Angélique Kidjo has officially made history. On Tuesday (Aug. 18), the five-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, actress and activist became both the first African musician and the first Black ...

Angélique Kidjo has officially made history. On Tuesday (Aug. 18), the five-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, actress and activist became both the first African musician and the first Black ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Angélique Kidjo receives a 2023 Vilcek Prize in Music in recognition of her exceptional range as a singer-songwriter, and for her creative leadership in ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Angélique Kidjo stands as a contemporary fusion of the pioneers who preceded her, sustaining ...

In a career that’s spanned several decades, Angélique Kidjo has, through her music, personified what it means to be a citizen of the world. Earlier this year, she released Hope!! It’s her first record ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Reporting on Africa, its diaspora & hip-hop's class acts. Angélique Kidjo’s four-decade career has been marked by an unapologetic ...

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo returned to her home country Bénin last week to meet children and young people impacted by the spillover of violence from the Sahel crisis and climate change ...

The heart and soul of suites by Bach and Handel are often found in the slow, central sarabande, said to be a dance of Spanish origin. In Bach’s cello suites, the sarabande stops time. Watch Yo-Yo Ma ...

Today we celebrate the 1,000th concert the Tiny Desk team has captured and published, and I can't imagine a more inspiring spirit to help us celebrate than Angélique Kidjo. Originally from the West ...

Two things have been crucial to a restless Angélique Kidjo since her childhood in Benin, West Africa: diverse, universal, nuanced brands of truthful musical storytelling in all its forms, and her ...

As Ebola cases surge in Sierra Leone and the confirmed overall toll tops 5,000, we discuss West Africa’s growing epidemic and the world’s lackluster response with the Grammy-winning singer and ...

Angélique Kidjo has released the music video for her song “Do Yourself,” featuring Burna Boy. In the visual, directed by Meji Alabi, both musicians can be seen dancing to the song at an “outsider cafe ...