Fifa

Angelique Kidjo | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 19, 1996)
• Original Release Date: March 21, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mango
• ASIN: B000003QLK
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,032 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #6 in Music > World Music > Africa > Benin

Track Listings

1. The Sound Of The Drums

2. Wombo Lombo

3. Welcome

4. Shango

5. Bitchifi

6. Rifa

7. Goddess Of The Sea

8. Akwaba

9. Koro-Koro

10. Naima

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Kidjo takes further strides from African tradition to western soul-pop with the star-studded, 10-track Fifa. The diminutive diva from Benin with the big voice may offend some with her perceived "sellout," but she answers in turn that western pop is a worldwide phenomenon--and she is not afraid to assimilate it into her own music. With stars like Ray Lema and Jacob Desvarieux backing her up, Kidjo determinedly goes where she wants. Underneath the glossy beats of tracks like "Wombo Lombo," "Welcome," and "Koro Koro" lies a canny use of traditional structures and motifs. Kidjo can also handle pure African ballads like "Naima" (with guitar work from Carlos Santana), but her ability to marry music forms has hindered the efforts of the marketing folks, confused by an artist with feet so firmly planted on both sides of the aisle. --Derek Rath

Product Description

African World Music Artist Angelique Kidjo's New Album Packaged with a Eight Track World Music Sampler. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Consistently Strong, June 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Fifa (Audio CD)

After several listenings, this CD has keeps growing on me. There are several songs here that exude emotion and sensibility. This is one talented lady and deserves all the attention she gets in the US. This album, no doubt, will be considered a classic. (5 Stars)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Piece of Music, January 17, 1999

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[e-mail] (Lagos, Nigeria) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fifa (Audio CD)

Angelique Kidjo has succeeded in giving African Music a definite European feeling, she has re-inforced my belief that African Music is a Universal one. This is a good one coming from her, she should keep the flag flying.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Impressive, November 19, 2007

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2Weird (NH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fifa (Audio CD)

I stumbled on this CD via a couple of cuts played on a local school radio station. I was so impressed that I bought the CD. I'm glad I did. I'm thrilled with it. The only reason that it doesn't get more airplay is that it has few English lyrics, and Americans are close-minded to anything they can't sing along with. This is an awesome CD!