Essence

Angélique Kidjo Is Passing The Torch

Angélique Kidjo spent most of the past year in Paris, where she lived for almost 20 years from 1980 to the late ’90s. The multihyphenate Beninese-American music icon is usually based in New York City, ...
EURweb

Angélique Kidjo to Make History As First Black African Honored on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

*Angelique Kidjo is on a one-way trip to history, with becoming the first Black African artist to be inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Black Enterprise reports the Grammy-winning singer will ...
The Daily Californian

Angélique Kidjo and Yo-Yo Ma on creating harmonic sanctuary ahead of Greek Theatre performance

Ahead of their special performance of “Sarabande Africaine” at the Hearst Greek Theatre, globally-renowned singer Angélique Kidjo and cellist Yo-Yo Ma dialed in with The Daily Californian to talk ...
Los Angeles Times

Angélique Kidjo on what an old Talking Heads album still has to say

When Angélique Kidjo moved to France from her native Benin in 1983, she developed an addiction and allowed it to run wild. Now one of the most well-known singers in African pop, Kidjo at the time had ...
Newsweek

Angélique Kidjo: Singing to Educate Africa’s Girls

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Growing up in the port city of Cotonou in the impoverished West African ...
New York Post

Angélique Kidjo ‘disappointed’ Carnegie Hall show canceled over coronavirus

Like many artists, Grammy-winning Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo — whom Time magazine once called “Africa’s premier diva” — has felt the staggering effect of the coronavirus crisis, which forced the ...
PBS

Angélique Kidjo’s voice reflects her soul

Angélique Kidjo reflects on African music and using song to create human connections. Grammy-winner Angélique Kidjo is out with a new album, “Eve,” and an autobiography, “Spirit Rising: My Life, My ...
Sydney Morning Herald

Angelique Kidjo: You may ask yourself, how do I make the world a better place?

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Angelique Kidjo was 22, supporting herself through music school in Paris by variously working as a ...
NPR

Angélique Kidjo's 'Celia' Is Simply Glorious

Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is released. However, you can still listen with the Spotify and Apple playlists at the bottom of the page. Angélique Kidjo now has a pair of ...
NPR

Superstar Angélique Kidjo sings at the 1000th Tiny Desk — and speaks from her heart

NPR is celebrating its 1,000th Tiny Desk Concert. And who better to mark the occasion than the 5-time Grammy award-winning Beninese artist and international sensation Angélique Kidjo? Kidjo's music is ...
Black Enterprise

Angélique Kidjo Becomes First Black African Honored On Hollywood Walk of Fame

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced Kidjo as one of the 2026 Walk of Fame Honorees. West African singer Angélique Kidjo made history as the first Black African artist to be inducted into the ...