# Angélique Kidjo at Zellerbach Hall Auditorium, October 29, 2021

[Cal Performances](https://calperformances.org/events/2021-22/pop/angelique-kidjo-remain-in-light-2122/) presents _Remain in Light_ featuring [Angélique Kidjo](http://www.kidjo.com/)  
[Zellerbach Hall Auditorium](https://calperformances.org/visit/venues/zh.php)  
[U.C. Berkeley, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94305 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=U.C.+Berkeley,+Bancroft+Way+at+Telegraph+Ave,+Berkeley,+CA+94305+USA&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Friday, October 29, 2021

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## One Set

[8:03 PM] {lights down; greetings and announcements by Jereny Geffen; waiting for the band}

01. [8:04 PM] (percussion solo) » _Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)_  
[8:14 PM] {add Jerry Harrison: guitar}
02. [8:14 PM] _Crosseyed and Painless/Lady_  
[8:20 PM] {drop JH; AK yack about Celia Cruz}
03. [8:22 PM] _Sahara_
04. [8:27 PM] _Toro Mata_
05. [8:34 PM] _the Great Curve_
06. [8:41 PM] _Pata Pata_
07. [8:45 PM] _the Overload_  
[8:49 PM] {add Jerry Harrison: guitar, vox; AK banter about funk}
08. [8:49 PM] _Houses in Motion_  
[8:55 PM] {drop JH; AK banter}
09. [8:57 PM] _Mama Africa_ (singalong practice)
10. [8:58 PM] _Mama Africa_
11. [9:03 PM] _Once in a Lifetime_  
[9:10 PM] {add Jerry Harrison: guitar; AK introduces the band}
12. [9:12 PM] _Batonga_  
[9:17 PM] {9:15 PM AK off; set ends}  
   
**Encore**  
[9:18 PM] {just AK & DJM}
13. [9:17 PM] Malaika  
[9:21 PM] {add others & JH}
14. [9:21 PM] _Burning Down the House_  
[9:27 PM] {AK-DJM-JH-MO parade through the hall}  
[9:30 PM] {show ends; all bow; then off}


## Performers

[Angélique Kidjo](http://www.kidjo.com/)

* Jerry Harrison: guitar, lead & harmony vox;
* [Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo](http://www.kidjo.com/): lead & harmony vox;
* [Dominic James Miller](http://www.dominicmiller.com/): guitar, harmony vox;
* [Michael Olatuja](https://michaelolatujamusic.com/): bass;
* [Edgardo Yayo Serka](https://www.facebook.com/yayoserka): drums;
* Magatte Sow: percussion.
## Notes

I was really bummed to have missed Angélique's first tour of _Remain in Light_ in 2018-19, so I was really glad when this gig turned up on the Cal Performances schedule last spring. Then I got bummed again after reading Andrew Gilbert's long [promo article](https://www.sfcv.org/articles/feature/angelique-kidjo-pulls-everything-together-uc-berkeley-residency) with SFCV -- whaaaat? playing to backing tracks? Lame! Given the uncertainty of pandemic times, I can certainly understand the decision to pare a touring band down to the essentials, but really, live is always better, and it shouldn't have been impossible to find a keyboard player who could adequately cover the horn charts of the album. And then the rollercoaster ran the other way: I was totally psyched to find out that Jerry Harrison would be part of the band tonight: even only as guest on a few songs.

I liked that the set wasn't a straight front-to-back reading of the album, though I was slightly miffed that the two deep album cuts _Seen and Not Seen_ and _Listening Wind_ were omitted in favor of other tunes. How hard would it have been to have played another 15 minutes? Does Cal Perfs now have a COVID-19 curfew that says shows must be limited to 90 min or less? Pah! Time to go break rocks or shout at the fog to vent my frustration...

* [Program Notes](https://calperformances.org/program-notes/2021-22/angelique-kidjo-remain-in-light/) or {{:2021:2021-10:20211029_pn.pdf|program notes}}
* [Promo Article](https://eastbayexpress.com/angelique-kidjo-returns-to-berkeley-as-cal-performances-first-season-long-artist-in-residence/) by Lou Fancher.



## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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