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Mother Nature

Angelique Kidjo

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For 30 years, Angélique Kidjo has been recognised all over the world for her music, both for her enormous successes and her all-round social commitment. She has demonstrated that she can not only move mountains, she can even make them dance. Nothing can stop her: certainly not a pandemic. This album was written during those long months of lockdown when the world's musicians stopped their touring. But none of that gloom makes it into her record. Mother Nature is a real vaccine against despair, the opposite of an inward-looking or fretful album. From the first moments of Choose Love, Angélique Kidjo's voice explodes with a wild energy. And it's catching. Mother Nature is a big, sunny party album, with a long list of VIP guests from the world of Afropop, including Burna Boy, Sampa the Great, EarthGang, Yemi Alade, M, Salif Keita and guitarist Lionel Loueke. The record enjoys an inventive contemporary electro production, which gives pride of place to the lead and backing vocals. In this way, Angélique Kidjo honours an African musical history which is in perpetual flux. Her revisiting of Independence Chacha, an old political/celebratory anthem by the Congolese Grand Kalle, could well become the hit of summer 2021, the one song that makes you want to go out, scream, dance in the rain, sing in the sun and not worry about the neighbours. As its title suggests, the theme of this album is the natural world, and Angélique Kidjo most certainly is a force of nature. © Stéphane Deschamps / Qobuz

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1
Choose Love
00:02:30

Jean Hebrail, Producer - Lionel Loueke, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Angelique Kidjo, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eli Wolf, Producer, Executive Producer - Brad Thomas Ackley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Adeniyi Adelekan, ComposerLyricist - Shungudzo Kuyimba, Vocal Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Shungudzo, FeaturedArtist

℗ 2021 Decca Records France

2
Dignity
00:03:15

Jean Hebrail, ComposerLyricist - Angelique Kidjo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Yemi Alade, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Naima Hebrail, ComposerLyricist - Victor Tareware Kpoudosu, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2021 Decca Records France

3
Africa, One Of A Kind
00:03:08

Jean Hebrail, ComposerLyricist - Angelique Kidjo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Salif Keita, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Leandro Hidalgo, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Faridah Demola-Seriki, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Fati Kouyaté, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mr Eazi, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade, ComposerLyricist - Killertunes, Producer - Kel-P, Producer - Daniel Otaniyen-Uwa, ComposerLyricist - Kante Djessou, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua Moszi, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ijomone Emmanuel, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aïcha Marikio, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Kouyate, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2021 Decca Records France

4
Mother Nature
00:02:59

Jean Hebrail, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Angelique Kidjo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jennifer Decilveo, ComposerLyricist - Leandro Hidalgo, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Julien Raffin, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Kel-P, Producer

℗ 2021 Decca Records France

5
Do Yourself
00:04:02

Angelique Kidjo, Author, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Burna Boy, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Damini Ogulu, Author - Chisom Ezeh, Composer, Producer - Jesse Ray Ernster, Mixer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 Decca Records France

6
Meant For Me
00:03:06

Miles Walker, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Angelique Kidjo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eli Wolf, Producer, Executive Producer - Synematik, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Adeniyi Adelekan, ComposerLyricist - Shungudzo Kuyimba, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Shungudzo, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2021 Decca Records France

7
Omon Oba
00:02:03

Jean Hebrail, Producer - Lionel Loueke, Guitar, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Angelique Kidjo, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Thomas Ackley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Zeynab, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Oloukémi Zeynab ABIBOU, ComposerLyricist - Dègbogbahoun Kamarou, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Djidonou Robert, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2021 Decca Records France

8
Free & Equal
00:03:09

Jean Hebrail, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Poyser, Producer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Angelique Kidjo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eli Wolf, Producer, Executive Producer - Joao Mota, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Riley Bell, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sampa the Great, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sampa Tembo, ComposerLyricist - Shungudzo Kuyimba, Vocal Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Naima Hebrail, Author - Tio Nason, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2021 Decca Records France

9
Fired Up
00:03:11

Jean Hebrail, ComposerLyricist - ROB CHIARELLI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Angelique Kidjo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dominic James, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Namali Kwaten, ComposerLyricist - David Mrakpor, ComposerLyricist - NK-OK, Drums, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Blue Lab Beats, Producer, Programming, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Naima Hebrail, Author - Mr DM, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Kameni, ComposerLyricist - Ghetto Boy, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2021 Decca Records France

10
Take It Or Leave It
00:02:50

Jean Hebrail, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ROB CHIARELLI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - James Poyser, Producer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Angelique Kidjo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eli Wolf, Producer, Executive Producer - Joao Mota, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shungudzo Kuyimba, Author, Vocal Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - EarthGang, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Naima Hebrail, Author - Olu Fann, Author

℗ 2021 Decca Records France

11
Mycelium
00:03:48

ROB CHIARELLI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Rouger, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Angelique Kidjo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rémy Galichet, Horn Arranger, Strings Director, AssociatedPerformer - Thierry Vaton, Rhodes , AssociatedPerformer - Matthieu Chedid, Composer - Gregoire Korniluk, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - -M-, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Thomas Ackley, Producer, Co-Arranger, Guitar, Percussion, Synthesizer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Elodie Michalakakos, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Cynthia Perrin, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Antoine Degremont, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Feuillas, Author

℗ 2021 Decca Records France

12
One Africa (Indépendance Cha-Cha)
00:03:19

Jean Hebrail, ComposerLyricist - Jacques Daoud, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - ROB CHIARELLI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Xavier Tribolet, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Angelique Kidjo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Amen Viana, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Thierry Jasmin Banaré, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Donatien, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Synthesizer, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Kabaselé, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2021 Decca Records France

13
Flying High
00:02:53

Jean Hebrail, Author - Jonah, Composer - Angelique Kidjo, Author, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dany Synthé, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremie Tuil, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kouny Mestre, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 Decca Records France

Album review

For 30 years, Angélique Kidjo has been recognised all over the world for her music, both for her enormous successes and her all-round social commitment. She has demonstrated that she can not only move mountains, she can even make them dance. Nothing can stop her: certainly not a pandemic. This album was written during those long months of lockdown when the world's musicians stopped their touring. But none of that gloom makes it into her record. Mother Nature is a real vaccine against despair, the opposite of an inward-looking or fretful album. From the first moments of Choose Love, Angélique Kidjo's voice explodes with a wild energy. And it's catching. Mother Nature is a big, sunny party album, with a long list of VIP guests from the world of Afropop, including Burna Boy, Sampa the Great, EarthGang, Yemi Alade, M, Salif Keita and guitarist Lionel Loueke. The record enjoys an inventive contemporary electro production, which gives pride of place to the lead and backing vocals. In this way, Angélique Kidjo honours an African musical history which is in perpetual flux. Her revisiting of Independence Chacha, an old political/celebratory anthem by the Congolese Grand Kalle, could well become the hit of summer 2021, the one song that makes you want to go out, scream, dance in the rain, sing in the sun and not worry about the neighbours. As its title suggests, the theme of this album is the natural world, and Angélique Kidjo most certainly is a force of nature. © Stéphane Deschamps / Qobuz

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