The Talking Heads’ ear for new genre collages can be tracked from their first record, to their last, but through a clever usage of afrobeat, electronics, and new recording philosophies, 1980’s Remain In Light continues to stand out as one…
Album Review: Angélique Kidjo – “Remain in Light”
In a piece for Pitchfork earlier this year, Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo recalled an experience she had in a Parisian jazz school. In 1983, she correctly argued that Talking Heads’ “Once in a Lifetime” was inspired by African music, despite…