Angélique Kidjo
Biography
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Angelique Kijoko Hint Funshinou Kanjo Manta Zogbin Kijo (born July 14, 1960 in Ouidah, Dahomey) is a Benin singer-songwriter, activist and actress known for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos. Kijo was born into a family of stage artists. Her father was a musician and her mother worked as a choreographer and theater director.
Four-time Grammy-winning Angélique Kidjo is one of the greatest artists in today's international music world, demonstrating his creativity with 13 albums.
As a performer, her unique voice, stage presence, and command of multiple cultures and languages ​​have won the respect of her peers and expanded her support across national borders.
Kijo reciprocally fertilized the West African childhood tradition
in Benin, influenced by American R & B, funk and jazz, as well as European and Latin American elements.
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Works featuring Angélique Kidjo as an Arranger include:
Choose Love (2021)
Dignity (with Yemi Alade) (2021)
Mother Nature (2021)
Flying High (2021)
Cucala (2019)
La Vida Es un Carnaval (2019)