Album Review: Angelique Kidjo - Eve

Angelique Kidjo's latest album Eve (named after her mother) really has it all – a balanced blend of traditional tribal and modern electronic beats, stirring string contributions, heart-warming harmonies from several African women's choirs, more than three Beninese dialects, as well as cameos from Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij and Nigerian singer Asa. Eve celebrates African womanhood, all the while brimming with Kidjo's trademark warmth, positivity and funk, which never fails to instigate dancing. Hello and Ebile are but a few highlights, as well as the three interludes which break up the album with almost ritualistic chanting.