Angelique Kidjo
Beninese-French world music singer · Benin · On the map · Musicians · Born 1960 · age 66 · also France
Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo is a French-Beninese musician, actress, and activist. Kidjo has won five Grammy Awards and a Polar Music Prize. She has collaborated with artists including Alicia Keys, Peter Gabriel, John Legend, Philip Glass, Bono, Yo-Yo Ma, and Burna Boy.
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Tony Visconti Produced Arouna, Papa and Salala
Bill Laswell Produced Black Ivory Soul and Ces petits riens
Branford Marsalis Duets: Logozo, Tché-Tché and Djin Djin
Ray Lema Duets: Ewa Ka Djo, Sénié and Wé-Wé
Carlos Santana Duets: Naïma and Pearls
Keziah Jones Duets: Salala and Awan N'La
Larry Campbell Duets: Arouna and Emma
Carmen Consoli Duets: Emma (feat. Carmen Consoli) (2007)
Joy Denalane Duets: Arouna (feat. Joy Denalane)
Viola Davis Produced The Woman King (2023)
Peter Gabriel Duets: Salala
Maria Bello Produced The Woman King (2023)
Josh Groban Duets: Pearls (2007)
Manu Dibango Duets: Ewa Ka Djo
Burna Boy Duets: Different (2019)
Damian Marley Duets: Different (2019)
Davido Duets: Na money (2023)
Souheila Yacoub Also in Entre les vagues and The Braves
Gina Prince-Bythewood Directed The Woman King (2023)
Kunle Afolayan Directed The CEO (2016)
Colin Stetson Duets: Papa
Alain Terzian Produced Change of Plans (2009)
Lionel Loueke Duets: Pearls (2007)
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, Your brain is your greatest weapon. Connect it to your heart, and you can go anywhere.
I never use someone just because they are great musicians.
Everyone wins when children - and especially girls - have access to education.
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She is the second African artist - and the first of African ethnicity - to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She performed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on July 23, 2021. In 2021, Time magazine included her in its list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Kidjo is fluent in five languages: Fon, French, Yorùbá, Gen (Mina) and English. She sings in all of them, and she also has her own personal language, which includes words that serve as song titles such as "Batonga". Kidjo often uses Benin's traditional Zilin vocal technique and vocalese.
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