Angélique Kidjo To Host LootLove This Sunday On Apple Music’s Africa Now Radio. This Week’s Episode Features a Conversation With Angélique Kidjo, the 5 Hottest Tracks of the Week, Africa Rising and a Brand New Feature, ‘Loot Loves’!
Tune in to Africa Now Radio With LootLove This Sunday, June 13th at 2p Lagos/London / 3p Johannesburg/Paris / 6a LA / 9a NYC on Apple Music 1 [and broadcast on Cool FM in Nigeria every Sunday at 6pm]
Cover Star Interview
Beninese singer-songwriter, actress and activist Angélique Kidjo joins LootLove via FaceTime on Apple Music 1 to talk about her latest track, “Africa, One of a Kind,” a collab with Mr Eazi and Salif Keita, from her latest album, Mother Nature. She also discusses why she chose to work with a new generation African artists on the album—including Burna Boy, Shungudzo, and Sampa The Great—along with the lessons they taught her; how music furthers the fight against police brutality, and how young Africans will change the future.
The Big 5
LootLove shares the 5 hottest new African tracks of the moment. This week’s selection includes new tracks from L.A.X & Davido; Rema; Nasty C; Cassper Nyovest feat. Abidoza & Boohle; and Sarkodie feat. Kwesi Arthur.
Africa Rising
South African R&B star Joda Kgosi is latest artist featured from the Africa Rising playlist, a campaign which shines a light on the next generation of African superstars, and this week’s show features her two singles “I Miss You” and “Truth Is.” Listen HERE.
Loot Loves
A brand new feature is launching this week: LootLove chooses her favourite track of the week, taken from one of Apple Music’s African playlists. This week, she shines a spotlight on South African singer Mo$hpit Cindy and her single, “21st Century Luv,” as featured on Apple Music’s Africa Rising playlist. Listen HERE.
Tune in and listen to the full episode this Sunday, June 13th at 2p Lagos/London / 3p Johannesburg/Paris / 6a LA / 9a NYC on Apple Music 1 at apple.co/_AfricaNow [or on Cool FM in Nigeria every Sunday at 6pm].
Angelique Kidjo on why she included younger African voices on her album
I was saying to myself I’ve been so vocal about the needs, the struggle, the success, the resilience of my continent. I think it’s about time that we bring into this conversation young artists from Africa, for them to give us the view, which Africa they want, which society they want to live in. How can they participate artistically, economically, and politically to the world they want to live in? How can they be the change they want to see?
Angelique Kidjo on why she asked Salif Keita to sing on the track “Africa, One of a Kind” instead of using his sample
When I received the song and I recorded it, I said to myself, why use a sample? Salif [Keita] is there, he can sing. And people tell me, “You sure Salif going to sing? He said he retired, he doesn’t want to sing anymore.” And I said, “Salif can’t say no to me.”
Angelique Kidjo on working with Yemi Alade and using music as protest against police brutality
Yemi Alade, it’s out of the blue when the EndSARS movement started in Lagos. I was worried sick for everybody, my family members, people I know. And I’m like, “Let me reach out to Yemi and find out how she is.” Especially when they started shooting at people. And then she said to me, “Mom, I’m afraid. They’re killing us.” I said, just please don’t be in the street. Let’s use music as a message of hope and tell what you want to say to people.
Angélique Kidjo on an unfinished track she has with Sho Madjozi
Angélique Kidjo: One of my regrets is that the song that we started working on with Sho Madjozi didn’t make it to the album because we were caught off guard, we didn’t have time to finish. But the song is there, we’re going to finish one day because I love Sho Madjozi.
LootLove: She is a star.
Angélique Kidjo: She’s just a wonderful person, a wonderful artist, and I like the way she does her music. So I don’t want to do something that won’t put her at the same level as myself. So we’re going to take our time and it’s going to come.
