Angélique Kidjo has announced that her next album, “Mother Nature” features guest contributions from Burna Boy, Mr Eazi and Yemi Alade.
Also featured in the the 13-song LP set to be released on June 18 are Sampa the Great and EarthGang.
In the same vein, top Nigerian producers joined other producers on the project. They include Kel P, James Poyser of the Roots, Vtek, Rexxie, Synematik, Blue Lab Beats, and Dany Synthé.
Speaking on the inspiration behind the album, the multiple Grammy award-winning singer said it’s a love letter to earth.
According to her: “I worry for the future of next generation. we need to nurture and take care of mother earth for us to take care of us in return. and I think through music, we can celebrate mother nature and something to help her, help us,” she said.
Kidjo began writing her album and it was created over the past year in quarantine.
The visual for “Africa, One of a Kind” was directed by Drahmas Omofresh, and shot in various on location in Benin and Mali.
The dance featured in the clip is called Gogbahoun—which originates from Angélique’s home village of Ouidah in Benin.
