Im Rahmen Red Bull Music Academy World Tour 2011 fand am 11. September in Paris die „Questlove’s Afro-Picks“ Show mit einem Line-Up der Extraklasse statt.
Questlove“™s Afro-Picks is the world premiere of a unique show created by musical visionary Questlove, The Roots“™ drummer and hip hop producer. A long time partner of the Red Bull Music Academy, this outspoken taste-maker offers a contemporary tribute to African musical history through a selection of tracks played by the Afro-Picks Big Band, featuring Tony Allen himself on drums, Macy Gray, Black Thought, Mamani Keita, and Amp Fiddler, as well as members of Antibalas, of the David Murray Big Band, of The Roots, of the Tony Allen Band, and Fela!, the Broadway musical. Questlove“™s Afro-Picks is a unique show straddling tradition and modernity, struggle and liberation, music and politics.
Setlist:
African Message
Africa
Colonial Mentalist
Soweto Blues
No Discrimination
Love Is A Natural Feeling
Gentlemen
Peace
Sorrow, Tears & Blood
What’s Wrong With Groovin
Yala
Für die Freunde des funky Afro-Beats ist „Questlove’s Afro-Picks“ ein absolutes Muss. Nachhören könnt ihr die Show dank des RBMA Radios.
RBMA World Tour 2011 – Paris – Live at Grande Halle de la Villette – Pt 1
RBMA World Tour 2011 – Paris – Live at Grande Halle de la Villette – Pt 2