Beware the Fetish
| Beware the Fetish | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 24 June 2014 | |||
| Genre | Traditional African folk/fusion | |||
| Label | Crammed Discs | |||
| Kasai Allstars chronology | ||||
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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[edit]
| 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" |
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "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.
