Friday, 30 August 2019

Angélique Kidjo at the Royal Albert Hall 2019

Watch this fantastic concert on iplayer.
The audience was joining in and dancing from the start!


Three-time Grammy Award-winner Angélique Kidjo makes her Proms debut 2019 together with her nine-piece band in a late-night tribute to salsa legend Celia Cruz. Clara Amfo explores the links between the music of Cuban diva, Cruz and the traditional Yoruba music that came to America during the slave trade, and how Kidjo has combined these influences with the west African Afrobeat and juju styles. 


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