| 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 | |
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| 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.
| 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)" |
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.
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