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Angelique Kidjo: West Africa
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A diminutive woman from a small country, Angélique Kidjo has had a big impact in the world. Born in Benin, Kidjo had initially intended to be a civil rights attorney, but realized the cat's cradle of law would be more a source of frustration than satisfaction. After moving to Paris, Kidjo made an international splash with her 1991 Logozo, which featured the sax playing of Branford Marsalis. With a galvanizing series of performances at the Africa Fete concert series, Kidjo was firmly established in the rising field of Afropop.
Following the album release, Angélique Kidjo embarked on a major tour (May - July 2007). Scheduled dates include an appearance at Le New Morning, in Paris, on 4 June and a concert at the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music in Morocco, on 7 June. One month later, Angélique is due to appear in South Africa at the SOS Live Earth Festival in Johannesburg.
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Kidjo appeared in a UNICEF public service announcement on child trafficking in June 2002. And in September she attended the Africa Leadership Consultation – Children on the Brink, in Johannesburg, South Africa. The consultation developed priorities for helping children and young people orphaned or otherwise affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa. She gave a concert followed by extensive press work in Benin in October 2002, and participated in a fundraising gala concert in Finland in November.
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Angelique continues to travel the world as a UNICEF goodwill Ambassador and symbol of Africa. While on the fields in Tanzania, Benin, Ethiopia, Brazil and many other places, she has been helping to raise awareness of a new UNICEF Program, Girls Education, which has been designed to help eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education.
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Annie Lennox has joined forces with Angelique Kidjo and 22 other female artists to raise the awareness of the transmission of HIV to unborn children in Africa. Sing will be released on World AIDS Day on December 1st, 2007, when Annie Lennox appears at the next Nelson Mandella 46664 concert in South Africa. To find out more and support your artist click http://www.annielennoxsing.com or http://www.myspace.com/annielennoxsing
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