Angélique Kidjo

Remain In Light

You would think what is essentially a remake of one of my, and countless others, favourite albums of all time would be sacrilegious but Angelique's choice to strip back Talking Head's magnum opus down to the afro-funk roots that fuelled it is so simple yet so genius, it's ridiculous that no one thought to do it sooner. Sure, Once in a Lifetime doesn't benefit greatly from this skeletal approach but a large portion of this album finds new life in this fresh design, meaning that an album over ... read more