.There are Makeba songs here, of course, including an overexcited version of Mbube and a well-performed treatment of the lullaby Lakutshon Llanga. Then there are some unremarkable covers of songs made famous by Curtis Mayfield, James Brown and Otis Redding. A treatment of Aretha Franklin's Baby I Love You is genuinely soulful and there's a surprisingly successful version of Sidney Bechet's Petite Fleur (in French), along with a song that Kidjo co-wrote with the great Brazilian guitarist Vinicius Cantuária (who sadly doesn't make an appearance), and an upbeat traditional song from Benin. In short, this is a typically uneven set of songs that will sound better in Kidjo's bombastic stage shows.Read More
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