She is probably Africa’s most widely respected international vocalist, and one of its hungriest synthesizers of culture and ideas.
By Giovanni Russonello|The New York Times
The Beninese vocalist Angélique Kidjo was born into one of the most hopeful moments of the 20th century. Just two weeks after her birth in 1960 — in Ouidah, Dahomey — her country finally gained independence from France. It was one of 17 African nations to declare independence that year.
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