TIL that in 2018 Angélique Kidjo recorded an entire album covering every track of Talking Heads’ “Remain In Light”!
I haven’t heard the whole thing, but the samples here sound good.
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/musicshow/vikingur-olafsson-bach-goldberg-variations-maurizio-pollini/104462508
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2024-12-22 04:00:24
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