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Beninese singer-songwriter, Angelique Kidjo, is in Lagos days after her fourth Grammy win for Best World Music Album category.
The revered singer visited Smooth FM in Lagos on Tuesday.
“Eku ile. Se eji daada gbogboyin?” she says in Yoruba which translated means “Hope you woke up on the bright side.”
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Her fluent Yoruba has been a subject of discussion on social media
In the video, Kidjo said the last time she was in Lagos she was 13.
Nigerian singer, Asa who was also at the studio at the time, shared a passionate hug with Kidjo.
Born July 14, 1960, the Beninese singer-songwriter, actress, and activist who is noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos was born in Ouidah, Benin. Her father is from the Fon people of Ouidah and her mother from the Yoruba people.
She grew up listening to Beninese traditional music, Fela Kuti, Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, James Brown, Manu Dibango, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, Osibisa, and Santana.
By the time she was six, Kidjo was performing with her mother’s theatre troupe, giving her an early appreciation for traditional music and dance. She started singing in her school band, Les Sphinx and found success as a teenager with her adaptation of Miriam Makeba’s “Les Trois Z”, which played on national radio.