Art Quote of the Day

Saturday, August 10, 2019

That time when Angelique Kidjo covered an entire Talking Heads album ....

"Almost a year to the day later, Kidjo released her own dramatically different, but still strangely faithful, version of “Remain in Light.” The original album was a trailblazing and esoteric art rock/Afrobeat hybrid heavily influenced by Fela Kuti; Kidjo’s version is earthier, powered by African percussion and chanting choirs. “Remain in Light” is in some ways a distinctly American rock album, but Kidjo figured that since rock was originally cobbled together from African musical styles like R&B and the blues, rock is essentially African, too."


https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/how-angelique-kidjos-love-of-a-talking-heads-classic-turned-into-one-of-the-years-most-vibrant-albums/2018/08/03/6b9c64b4-94c9-11e8-810c-5fa705927d54_story.html