Angelique Kidjo, on the album "Hope!" also Pharrell and Nile Rodgers

The native singer of Benin Angélique Kidjo he will release his new album on April 24th “Hope!!” five years after the previous one “Mother nature” released in 2021. Anticipating the release of the album is the first single, “Fall on Me”which has the feat. of the keyboard player of Maroon 5 and producer PJ Morton.

The album includes several collaborations, first of all that of Pharrell Williamswho produced three songs in his Paris studio, as well as him too Nile Rodgers, Ayra Starr, Quavo, Cavemen and others still.

Kidjo dedicated the album to her now deceased mother, who the 65-year-old African musician remembers for her optimism and strength. The tracklist of “Hope!!” closes with a version of the Swahili love song “Malaika”his mother’s favorite.

“I started singing when I was six years old and I am grateful every day that I can still live my passion and do what I love with my life,” she said
Angélique Kidjo
in a press release. “At the same time, I know that many people struggle to find joy, especially with all the worries in the world today. With this album I wanted to rekindle the fire in people’s hearts and show how much we need that joy and hope to move our humanity forward.”

Tracklist:

01 Bando (feat. Pharrell and Quavo)

02 Aye Kan (feat. Ayra Starr)

03. No Stopping Us

04 Fall On Me (feat. PJ Morton)

05 Oyaya (feat. Nile Rodgers and IZA)

06 Superwoman (feat. Dadju)

07 I’m On Fire (feat. The Cavemen)

08 You Can

09 Kakua (feat. Diamond Platnumz)

10 Sunlight To My Soul (feat. Soweto Gospel Choir)

11 For Me (feat. Charlie Wilson)