Artist
Angélique Kidjo
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Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo, known as Angélique Kidjo (born July 14, 1960), is a Beninese Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and activist, noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos. Time magazine has called her "Africa's premier diva". The BBC has included Kidjo in its list of the African continent's 50 most iconic figures.
The Guardian has listed her as one of its Top 100 Most Inspiring Women in the World and Kidjo is the first woman to be listed among "The 40 Most Powerful Celebrities In Africa" by Forbes magazine.The Daily Telegraph in London described her as "The undisputed queen of African music" during the 2012 Olympic Games River of Music Festival. In March 2013, NPR, National Public Radio in America, called her "Africa's greatest living diva".Kidjo is listed among the "2014 Most Influential Africans" by New African magazine and Jeune Afrique. Forbes Afrique put Kidjo on the cover of their "100 most influential women" issue in 2015.
On June 6, 2013, Kidjo was elected vice-president of the Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d´Auteurs et Compositeurs (CISAC). She now resides in New York City, where she is an occasional contributor to the New York Times.Kidjo has received Honorary Doctorates from Yale University, Berklee College of Music and Middlebury College.
Her musical influences include the Afropop, Caribbean zouk, Congolese rumba, jazz, gospel, and Latin styles; as well as her childhood idols Bella Bellow, James Brown, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix, Miriam Makeba and Carlos Santana. She has recorded George Gershwin's "Summertime", Ravel's Boléro, Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Child" and the Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter", and has collaborated with Dave Matthews and the Dave Matthews Band, Kelly Price, Alicia Keys, Branford Marsalis, Ziggy Marley, Philip Glass, Peter Gabriel, Bono, Carlos Santana, John Legend, Herbie Hancock, Josh Groban, Dr John, the Kronos Quartet and Cassandra Wilson. Kidjo's hit songs include "Agolo", "We We", "Adouma", "Wombo Lombo", "Afirika", "Batonga", and her version of "Malaika". Her album Logozo is ranked number 37 in the Greatest Dance Albums of All Time list compiled by Vice Magazine's Thump web site.
Kidjo is fluent in Fon, French, Yorùbá and English, and sings in all four languages; she also has her own personal language, which includes words that serve as song titles such as "Batonga". "Malaika" is a song sung in the Swahili language. Kidjo often utilizes Benin's traditional Zilin vocal technique and jazz vocalese.
Kidjo is the recipient of the 2015 Crystal Award given by the World Economic Forum of Davos in Switzerland and has received the Ambassador Of Conscience Award from Amnesty International in 2016 She also is included in the exhibits at the National Museum of African American History that officially opened on Sept. 24, 2016 on the National Mall.
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SEASON OF STRINGS
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One Thousand and One Nights
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One Thousand and One Nights
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08:30 PM | Theatre Monnot
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One Thousand and One Nights
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One Thousand and One Nights
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VENUS
08:30 PM | Theatre Monnot
One Thousand and One Nights
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AL RIYADI BEIRUT (LBN) vs BC ASTANA (kaz)
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08:30 PM | Theatre Monnot
Battle of the Bands
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Ghinwa
01:00 PM | Champville school
ITTIHAD CLUB (KSA) vs SAGESSE SC (LBN)
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One Thousand and One Nights
04:00 PM | Theatre Caracalla
VENUS
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Ghinwa
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Cirque Mini Star
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Bungee Jumping
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Anything Goes Bel Arabi - كلّو مسموح
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Anything Goes Bel Arabi - كلّو مسموح
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AL QADSIA SC (KUW) vs SHABAB AL AHLI (UAE)
08:45 PM | Stade Nouhad Naufal
DANCE AROUND THE WORLD
08:00 PM | National Museum
WASL - SAGESSE SC (LBN) vs BC ASTANA (KAZ)
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AL RIYADI CLUB (LBN) vs ITTIHAD CLUB (KSA)
08:45 PM | Stade Nouhad Naufal
Anything Goes Bel Arabi - كلّو مسموح
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One Thousand and One Nights
08:00 PM | Theatre Caracalla
SHABAB AL AHLI (UAE) vs TABIAT BASKETBALL (IRI)
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Anything Goes Bel Arabi - كلّو مسموح
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One Thousand and One Nights
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Anything Goes Bel Arabi - كلّو مسموح
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PայTs – by Vahe Berberian
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One Thousand and One Nights
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AUTISM BEAT - NAC Fundraising Concert
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Transportation For Bassma
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We Will Rock You
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