My Favorite Album: BLCK Madonna Loves Angélique Kidjo

Angélique Kidjo Keep on Moving: The Best of Angélique Kidjo (Wrasse Records) Ghanaian/American jazz vocalist The BLCK Madonna told us about her love for an Angélique Kidjo gem... One of the albums that deeply shaped me was The Best of Angélique Kidjo. I discovered it at a time when I was still trying to understand where I fit musically and culturally. Hearing her reinterpret “Summertime” was transformative. It stopped me in my tracks. It was the first time I heard a jazz standard fully reclaimed through identity and cultural heritage. The rhythm felt ancestral. The phrasing was embodied, almost percussive. It did […] The post My Favorite Album: BLCK Madonna Loves Angélique Kidjo first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.