Time magazine has called her . She now resides in New York City. Baaba Maal (born 12 November 1953) is a Senegalese singer and guitarist born in Podor, on the Senegal River. He is well known in Africa and internationally is one of. Kidjo was born in Cotonou, Benin. Her father is from the Fon people of Ouidah and her mother from the Yoruba people. She grew up listening to Beninese. The Artist Shop is most happy to welcome aboard one of the most successful of all independent labels, Rykodisc, on the occasion of their 15th anniversary.
She has recorded George Gershwin's . Kidjo's hit songs include . Her album Logozo is ranked number 3. Greatest Dance Albums of All Time list compiled by Vice Magazine's Thump web site. Kidjo often utilizes Benin's traditional Zilin vocal technique and jazz vocalese. Kidjo is the recipient of the 2. Crystal Award given by the World Economic Forum of Davos in Switzerland. Dvds to trade,Rare Rock Concerts On DVD,Live Concert on DVD,My DVD Trade List,Rare Rock Videos,Paypal,Billy Joel,Daryl Hall,John Martyn,Santana,Jamiroquai,Rockpalast.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. She started singing in her school band, Les Sphinx, and found success as a teenager with her adaptation of Miriam Makeba's . She recorded the album Pretty with the Cameroonian producer Ekambi Brilliant and her brother Oscar. It featured the songs . The success of the album allowed her to tour all over West Africa. Continuing political conflicts in Benin prevented her from being an independent artist in her own country and led her to relocate to Paris in 1. While working various day jobs to pay for her tuition, Kidjo studied music at the CIM, a reputable jazz school in Paris where she met musician and producer Jean Hebrail, with whom she has composed most of her music. She started out as a backup singer in local bands. In 1. 98. 5, she became the frontsinger of the known Euro- African jazz/rock band Jasper van't Hof's Pili Pili. Three Pili Pili studio albums followed: Jakko (1. Be In Two Minds (1. Marlon Klein) and Hotel Babo (1. By the end of the 1. Paris and recorded a solo album called Parakou for the Open Jazz Label. She was then discovered in Paris by Island Records founder Chris Blackwell, who signed her in 1. She recorded four albums for Island until Blackwell's departure from the label. In 2. 00. 0 she was signed in New York by Columbia Records, for which label she recorded two albums. Her first album for Island Records was recorded between Miami and Paris and produced by Miami Sound Machine drummer Joe Galdo and features Branford Marsalis and Manu Di. Bango on saxophones. It was released worldwide in 1. Billboard World Music chart. Music videos for the singles . Logozo is ranked number 3. Greatest Dance Albums of All Time list compiled by the Thump web site. It includes the single . Carlos Santana appears on . Cassandra Wilson, Branford Marsalis, Kelly Price and Kenny Kirkland collaborated with Kidjo on this project. The opening track is a cover of Jimi Hendrix's . She worked with songwriters Carlinhos Brown and Vinicius Cantu. On the Brazilian version of the album Gilberto Gil joined her on . Dave Matthews appears on the song ! The French Guyanese Henri Salvador, who was 8. Kidjo on the song . Many guests appear on the album including Josh Groban, Carlos Santana, Alicia Keys, Joss Stone, Peter Gabriel, Amadou and Mariam, Ziggy Marley, and Branford Marsalis. The title refers to the sound of a bell in Africa that greets each new day. The album, produced by Tony Visconti, won a Grammy for Best Contemporary World Music album and a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding World Music album. It mixes traditional music, Miriam Makeba's songs, classic soul of the 1. Bollywood song. Dianne Reeves appears on Aretha Franklin's ! Produced by Kidjo and Jean Hebrail, the album was arranged in conjunction with the Beninese guitarist Lionel Loueke. It features a collection of songs from her entire career played live in Boston with special guests Ezra Koenig from Vampire Weekend, Dianne Reeves, Branford Marsalis, Christian Mc. Bride and Josh Groban. She sings a version of . She travelled to Kenya and Benin, from South to North and back, armed with a six track field recorder, to capture the sweet rhythmic harmonies and chants of traditional women choirs. With the contribution of the Beninese percussionists from the Gangbe Brass Band, Kidjo laid the musical foundation of the album in New York with an ensemble of top session musicians. Helping the singer fulfill her vision on . John, who adds his New Orleans magic to . The album debuted at number 1 in the Billboard World Music chart. The album contains orchestral versions of 9 songs from previous albums and 2 original songs: Nanae and Otishe. All the songs are arranged by Gast Waltzing and David Laborier and the orchestra is conducted by Gast Waltzing. The Australian newspaper noted: . None of her three previously released versions of Malaika can match the majesty and grandeur of this latest spine- tingling rendition, which features the singer in superlative voice (in Swahili) backed by the strings and wind instruments of the 1. Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg. Elsewhere, the consummate guitar playing of Kidjo. Sultry flute and flugelhorn helps Kidjo tease the nuances out of Carlos Santana. In Fifa and Naima, swelling strings and soaring vocals follow tender a cappella intros. In Loloye, the strings flutter like a flock of flamingoes as horns ascend like eagles. Female back- up vocals lift Ominira and the previously unreleased Namae. A truly beautiful album, Sings combines the stately qualities of classical music with the coolness of jazz and the fervour of African and Brazilian rhythms. It was published by Harper Collins on January 7, 2. Desmond Tutu wrote the preface and Alicia Keys the foreword. On the back cover, Bill Clinton is quoted as saying: . In this evocative memoir, Kidjo chronicles an inspiring life of music and activism, and raises a passionate call for freedom, dignity, and the rights of people everywhere. Philip Glass wrote the orchestral music based on three creation poems in Yoruba sung by Kidjo. In the program notes, Philip Glass says: . Davies Symphony Hall on July 1. With UNICEF, she has travelled to many countries in Africa. Reports on her visits can be found on the UNICEF site: Benin, Senegal, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Syria, Malawi, Uganda, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Haiti. Along with Mary Louise Cohen. The foundation is doing this by granting scholarships, building secondary schools, increasing enrollment, improving teaching standards, providing school supplies, supporting mentor programs, exploring alternative education models and advocating for community awareness of the value of education for girls. She campaigned for Oxfam at the 2. Hong Kong WTO meeting, for their Fair Trade Campaign and travelled with them in North Kenya and at the border of Darfur and Chad with a group of women leaders in 2. In My Name Campaign with will. Black Eyed Peas. She hosted the Mo Ibrahim Foundation's Prize for Achievement in African Leadership in Alexandria, Egypt, on November 2. November 1. 5, 2. Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, on November 1. Mauritius on November 2. This campaign was launched by The International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH). On September 2. 8, 2. UNICEF and Pampers launched a campaign to eradicate Tetanus . Each download of the song donates a vaccine to a mother or a mother- to- be. With Jessica Biel and Peter Wentz, Ang. Proceeds from the compilation fund efforts to make the protection and empowerment of Congo. The album is a follow- up to the 1. Red Hot + Rio. Proceeds from the sales will be donated to raise awareness and money to fight AIDS/HIV and related health and social issues. Kidjo recorded a version of Fela Kuti's . The event included performances by many Malian artists. The show took place at the Circus Maximus with appearances by Oprah Winfrey, Alicia Keys, Andrea Bocelli, Herbie Hancock and other international stars. In 2. 00. 5, Kidjo appeared at the Africa Unite Live concert in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a concert to celebrate Hon Bob Marley's 6. African Unity held along with the concert. In March 2. 00. 5, she appeared at the Africa Live concert in Dakar along with many great African stars in front of 5. In June 2. 00. 5, she was part of the Live 8 concert, Eden Project hosted by Angelina Jolie in Cornwall, UK. In 2. 00. 7, she covered John Lennon's . SNV with expertise on the ground and EVF convincing politicians to do more on sustainable development. She invited Rokia Traor. Kidjo curated another version of the same show at the Barbican in London on November 2. Baaba Maal replacing Rokia Traor. The sold- out concert featured special guests Youssou N'Dour, Omara Portuondo, Dianne Reeves and guitarist Romero Lubambo and told the story of the African roots of the music of the diaspora. From December 1. 0 until December 1. Kidjo participated to the Fesman 2. World Festival of Black Arts in Dakar, Senegal. The Festival is the third edition of a festival devoted to the African culture all over the world. Kidjo was one of the performers at the BET Honours Awards in February 2. On June 8, 2. 01. Kidjo performed her most famous songs with the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra at the Philharmonie Luxembourg Hall. On October 1, 2. 01. Beninese traditional songs with guest guitarist Lionel Loueke for the . Kidjo also performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert the next day along with Janelle Mon. The event was hosted by Helen Mirren and Rosario Dawson. On February 1. 7, 2. Kidjo performed for the opening of the Carnival of Recife, Brazil with Nana Vasconcelos and Maestro Forro. On February 2. 8, 2. Kidjo created, together with the Italian Mission, a special concert called . The concert was organized by Amnesty International and also featured Bono, Damien Rice, Vanessa Redgrave and many others. On July 2. 1, 2. 01. Kidjo performed with Baaba Maal, Hugh Masekela and King Sunny Ade on the African stage of the BT River of Music Festival organized for the 2. London Olympic Games. On October 9, 2. 01. Kidjo sang for the One World Concert in Syracuse, NY, honoring the Dalai Lama. The Concert was organized by the Syracuse University and featured also Dave Matthews, Swizz Beatz, Natasha Bedingfield, David Crosby, Counting Crows, Roberta Flack, Nelly Furtado, A.
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