Angélique Kidjo
is a West African singer and songwriter whose penchant for fusion has made her a commercially successful global crossover artist. The “African funk diva of world music
” mixes traditional rhythms with Western electronic dance sounds, attracting criticism from African music “purists
” and praise from dance-hall patrons worldwide.
One of nine children, Kidjo was born in in Ouidah, the voodoo centre of Benin. Her musician father owned a photography store and her mother ran...