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Angélique Kidjo

There is simply no musician quite like Angélique Kidjo. One of the true stars of world music, she has spread her rhythmic Afro-fusion to the far reaches of the globe, cross-pollinating the West African traditions of her childhood in Benin with elements of R&B, jazz, and funk, as well as influences from Europe and Latin America. Kidjo commands the stage with her fun-loving personality and electrifying charisma, and ‘her voice has never sounded more expressive or exquisitely nuanced’ (The Times, London). This Grammy Award winning singer crosses musical boundaries and, in doing so, seeks to unite different world cultures through her music. Kidjo is also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and has delivered countless speeches on the issues children and women face in her native land and elsewhere.

All profits from this concert, Angélique Kidjo’s first in Ireland, will be donated to UNICEF Ireland and its vital ongoing work in Haiti.

‘Africa’s premier diva.’
- Time Magazine

‘Her spirit is irrepressible, and she brings life to everything she touches.’
- Peter Gabriel

‘Her supercharged pipes have never sounded better, her irresistible energy and joie de vivre never more palpable….Kidjo reaffirms her global-diva credentials.’
- LA Times

‘Kidjo reminds you what a real voice sounds like.’
- Sunday Times

‘An unstoppable force in world music….Her albums have found an audience way beyond the confines of the world music scene.’
- Daily Telegraph

‘No one has followed in [Miriam] Makeba’s footsteps more convincingly than Kidjo.’
- Financial Times

Waltons World Masters

Waltons New School of Music’s World Masters series has brought to Ireland some of the world’s most extraordinary musicians and performing groups. Past masters include:

Dee Dee Bridgewater – Red Earth Project | Buena Vista Social Club

Trilok Gurtu Group | Zakir Hussain & Masters of Percussion | Habib Koité & Bamada Mariza | Bobby McFerrin – Solo | Branford Marsalis Quartet

Juan Martín – Arte Flamenco Puro | Jean-Luc Ponty Quartet

Preservation Hall Jazz Band | Dianne Reeves – Quartet & Guitar Trio

Wayne Shorter Quartet |Soweto Gospel Choir | Spanish Harlem Orchestra

Take 6 | McCoy Tyner Septet