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Album Review: Angelique Kidjo -- Sings

Jazmine O'Sullivan
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"The award-winning Beninese songstress follows last year’s Eve with her orchestral-backed 15th full-length album."

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The award-winning Beninese songstress follows last year’s Eve with her orchestral-backed 15th full-length album.

The classical backing produced by over 110 musicians across the record, produced by Kidjo with her husband and long-time collaborator Jean Hebrail, showcases yet again how diverse, emotive and powerful her voice can be, while also allowing her tribal sensibilities to shine. Bahia and Petite Fleur are particularly dramatic arrangements, balanced nicely with the smooth and suave stylings of Nanae and Naima.