Angelique Kidjo dedicates her album Eve to the women of Africa for encouragement, 'because of their resilience and beauty'. In fact, you can see the Brooklyn-based singer from Benin herself as the embodiment of the admirable strength and zest for life of African women, who keep hope and keep going in difficult circumstances. At the same time as Eve, her autobiography Spirit Rising: My Life, My Music
… was released, about her impressive life and music career. The multiple Grammy winner and UNICEF ambassador was inspired by the singing of various women's choirs from Benin and Kenya. The core line-up on Eve consists of renowned musicians such as guitarist , drummer , bassist and percussionist Magatte Sow. Kidjo's fiery and energetic solo singing is acclaimed by no fewer than eight choirs from Benin and one from Kenya. In addition, various guest musicians such as the Nigerian-French singer , pianist , Roslam Batmanglij (from ), , the and the . Even Kidjo's own mother Yvonne makes herself heard on Bana. A rich uptempo party album! (SvdP)more
