November 20, 2006
CD Cover Design to Raise Climate Change Awareness
U2, Sting, Radiohead, Coldplay, Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs, Jack Johnson and others have contributed songs to the album Rythms Del Mundo: Cuba (due out Nov 20, 2006 from Universal Music). The surviving members of Cuban group Buena Vista Social Club have remixed each track, giving them traditional Cuban/Latin feels and instrumentation - listen to samples here. The album cover features a 1950s Cuban automobile photo, taken by the cd's producer, Kenny Young. The Sheffield-based company MM Design was given an opportunity to pitch the design.
The cd packaging, which includes a 20 page booklet, is made from a material that is carbon neutral. Proceeds from cd sales are donated to the project's Natural Disaster Relief and Climate Change Awareness programs.
Track Listing:
1 Clocks - Coldplay
2 Better Together - Jack Johnson
3 Dancing Shoes - Arctic Monkeys
4 One Step Too Far - Dido & Faithless
5 As Time Goes By - Ibrahim Ferrer
6 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - Coco & U2
7 She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5
8 Modern Way - Kaiser Chiefs
9 Killing Me Softly - Omara Portuondo
10 Ai No Corrida - Vanya & Quincy
11 Fragilidad - Sting
12 Don't Know Why - Vanya
13 Hotel Buena Vista - Aquila Rose & Idana
14 The Dark of the Matinee - Coco & Franz Ferdinand
15 High and Dry - Lele & Radiohead
Bonus track
16 Casablanca - Ibrahim & Omara
