On May 16, 1966, the Beach Boys released their iconic 11th album, Pet Sounds, via Capitol Records. To celebrate, we're revisiting our Classic Album Review of.
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There s a resignation and regret, a sense of disenchantment and opportunities missed in scenes of a life flashing before her eyes.
We take a sunny day saunter with Living Proof , feel the rush of new love in sweetly clasped hands on Could We , and soak up a tangerine daydream on Islands .
She sets up boozy scenes with colourful and sometimes dicey characters dancing on tables and
swimming with sharks on Lived in Bars , with its doleful pianos and horns that seem to replicate tired eye lids slowly peeling open.
Angélique Kidjo knew she was on a course to change the world.
She had two choices, be a human rights lawyer or be a singer. She chose the latter.
She found inspiration all around her - in the records of James Brown and Aretha Franklin as much as in the songs of Miriam Makeba and Togolese singer Bella Bellow, whom she idolised.
Add to this Benin’s rich history of traditional rhythms and dance, as well as music like salsa and méringue, which have been incorporated into the country’s modern music.
Logozo encouraged listeners to challenge and change their attitudes towards Africa and its music