BILLBOARD Q&A HERE: https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8479563/angelique-kidjo-talking-heads-great-curve
And read a new Q&A at Billboard: https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8479563/angelique-kidjo-talking-heads-great-curve
Kidjo partnered with super producer and 2015 Grammy Producer of the Year Jeff Bhasker (Kanye West
Beyonce) for her version of ‘Remain in Light,’ which brings the Talking Heads album full circle
back to the sounds of West Africa that inspired the original
This has led to a tremendous 2018: she performed “Once In A Lifetime” on Jimmy Kimmel Live
discussed the album with David Byrne on New Yorker Radio Hour
Angelique was also just featured in Vice’s art magazine Garage, a piece about working with Kerry James Marshall on the album artwork that he created with her at his studio in Chicago: https://garage.vice.com/en_us/article/43e7bn/angelique-kidjo-kerry-james-marshall
She will continue touring ‘Remain In Light’ internationally for the next several months
“Transformative…raises the ante on every parameter of the original” – NY Times
“Visionary…illustrates Kidjo’s grand majesty” – NPR Music
“Stunning…a perfect counterpart to Talking Heads’ record” – Rolling Stone
“Irrepressible…one of the year’s most daring records” – Pitchfork
“Astonishingly inventive…No question: one of the albums of the year” – The Sunday Times
“Jubilant…Talking Heads never sounded so good” – Afropunk