Angelique Kidjo

Angelique Kidjo appears in the following:

Listening Party: Angélique Kidjo's 'Mother Nature'

Thursday, June 17, 2021

Angélique Kidjo joins us for a Listening Party to preview songs from her new album. 

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Angelique Kidjo on 'Celia'

Monday, September 02, 2019

[REBROADCAST] Three-time Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter, Angelique Kidjo, talks about her new album, Celia.

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Angelique Kidjo's New Album

Monday, April 15, 2019

Angelique Kidjo on Celia.

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Angelique Kidjo: Traditional Music Is Always Evolving

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Angelique Kidjo has been one of world music’s most prominent voices for decades. Now she’s taking risks, collaborating with Philip Glass on the hardest songs of her career.

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Race And The Pop Charts; Angelique Kidjo Plays Live; Why Rick Ross Is Hustlin’ Over Shufflin’

Wednesday, January 08, 2014

In this episode: For the first time in Billboard chart history, no black artists topped Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart in all of 2013. Perhaps even more shocking: For 44 out of 56 weeks of 2013, white artists topped the R&B chart. We look at how and why this happened with pop chart writer Chris Molanphy and political analyst and writer Keli Goff.

Then: Born in Benin, based in Brooklyn, but a true citizen of the world, singer Angelique Kidjo numbers Desmond Tutu and Bill Clinton among her friends. She plays songs from her latest album Eve live in the Soundcheck studio, talks about her new memoir about a life in music and as a UNICEF ambassador.

And: Last week, rapper Rick Ross sued the pop band LMFAO over a lyric in their mega-hit “Party Rock Anthem” -- “Every day I’m shufflin’” -- because it’s similar to his famous lyric “Every day I’m hustlin’.” Soundcheck talks with our copyright go-to, intellectual property lawyer Jonathan Reichman (a.k.a. The Copy Cat) about whether Ross has any legal ground to stand on.

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The Greene Space

JS 30: Three Decades of John Schaefer

Friday, December 2, 2011

8:00 PM

In 1981, a young radio host from Brooklyn came to WNYC. John Schaefer was hired to read newscasts and introduce classical music, but soon found himself hosting a new music show that quickly became the on-air hub of the fertile downtown music scene.

Thoughout December, WNYC will celebrate Schaefer’s inimitable ...

Angelique Kidjo Live

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Angelique Kidjo is one of the great voices in World Music, and a force of nature on stage. From Benin via Brooklyn, she joins us for a special live, unplugged performance. For the first time, she’ll perform with the renowned Brazilian guitarist Romero Lubambo.

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The Greene Space

Soundcheck with David Byrne, Angelique Kidjo, & Phil Collins

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

2:00 PM

Join Soundcheck in The Greene Space for conversations with two icons of pop music: David Byrne and Phil Collins. Plus, a special unplugged performance from Angelique Kidjo. 

Angelique Kidjo

Thursday, September 09, 2010

Grammy Award-winning artist Angelique Kidjo talks about her career as a singer-songwriter, and her latest album, “Oyo,” which embraces rhythm & blues, soul music, jazz, and Beniese melodies. The album features interpretations of songs from artists as diverse as James Brown, Otis Redding, Miriam Makeba, and Santana, and includes guests: John Legend, Bono, Roy Hargrove and Dianne Reeves.

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Best Live Performances of 2007 (3)

Friday, December 28, 2007

Our look back at the year's best live performances concludes with world music star Angelique Kidjo, the Shanghai String Quartet, and songwriter-actress Minnie Driver.

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Angelique Kidjo

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

On her new album, Djin Djin, Benin-born singer Angelique Kidjo teams up with numerous music industry notables: Carlos Santana, Branford Marsalis, Alicia Keys, and Peter Gabriel, among others. We talk to the New York-based world music star about working with an all-star cast, plus Kidjo performs live in our studio.

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Retirement Party

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

If you're over 50, you've probably received an invitation to join AARP. Now, the advocacy group for aging Americans is offering a new benefit: music. Find out why AARP wants to play tastemaker to a generation that grew up with rock 'n' roll. Plus, world music artist Angelique Kidjo performs ...