2019 saw Yemi Alade releasing her fourth studio album, Woman of Steel after Black Magic. A collaboration between Duncan Mighty Yemi Alade.
Off the 15 track pop album, track 9 features legendary Beninese singer Angelique Kidjo. The multi-Grammy awarded singer makes her presence felt in Yemi Alade’s spirited music video for “Shekere,” their loved collaboration off the album.
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The song is named after the tambourine-like instrument played in various regions of the continent. Both Yemi Alade and Kidjo deliver feel-good lyrics in English and Yoruba over the song filled with string and upbeat production.
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The also includes interpolations of Kidjo’s 1996 classic “Wombo Lombo,” and the video just compliments the entire record. Watch Yemi Alade and Angelique Kidjo – Shekere below.
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