Angelique Kidjo
African singer Angelique Kidjo reflects on her life and influences with Lopa Kothari.
Lopa Kothari meets Angelique Kidjo, who has been a star singer in African music for more than four decades. In this reflection on her life and music, Angelique recalls early influences such as Miriam Makeba and the Togo singer Bella Bellow, and introduces tracks from her early albums from the nineteen-eighties and nineties. She remembers leaving Benin to escape the political restrictions there, then returning later for inspiration for her album Djin Djin. She is a beacon for younger African musicians, and she talks about her recent collaboration with Nigerian artist Burna Boy. A five-time Grammy winner, earlier this year she received the prestigious Polar Music Prize as ' one of the greatest singer-songwriters in international music.'
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Ang茅lique Kidjo
Zelie
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Ang茅lique Kidjo
Bella Bellow
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Adam Salim
Malaika
Performer: Miriam Makeba. -
Ang茅lique Kidjo
Wombo Lombo
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Ang茅lique Kidjo
Ae Ae
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Ang茅lique Kidjo
M'Baamba
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Wilfredo Figueroa
Cucala
Performer: Ang茅lique Kidjo. Ensemble: Gangb茅 Brass Band. Performer: Tony Allen. -
Ang茅lique Kidjo & Jessy Wilson
Keep Rising
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Ang茅lique Kidjo & Burna Boy
Do Yourself
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Ang茅lique Kidjo
Afrika
Broadcasts
- Sat 6 May 2023 16:00成人快手 Radio 3
- Sat 30 Dec 2023 16:00成人快手 Radio 3