Angélique Kidjo has officially made history. On Tuesday (Aug. 18), the five-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, actress and activist became both the first African musician and the first Black ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Reporting on Africa, its diaspora & hip-hop's class acts. Angélique Kidjo’s four-decade career has been marked by an unapologetic ...

Musical icon Angélique Kidjo is set to become the first African musician, and the first Black African performer, to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Kidjo joins Charlize Theron, a white ...

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The Beninese legendary singer gets the second Grammy of her illustrious career. She won the award for her album which has been described as a musical tribute to African women. In her acceptance speech ...

The latest recognition from the Hollywood Walk of Fame, as she describes it, shows her that the world is finally listening to ...

Actor Willem Dafoe and Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. joined Kidjo in speaking at the ceremony on Wednesday at 7011 Hollywood Blvd., across from the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.

LONDON (Reuters) - African diva Angelique Kidjo was named Best Artist in Songlines magazine's annual world music awards on Friday, lauded for her high-energy shows and her championing of social causes ...

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and singer Angelique Kidjo, both familiar and welcome figures at Cal Performances, join forces Saturday night at the Greek Theatre on the UC Berkeley campus to present their own ...

Angelique Kidjo, an accomplished artist, has developed her own language. The five-time Grammy-winning singer from the West African nation of Benin sings in a variety of tongues, but she created her ...

The Grammy-winning multihyphenate received glowing tributes from Harvey Mason jr. and Willem Dafoe.