The undisputed queen of African music, for BT River of Music Angélique Kidjo will be hooking up with Hugh Masekela and the Manchester World Voices Choir. By Bernadette Mcnulty 13 July 2012 • 4:40pm ...

I become me because of my parents. It started with my mom and dad. Both of them were educated. And when they married, they vowed that they’re gonna send all their kids to school, because it’s the best ...

Grammy Award-winning vocal dynamo Angélique Kidjo speaks 10 languages, including four from her West African homeland of Benin. That’s just one reason her electrifying singing transcends musical and ...

“If you are an African musician, people are waiting for you to fail,” says Angélique Kidjo, five time Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and activist from Benin in West Africa – and one of the greatest ...

Legendary singer and multiple Grammy Awards winner, Angelique Kidjo has disclosed in a recent interview with Smooth FM in Lagos State that her lineage is from Iseyin, Oyo State, Nigeria. Kidjo stated ...

Brooklyn, New York — Sean Barlow of afropop.org visited Angelique Kidjo at her home in Brooklyn, NY in early February. She talks about her new album Black Ivory Soul (Columbia)released this March.

Vocalist Angélique Kidjo is on another creative streak. As she has throughout her career, Kidjo has left little space between two musically rich releases that showcase her artistic bonafides. 2018's ...

Angélique Kidjo is no stranger to the limelight having made her first splash on the music scene back in 1985. The fiery Beninoise singer, who is now based in Paris, may be small in stature but she's ...

Angélique Kidjo discusses her new album 'Celia,' which celebrates the African side of Celia Cruz. By Judy Cantor-Navas “As an African girl, when I first heard Celia Cruz sing ‘Quimbara,’ it just ...

One day in 1992, Angélique Kidjo walked into a magazine editor’s office and found herself being introduced over the phone to one of her all-time favorite artists. “Someone said, ‘Mrs. Kidjo, Mr. Brown ...