HOPE!!

by Angelique Kidjo

HOPE!! cover art

Collaborating with a new generation of West African producers, Kidjo integrates contemporary afrobeats with traditional Beninese vocal techniques on 'HOPE!!'. The record serves as a bridge between the historical foundations of Fon music and the digital sounds of the modern Lagos scene. Lyrics are performed in Fon, Yoruba, French, and English, emphasizing pan-African unity.

Genres

  • Afrobeats
  • World Fusion
  • Zilin

Tracklist

  1. Bando (feat. Pharrell Williams & Quavo)
  2. Aye Kan (Are You Coming Back?) [feat. Ayra Starr]
  3. No Stopping Us
  4. Fall On Me (feat. PJ Morton)
  5. Oyaya (feat. Nile Rodgers & IZA)
  6. Superwoman (feat. Dadju)
  7. I’m On Fire (feat. The Cavemen.)
  8. You Can
  9. Kakua (feat. Diamond Platnumz)
  10. Sunlight to My Soul
  11. For Me (feat. Charlie Wilson)
  12. Big Heart
  13. Jerusalema
  14. Joy (feat. Davido)
  15. Nadi Balance (feat. Sheila Maurice-Grey)
  16. MalaĂŻka (feat. Florent Pagny)