Angélique Kidjo To Transform The Iconic Talking Heads Album REMAIN IN LIGHT Live At The Sydney Opera House

West African Global pop sensation Angélique Kidjo touring to Australia for WOMADelaide, will give one performance at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on Friday 8 March 2019, presenting the Australian premiere of her reinterpretation of the Talking Heads classic album Remain in Light.

The three time Grammy winner, considered "the only African diva" by Time Magazine is an extraordinary performer whose breathtaking willingness to experiment as an artist & a musician combined with her striking voice & dynamic stage presence make for unmissable live concerts.

Upon relocating from Benin to Paris in 1983, Kidjo discovered popular music and Talking Heads' Remain in Light album, heavily influenced by the music of West Africa. Hearing it again years later sparked the idea of a full circle reimagining of the classic recording.

In 2017 Kidjo premiered a Remain in Light musical project at New York's Carnegie Hall and at Bonnaroo (David Byrne came out of the audience to sing with her during the Carnegie Hall show) Audiences could not get enough.

The cover version of the album, released in June 2018, was recorded with super producer Jeff Bhasker (Kanye West, Bruno Mars, Drake) with Kidjo's euphoric singing, she has redefined the work as a clarion call to contemplate issues and a true African rock album. Using Afrobeat horns and percussion and infusing the lyrics with new meanings. Born Under Punches is about corruption in society and how we don't invest in social development. Listening Wind looks at the after effects of slavery and Once in a Lifetime addresses people's basic right to live.

As Remain In Light was influenced by the music of my continent, I want to pay back the homage and create my own African take on Talking Heads' songs" Angelique Kidjo.

Friday, March 8 - 9PM Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House. ON SALE NOW Tickets from $110 plus booking fee sydneyoperahouse.com or 02 9250 7777. Sunday 10 March WOMADelaide www.womadelaide.com.au.

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