Angélique Kidjo takes on a classic album by Talking Heads
by editors@theworld.org (April Peavey) from The World: Latest Stories on (#76RCB)
Listen carefully to the Talking Heads band's 1980 album Remain in Light" and you can hear the music of West Africa, specifically the work of Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. In 2018, musician Angelique Kidjo recorded her take on the album. Host Marco Werman spoke to Kidjo when her version was released.
This story originally aired on June 8, 2018.