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''Red Hot Organization'' (RHO) is a non-profit, 501(c) 3,
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with goals to promote diversity through equal access to healthcare through
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. Since its inception in 1989, over 400 artists,
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have contributed to over 21
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, and media events to raise donations totaling more than 10 million dollars for
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/ AIDS relief and awareness around the world. The Red Hot Organization Collection was donated to
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in
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in 2006.


Early history

First founded as King Cole, Inc. by Leigh Blake and John Carlin, Red Hot was established in 1989 in response to the
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epidemic and its impact on artists and creators within
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. Carlin, who previously pursued a career as an entertainment lawyer, expressed the wish to create an "
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charity album" to pay tribute to American singer/songwriter Cole Porter. In 1990, the project was released, entitled ''
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'', featuring various artists. The project was later adapted into a one-and-a-half-hour TV special, hosted by
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and
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which aired on
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1990 during prime time on ABC. In 1995: ''
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'' magazine listed Red Hot's '' Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool'' as its number one pick for the Best Music of 1994.Time Magazine, "The Best Music of 1994", ''Time'' magazine, Dec – Jan 1995


''Red Hot + Rio 2''

''
Red Hot + Rio 2 Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–750 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondar ...
'', produced by Béco Dranoff, John Carlin, and Paul Heck; with supervising musical producers Andres Levin, Mario Caldato Jr., and Kamal Kassin; in collaboration with U.S. label E1 Entertainment, was Red Hot Organization's 15th entry into its series of tribute albums. ''Rio 2'' was reviewed by critics to high acclaim. ''
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'' noted that the album possessed "unusual collaboration and combinations" that would solidify Red Hot's place "in the musical landscape." ''
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'' stated that the album was full of "summery, breezy songs" that alternately "surprises and triumphs" and ultimately deemed it "one of the most listenable records to come across our desk in months."


''TRA​И​Ƨ​A + Liberation weekend''

Red Hot released '' TRA​И​Ƨ​A'' a few weeks after Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, and is slated to launch a liberation weekend in Washington DC coordination with the Gender Liberation Movement in the summer of 2025. Artists involved in these projects include
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, Anonhi & The Johnsons,
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), Asher White, and others.


Discography

* ''
Red Hot + Blue Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–750 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondar ...
'' (1990) * ''
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'' (1992) * '' No Alternative'' (1993) * ''
Red Hot + Bothered Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–750 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondary ...
'' (1993) * '' Red Hot + Country'' (1994) * '' Red Hot + Cool: Stolen Moments'' (1994) * '' Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip'' (1996) * ''
America Is Dying Slowly ''America Is Dying Slowly'' (a backronym for AIDS) is a compilation album about HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention. It is the first hip-hop benefit album about this subject, and the second Red Hot Organization project focused on HIV/AIDS awareness ...
'' (1996) * ''
Red Hot + Rio Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–750 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondar ...
'' (1996) * '' Red Hot + Latin: Silencio = Muerte'' (1997) * '' Red Hot + Lisbon: Onda Sonora'' (1998) * '' Red Hot + Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove'' (1998) * ''
Red Hot + Indigo Red Hot + Indigo is the 13th entry from the Red Hot AIDS benefit series of compilation albums produced by Paul Heck. It marks the tenth anniversary of the Red Hot Organization (RHO), an international organization which uses mass media as a fund ...
'' (2000) * '' Red Hot + Riot: The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti'' (2002) * ''
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'' (2009) * ''
Red Hot + Rio 2 Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–750 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondar ...
'' (2011) * ''Red Hot + Fela'' (2013) * ''Red Hot + Bach'' (2014) * ''Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell'' (2014) * ''
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'' (2016) * ''Red Hot + Free'' (2021) * ''Red Hot + Ra: Nuclear War (A Tribute to Sun Ra: Volume 1)'' (2023) * ''Red Hot + Ra: Solar – Sun Ra in Brasil (A Tribute to Sun Ra: Volume 2)'' (2023) * ''Red Hot + Ra: The Magic City (A Tribute to Sun Ra: Volume 3)'' (2024) * ''Red Hot + Ra: Outer Spaceways Incorporated (A Tribute to Sun Ra: Volume 4)'' (2024) * '' Transa'' (2024)


Compilations

* ''Red Hot on Impulse'' (1994) * ''Nova Bossa: Red Hot on Verve'' (1996) * ''By George (& Ira): Red Hot on Gershwin'' (1998) * '' Twentieth-Century Blues: The Songs of Noël Coward'' (1998)


Multimedia releases

* ''
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'' (1999) * ''Red Hot + Bach'' (in production)


Filmography

* ''
Red Hot + Blue Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–750 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondar ...
'' (VHS) (1990) * '' No Alternative'' (VHS) (1993) * '' Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool'' (VHS) (1994)


Red Hot + TV


Reviews

A review of a 1994 Red Hot Organization one-hour music video collection noted that the affected persons depicted in the video were either gay males, injection drug users, or African. Some researchers argued that depictions such as this focus the majority viewers' attention specifically on these groups and assume that HIV is a problem for minorities, and not for the general public.


References


External links


Red Hot Online
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