Angelique Kidjo follows up her Grammy-winning Djin Djin with Oyo. On this new album, Kidjo collaborates with Bono and with John Legend on a version of Curtis Mayfield's "Move on Up." The focus on Oyo is the music that shaped Kidjo's artistic formation, including "Lakutshona Llanga," a lullaby made famous by Kidjo's hero, Miriam Makeba; Yoruban interpretations of Otis Redding's "I've Got Dreams to Remember" and Santana's "Samba Pa Ti;" a collaboration with Diane Reeves on "Monfe Ran E," an homage to the Aretha Franklin hit, "Baby I Love You;" and a take on James Brown's "Cold Sweat." Recorded and mixed by Russell Elevado (D'Angelo, The Roots, Erykah Badu) and produced by Kidjo and longtime collaborator Jean Hebrail, Oyo features a band of highly accomplished musicians, including guitarist Lionel Loueke, Christian McBride on upright bass, Kendrick Scott on drums and Thiokho Diagne on percussion. Trumpeter Roy Hargove makes a memorable appearance on "Samba Pa Ti."Apr-12 - Berlin, Germany @ Kesselhaus
Apr-13 - Hamburg, Germany @ Fabrik
Apr-15 - Frankfurt, Germany @ Botfrabrick
Apr-16 - Zurich, CH @ Cully Jazz Festival
Apr-17 - Paris, France @ La Cigale
Apr-20 - Copenhagen, DL @ Amager Bio
Apr-21 - Helsinki, Finland @ Savoy Theatre
Apr-22 - Oslo, Norway @ Cosmopolitan
Apr-24 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Gotakallaren
Apr-27 - Athens, Greece @ Gazarte
Apr-28 - Athens, Greece @ Gazarte
May-01 - Dublin, Ireland @ National Concert Hall
May-16 - London, UK @ Barbican Theatre
May-20 - Villejuif, FR @ Théâtre Romain Rolland
May-21 - Mouilleron Le Captif, FR @ Festival Face-Et-Si
May-22 - Angouleme, FR @ Musiques Métisses
May-23 - Winterhur, CH @ Afro-Pfinsten Festival
May-25 - Vienna, Aus @ Winer Konzerthaus
May-28 - Rabat, Morocco @ Festival Mawazine
Jun-10 - Johannesburg, South Africa @ Fifa World Cup Kick Off Concert
Jun-17 - Montreal, Canada @ Le Franco Folies De Montreal
Jun-20 -San Francisco, CA @ Stern Grove
Jun-26 - Westhampton, NY @ Westhampton Beach Pac
Jun-27 - Lancaster, PA - Long's Park Amphitheatre
Jul-01 - Toronto, Canada @ Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival
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