Angélique Kidjo

Named “Africa’s premier diva” by TIME magazine, the Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo is the continent's most internationally celebrated female artist. She is acclaimed for her uplifting and dynamic music, a blend of tribal and pop rhythms of her West African heritage with zouk, rumba, jazz, and Latin, sung in English, French, Fon and Yorùbá. An agent of inspiration and change, Kidjo is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and a tireless champion for women’s health and girls’ education in Africa. She’s been listed as one of Africa’s 50 most iconic figures (BBC),and one of Top 100 Most Inspiring Women in the World (The Guardian). The prolific Kidjo already has 12 acclaimed albums to her name—this concert marks the New York stop of her new album release tour.