First Listen: David Byrne And Fatboy Slim, 'Here Lies Love'

Bob Boilen, NPR Music:

Here Lies Love, a collaboration between David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, tells the story of Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos and her rise to prominence. Throughout the album's two discs and 22 songs, they also tell the parallel tale of Estella Cumpas, the servant who raised Marcos.

Byrne and Fatboy Slim tell their stories using club music from the '70s disco era — Imelda Marcos loved the discos — and they incorporate quotes from the first lady and her husband, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, to help with the narrative. READ MORE HERE

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