U2 & Coco Freeman

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U2 & Coco Freeman are a "duo" formed for the album "Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba" by Buena Vista Social Club Artists' Project Earth (APE), a group committed to bringing about awareness of environmental disasters, climate change, and related challenges, spearheaded Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba. The compilation CD pairs a roster of well-known British pop/rock stars with a number of Cuban musicians billed as the Buena Vista Sound (after the much-celebrated Buena Vista Social Club, some of whose members are featured here, notably Ibrahim Ferrer and Omara Portuondo). Conceived and produced by Kenny Young, Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba seems to have been recorded separately: the musicians recording versions of hit songs in Cuba and the Brits laying down the vocals afterward in either London or Barcelona (according to the engineering credits, at least). It's a little bizarre to hear "Clocks" (Coldplay) and "She Will Be Loved" (Maroon 5) get the Cuban treatment, granted, but it's curious all the same. Then there are a pair of Coco Freeman performances, "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (U2) and "High and Dry" (Radiohead), that are especially bizarre, as they incorporate not the bands themselves, but rather samples of the original versions of the songs. In contrast, the more straightforward performances by Latin performers such as Vania Borges, Ferrer, and Portuondo are never less than pleasant, ensuring that the entire CD doesn't play like a cross-cultural mash-up. In the end, it's di

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Rhythms del Mundo

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