| Kidjo, Angelique / Oyo |
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| Album: | Oyo | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Kidjo, Angelique | Added: | Apr 2010 | |
| Label: | Razor & Tie Music | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2010-05-09 | Pull Date: | 2010-07-11 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Jul 11 | Jul 4 | Jun 27 | Jun 20 | Jun 13 | Jun 6 | May 30 | May 23 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 09, 2019: | tree talk Mbube | 4. | Jan 25, 2014: | Music Casserole Zelie | |
| 2. | Jun 15, 2019: | Acupuncture Hour/Audio Ambrosia Move On Up | 5. | Aug 21, 2012: | Sunshine . . . in the Afternoon! Cold Sweat | |
| 3. | Jun 17, 2014: | It's Bollywood, It's Hollywood, It's Global Warming Move On Up | 6. | Feb 08, 2012: | Everyday Commotion Kelele |
| Album Review |
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| Don Farrell Reviewed 2010-05-09 | ||
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Covers of pop songs that influenced "Africa's premier diva" while growing up in Benin West Africa. ***1: 2:05 slow vocal/wail but what a voice! minimal instrument backup 2: 3:40 slow very nice cover of Santana's "Samba Pa Ti" 3: 3:15 fast cover of Curtis Mayfield's "Move On Up" with Bono of U2 in English 4: 2:18 mid tempo cover of a Miriam Makeba lullaby 5: 3:54 slow cover of Otis Redding song 6: 3:44 faster, a tribute to Highlife style of African music 7: 3:12 slow to mid cover of Aretha Franklin's " Baby I Love You" with Dianne Reeves 8: 3:52 mid to faster, from a pre Bollywood Indian movie, nice percussion, flute ***9: 2:21 slow, cover of Sydney Bechet standard longing for lost love 10: 4:15 mid tempo, tribute to Brazil 11: 4:05 mid to faster cover of "Cold Sweat" 12: 3:10 slow, nostalgia for Africa, from the movie "Out of Africa" ***13: 4:31 faster cover of a Miriam Makeba classsic “Mbube,” (pronounced EEM-boo-beh) aka " The Lion Sleeps Tonight" with original African lyrics 14: 1:39 updated first song she sang on stage at six years old 15: 3:12 mid to faster, Unicef theme for campaign to eliminate newborn tetanus 16: 2:26 slow vocal D Farrell 05/2010 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Zelie | 9. | Petite Fleur | |||
| 2. | Samba Pa Ti | 10. | Afia | |||
| 3. | Move On Up | 11. | Cold Sweat | |||
| 4. | Lakutshona Llanga | 12. | Out Of Africa | |||
| 5. | I've Got Dreams To Remember | 13. | Mbube | |||
| 6. | Kelele | 14. | Atacha Houn | |||
| 7. | Monfe Ran E | 15. | You Can Count On Me | |||
| 8. | Dil Main Chuppa Ke Pyar Ka | 16. | Agbalagba |