Angelique Kidjo
Remain in Light
Event Details
Global pop superstar Angélique Kidjo brings her brilliant reimagining of the Talking Heads’ great opus, Remain In Light to the FirstWorks stage!
With her “canyon filling voice” (Billboard) and radiant charisma, “Africa’s premier diva” (Time Magazine) is a chart-topping, four-time Grammy Award winner who blends the West African traditions of her childhood with R&B, funk and jazz.
With Remain In Light, Kidjo and her five-piece band underscore the album’s African roots with repatriated grooves and traditional African language proverbs layered throughout.
Popular music was never quite the same after the Talking Heads (who met as students at RISD) released Remain in Light in 1980. Following her exile from Benin, Kidjo recalls how the album’s Afrobeat polyrhythms and Brian Eno-produced soundscapes, driven through the eclecticism of frontman David Byrne, helped to bridge her past and her future in the Western world. “This is African,” she remembers thinking, “yet it’s got something that is turning my head upside down.”
Presented as part of FirstWorks Artistic Icons Series
Ticket Information
Tickets are available for purchase online, by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787), or at the PPAC Box Office located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence. Box Office Hours are M-F, 10A–5P; Sat 10A-2P. Summer hours are M-Th 10A-3P. The VETS on-site Box Office is only open on show days. Children under the age of six are not permitted to attend performances unless it is designated as a family show. Please call the Box Office at (401) 421-2787 to see which shows are appropriate for younger children. All persons regardless of age are required to have a ticket for family shows. Ticket pricing subject to change without notice.
Security Info
Our guests' safety is our top priority. Due to enhanced security, walk-through metal detectors are now used at all performances. Firearms, weapons, backpacks, suitcases, briefcases, and laptops are not allowed in the building. All bags will be searched upon arrival. Please arrive 35-45 minutes early for entry into the building.
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