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One of my favorite musical geniuses, David Byrne, teams up with Fatboy Slim for a project that focuses on the life of the First Lady of the Phillipines, Imelda Marcos.

“The story I am interested in is about asking what drives a powerful person—what makes them tick? How do they make and then remake themselves? I thought to myself, wouldn’t it be great if—as this piece would be principally composed of clubby dance music—one could experience it in a club setting? Could one bring a ‘story’ and a kind of theater to the disco? Was that possible? If so, wouldn’t that be [pretty much] amazing!”

Santigold takes all of the singing for this one and keep an eye out for this album. Grab the link below the break.

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