Africa: The Diva Who Brought African Pop to the World Stage

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Revered as “Africa’s premier diva” by Time magazine, Angelique Kidjo has been instrumental in putting African music on the global stage.

The Beninese multiple award-winning singer drew inspiration from music legends Nigerian Afrobeat singer Fela Anikulapo Kuti, South African songbird Miriam Makeba and America’s James Brown and Stevie Wonder, among others.

And she has been keen to work with the younger crop of artists. Her African collaborations with artists like Burna Boy, Yemi Alade, Shungudzo and Mr Eazi, among others, are evidence that…