On the Playlist 17AUG2018…

"Lonlon" from the album Djin Djin by Angelique Kidjo. This track is set to Ravel's Bolero but with African lyrics. Angelique Kidjo hails from Benin and is known as the queen of African music. This track is very powerful.

The reason it sticks in my mind is due to an early morning drive to work when I first moved to California. I was able to pull out of the driveway from the apartment we were living in and start this track and pulled into the office just as the track was ending exactly 4:54 later - a distance of 3.4 miles. It was a bit early that morning and I hit the traffic lights almost perfectly. A few speed limits may have been exceeded but I can neither confirm or deny that as the above may not have actually happened. This track was the perfect backdrop hitting the final crescendo as I arrived at the office.