We're thinking Kings and Queens this week at Afropop. And while many might make the claim to be "Queen of Afropop" these days, it's hard to think of anyone with a better claim to that throne than ...

“If you are an African musician, people are waiting for you to fail,” says Angélique Kidjo, five time Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and activist from Benin in West Africa – and one of the greatest ...

Music icon Angélique Kidjo is celebrating 40 years in music this year - marking the occasion with a concert at London's Royal Albert Hall. When we met up with the Beninois superstar, who has released ...

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

On her last album, Black Ivory Soul, Angélique Kidjo sang a duet with Dave Matthews, who later invited her to open for him on his 2001 American tour and introduced her to a whole new, mainstream ...

Music icon Angélique Kidjo is celebrating 40 years in music this year - marking the occasion with a concert at London's Royal Albert Hall. When we met up with the Beninois superstar, who has released ...