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Angélique Kidjo has unveiled the music video for her re-imagined version of Talking Heads’ iconic song
“Once In A Lifetime”

 
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Angelique Kidjo's version of the Talking Heads’ classic 1980 album, with superstar producer Jeff Bhasker (Kanye West, Jay Z, Drake, Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, and Taylor Swift), reinterpreting classic songs with electrifying rhythms, African guitars, and layered backing vocals.

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Aujourd hui sur @rfi !!! Photo: @appels.actu Je suis Redactrice En Chef de @rfi aujourd hui! Ecoutez moi toute la journée! « I m not a burning building » singing Born Under Punches at @franceinter radio in Paris #remaininlight #Repost @festineuch with @get_repost ・・・ Icône du continent africain, @angeliquekidjo a fait vibrer la scène Lacustre de son interprétation de la world music. #worldmusic #funk #pop #jazz #festineuch #SmallTownBigMusic 🎶⚡️ 📸 @brunophoto With the amazing @noirenestpasmonmetier collective created by @aissamaiga fighting for more diversity in French Cinema! On a set in Paris with Calypso legend @calypsorosediva !!! Tonight in Cardiff !#RemainInLight
My reinvention of the Talking Heads #RemainInLight is out now everywhere!angeliquekidjo.lnk.to/Remain-In-Light Thanks to my fans for supporting me. Thanks to the Talking Heads (official) and Brian Eno for their inspiration and to all the fantastic artists and musicians who have contributed to the project. Thanks to maverick producer @jeffbhasker , to my band and to my whole team. Special thanks to artist Kerry James Marshall @kerryjamesmarsh for this incredible photo shot in Black Light! Even in the darkest hour, we need to #remaininlight In @pitchfork : "Kidjo’s irrepressible take on Remain in Light is a new benchmark in an already accomplished career and one of the year’s most daring records." #remaininlight Album out today!!! In the @thenewyorkermagazine RadioHour. #RemainInLight Invisible Jukebox with Angelique Kidjo In @thewiremagazine photo @lulahyers #RemainInLight On helping women in Africa... #edd18 Meeting amazing #youngleaders at the European Development Days #EDD18 @unicef in Brussels today!!! @nprmusic shares the first listen of my reinvention of Remain In Light! Listen at the link in the profile. #TalkingHeads #RemainInLight #AngeliqueKidjo At @BBC #biggestweekend with Dominic James and Magatte Sow! My luggages didn t make it! What do you think of my improvised stage outfit? #RemainInLight Happy Africa Day everybody: Like it or not, we all come from Africa! #AfricaDay #RemainInLight photo: @dannybones64 I can’t wait to be in London on June 8th to play my new #RemainInLight concert in the Royal Festival Hall of the @southbankcentre !!! Avec la realisatrice burkinabée @apolline_traore au @africanfilmfest ce soir après la première de son superbe film “Frontières” à New York! Recording the @questlove Supreme show yesterday for @pandora (out on june 6th) learning about Questlove’s Beninese ancestry! You are so welcome home, brother!!! #RemainInLight