut | (70/100)[8] |
The Wire | (80/100)[9] |
Beware the Fetish is the second album by Congolese musical collective Kasai Allstars.
Track listing[10]
Disc one | ||||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
1. | "The Chief's Enthronement/Oyaye" | |||||||||
2. | "Yangye, The Evil Leopard" | |||||||||
3. | "Salute to Kalombo" | |||||||||
4. | "Down and Out" | |||||||||
5. | "He Who Makes Bush Fires for Others" | |||||||||
6. | "As They Walked Into the Forest on a Sunday, They Encountered Apes Dressed as Humans" |
Disc two | ||||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
1. | "Thus Spoke the Ancestors" | |||||||||
2. | "Beware the Fetish" | |||||||||
3. | "A Good Husband" | |||||||||
4. | "In Praise of Homeboys" | |||||||||
5. | "The Dead Don't Dance" | |||||||||
6. | "The Ploughman (Le Laboureur)" |
Reception
The album was well received by critics: according to Metacritic, the album has received an average review score of 81/100, based on 8 reviews.
References
- ↑ "Beware the Fetish - Kasai Allstars". metacritic.com. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ↑ Thomas, Fred. "Kasai Allstars: Beware the Fetish Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ↑ Robin Denselow (19 June 2014). "Kasai Allstars: Beware the Fetish review – hypnotic songs show wild side of Congolese music". The Guardian (London).
- ↑ David Hutcheon (2014-06-23). "Kasai Allstars: Beware the Fetish".
- ↑ Tangari, Joe (2014-07-07). "Kasai Allstars: Beware the Fetish". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
- ↑ ’’The Wire’’. August 2014, p. 108.
- ↑ Andrew Spragg (25 June 2014). "Reviews: Kasai Allstars: Beware the Fetish".
- ↑ ’’Uncut’’. August 2014, p. 75.
- ↑ ’’The Wire’’. June 2014, p. 50.
- ↑ Thomas, Fred. "Kasai Allstars: Beware the Fetish". Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-08-30.