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'Oyo' - Angelique Kidjo

Angelique Kidjo by Nabil Elderkin
Jan 29, 2010 Updated Feb 5, 2010

The Benin-born singer returns to her roots with a mix of inspirational sounds she grew up with - traditional West African music alongside familiar R&B standards and Hollywood soundtracks.

Tracklist:

1. 'Zelie'
2. 'Samba Pa Ti' (feat. Roy Hargrove)
3. 'Move On Up' (feat. John Legend)
4. 'Lakutshona Llanga'
5. 'I've Got Dreams To Remember'
6. 'Kelele'
7. 'Monfe Ran E' (feat. Dianne Reeves)
8. 'Dil I Love YouMain Chuppa Ke Pyar Ka'
9. 'Petite Fleur'
10. 'Afia'
11. 'Cold Sweat'
12. 'Out Of Africa'
13. 'Mbube'
14. 'Atcha Houn'

Reviews elsewhere:

"What a playlist! Some African folk songs mixed with the African-American R&B of Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin and James Brown. Sidney Bechet and Bollywood. Santana's 'Samba Pa Ti' and a South African lullaby. And it all works together perfectly" - Spinner

"Aretha Franklin and Curtis Mayfield wouldn’t be the easiest artists in the world to cover well, but Kidjo swims through Baby, I Love You and Move On Up like they were child’s play. The lesser-known songs, often sung in Kidjo’s native tongue, are the real highlights here though" - Xpress magazine

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Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo, commonly known as Angélique Kidjo is a Grammy Award–winning Beninoise singer-songwriter and activist, noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos. Time Magazine has called her "Africa's premier diva". The BBC has included Angelique in its list of the continent's 50 most iconic figures. The Guardian has...

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