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Angelique Kidjo
Feb. 17th, 2014 06:27 pmOn Sunday night we went to hear Angelique Kidjo in concert. We usually go to one concert a year or less, so we try to make it a great one. This one was fantastic! see also http://www.kidjo.com/ ; :)
She went down into the crowd and invited people to dance on stage. I sent my son forward and she hugged him and I think he nearly fainted. It was incredible. We have been big fans for a long time and my son has been listening to her music his whole life. Now he has been hugged by a person who hugged Nelson Mandela. !!!
Two songs by Angelique you may have heard include her beautiful song Salala feat Peter Gabriel, and her song Adouma which was covered by Carlos Santana on his album Shaman.
Our favorite song which she performed at the concert was Batonga, which is also the name of her foundation for Girl's Education. :D
Here is a link from late 2011 of Angelique performing Batonga live. Just look at her go!! She is now 53!! So beautiful, and her voice is so incredible.
Here is my link to my post about Kidjo for last year's International Women's Day.
She performed with a bass player from Paris, a guitarist from New York, and drummers from Senegal, Peru and Brooklyn. :) It is always so inspiring to watch great performers do their thing!!! My songwriting goal for March, inspired by Kidjo, is to write a love song to the women of fandom. As she says, with our linkages of technology connecting us around the globe, there is nothing we can't do!
She went down into the crowd and invited people to dance on stage. I sent my son forward and she hugged him and I think he nearly fainted. It was incredible. We have been big fans for a long time and my son has been listening to her music his whole life. Now he has been hugged by a person who hugged Nelson Mandela. !!!
Two songs by Angelique you may have heard include her beautiful song Salala feat Peter Gabriel, and her song Adouma which was covered by Carlos Santana on his album Shaman.
Our favorite song which she performed at the concert was Batonga, which is also the name of her foundation for Girl's Education. :D
Here is a link from late 2011 of Angelique performing Batonga live. Just look at her go!! She is now 53!! So beautiful, and her voice is so incredible.
Here is my link to my post about Kidjo for last year's International Women's Day.
She performed with a bass player from Paris, a guitarist from New York, and drummers from Senegal, Peru and Brooklyn. :) It is always so inspiring to watch great performers do their thing!!! My songwriting goal for March, inspired by Kidjo, is to write a love song to the women of fandom. As she says, with our linkages of technology connecting us around the globe, there is nothing we can't do!
