CAP UCLA presents Angélique Kidjo’s Remain In Light Sat, May 5, 2018 | The Theatre at Ace Hotel
Photos by Danny Clinch East Side, Photo by Sonia And Mauro West Side, All Around LA Welcome to the Center for the Art of Performance
The Center for the Art of Performance is not a place. It’s about mobility and a state of mind that embraces experimentation, encourages a culture of the curious, champions disruptors and dreamers and supports the commitment and courage of artists. Center for the Art of Performance presents We promote rigor, craft and excellence in all facets of the per- forming arts. Angélique Kidjo’s UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) is dedicated Remain In Light to the advancement of the contemporary performing arts in all dis- ciplines—dance, music, spoken word and theater—as well as emerg- Born Under Punches ing digital, collaborative and cross-platforms utilized by today’s Crosseyed and Painless leading artists. Part of UCLA’s School of the Arts and Architecture, The Great Curve Once in a Lifetime CAP UCLA curates and facilitates direct exposure to contemporary Houses in Motion performance from around the globe, supporting artists who are Seen and Not Seen creating extraordinary works of art and fostering a vibrant learning Listening Wind community both on and off the UCLA campus. The organization The Overload invests in the creative process by providing artists with financial backing and time to experiment and expand their practices through In addition to the full performance of Remain In Light, Angélique Kidjo will strategic partnerships, residencies and collaborations. As an influen- perform select songs from her own repertoire. tial voice within the local, national, and global arts community, CAP UCLA serves to connect audiences across generations in order to Sat, May 5 at 8pm | The Theatre at Ace Hotel galvinize a living archive of our culture. Running time: Approx. 90 mins. | No intermission cap.ucla.edu #CAPUCLA ABOUT THE ARTIST
Three-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo is one of the greatest artists in international music today, a creative force with 13 albums to her name. Time Magazine has called her “Africa’s premier diva.” The BBC has included her in its list of the continent’s 50 most iconic figures, and in 2011 The Guardian listed her as one of their “Top 100 Most Inspiring Women in the World.” Forbes Magazine has ranked Angelique as the first woman in their list of the “Most Powerful Celebrities in Africa.” She is the recipient of the prestigious 2015 Crystal Award given by the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and the 2016 Angélique Kidjo with Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award. Dominic James - Guitar Edgardo Serka - Drums As a performer, her striking voice, stage presence and fluency in multiple Magatte Sow - African Percussion cultures and languages have won respect from her peers and expanded her Benjamin Zwerin - Bass Guitar following across national borders. Kidjo has cross-pollinated the West African Raymond Angry “Mister Goldfinger” - Keyboards traditions of her childhood in Benin with elements of American R&B, funk and Martin Perna - Antibalas Horns jazz, as well as influences from Europe and Latin America. Morgan Price - Antibalas Horns Eric Biondo - Antibalas Horns Angélique’s newest project, her interpretation of The Talking Heads’ classic 1980 album, Remain In Light (June 8/Kravenworks Records), is the culmination of Angélique’s deep-rooted love and respect for the original: she performed it in full at Carnegie Hall last year to raves, with The New York Times declaring, “Ms. Kidjo isn’t toppling an icon; she is dancing on its MESSAGE FROM THE ARTIST heights,” and was joined by David Byrne on stage. She also performed it at Bonnaroo. As Remain In Light was influenced by the music of my continent, I want to pay back the homage and create my own African take on Talking Heads’ songs. She recorded her version of the album with superstar producer Jeff Bhasker We all know that rock music came from the blues and thus from Africa. Now (Rihanna, Kanye West, Harry Styles, Bruno Mars, Drake, Jay-Z), taking classic is the time to bring rock back to Africa, connect our minds, and bring all our songs such as “Crosseyed and Painless,” “Once in a Lifetime,” and “Born sounds to a new level of sharing and understanding. Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)” and reinterpreting them with electrifying rhythms, African guitars, and layered backing vocals.
—Angélique Kidjo Remain In Light features appearances by Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend, Blood Orange, Tony Allen, Antibalas Horns, Angélique’s longtime guitarist Dominic James, and Magatte Sow (percussionist for the Black Panther film score). Visual artist Kerry James Marshall collaborated on the album artwork. This spring and summer, Angélique will bring this musical extravaganza to concert halls and festivals across the globe including special Remain In Light performances in Los Angeles and London.
Her star-studded album Djin Djin won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Album in 2008, and her album Õÿö was nominated for the same award in 2011. In January 2014 Angélique’s first book, a memoir titled Spirit Rising: My Life, My Music (Harper Collins) and her 12th album, EVE (Savoy/429 Records), were released to critical acclaim. Eve later went on to win the Grammy Award for Best World Music Album in 2015, and her historic, orchestral album Sings with the Orchestre Philharmonique Du Luxembourg (Savoy/429 Records) won a Grammy for Best World Music Album in 2016.
Angélique has gone on to perform this genre-bending work with several international orchestras and symphonies including the Bruckner Orchestra, The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and the Philharmonie de Paris. Her collaboration with Philip Glass, Ifé: Three Yorùbá Songs, made its U.S. debut to a sold out concert with the San Francisco Symphony in June 2015. In addition to performing this new orchestral concert, Angélique continues to tour globally performing the high-energy concert she’s become famous for with her four-piece band. Her rousing live show was recently captured at the revered Austin City Limits and made its television debut in January 2016.
Angélique also travels the world advocating on behalf of children in her capacity as a UNICEF and OXFAM goodwill Ambassador. She created her own charitable foundation, Batonga, dedicated to support the education of young girls in Africa.
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