What's The Story?
Angelique Kidjo is a world music singer, described by Wikipedia as afropop, from Benin. This Rolling Stones cover is from her 2007 album Djin Djin, recognized for its impressive lineup of guest appearances.
Who's To Blame?
Alternative radio.
Why ♥ It?
I won't lie: despite being a resident of the world, I don't do world music generally. Great stuff, but generally doesn't catch. However, as awesome as the original Stones version of Gimme Shelter is, the song really does well with a bigger sound and tribal interpretation, two things this version brings to the plate. Joss Stone's vocals are chilling, and the horn work is excellent.
If I ever end up wrapping my closed-minded North American head around world music, you can point it back almost exclusively to this song.
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