ANGELIQUE KIDJO
Luther's Blues, 1401 University Avenue, Madison, WI
Tuesday, August 27, 2002 8:00PM
For tickets call 257-1184

Angélique Kidjo is not only one of the spunkiest, most electrifying performers in the pop world today, but she's also one of its most forward and creative thinkers, an artist whose mission has been to explore the relationships of diverse musical cultures. While she has steeped her music in the tribal and pop rhythms of her West African heritage, the Benin-born, Paris/Brooklyn-based Kidjo has crossed musical boundaries by blending a variety of styles, including funk, salsa, jazz, rumba, souk and makossa.

Angélique Kidjo was born in Bénin, West Africa. She studied to become a lawyer of human rights but then decided she could better help people through music. She moved to Paris due to the political situation in Bénin. While in Paris, she attended a jazz school. This is where she met her future husband, Jean Hébrail, who collaborates with her. They now live in New York and Paris. They have a daughter, Naïma, whose voice you hear on "Loloyé" on Orémi. Angélique speaks and sings in several languages, including Fon, Yoruba, Mina, French, and English. She has seven albums, the latest being Black Ivory Soul, which focuses on the Brazilian connection to West Africa, specifically Bahia and Bénin.

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