Angelique Kidjo

Grammy Award-winning “undisputed Queen of African Music” (Daily Telegraph) Angelique Kidjo has an expansive career marked by as much extraordinary musical achievement as passionate advocacy and philanthropy for her homeland of Africa. Named one of the Top 100 Inspiring Women in the World by The Guardian, Kidjo’s accolades include thousands of concerts worldwide, a 20-year discography, a history of collaborations with great musicians including Philip Glass, Carlos Santana, and Alicia Keys, and a spot at #1 on the Billboard World Music chart for her 2014 album Eve. Its opening track, "M'Baamba," made the New York Times' prestigious "Top Songs of 2014" list.