Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo, known as Angélique Kidjo is a Beninese singer-songwriter, actress, and activist of Nigerian descent who is noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos. In 2007, Time magazine called her “Africa’s premier diva”. The Grammy Award-winning artiste is fluent in five languages: Fon, French, Yorùbá, Gen (Mina), and English. She sings in all of them.
Today we feature one of her greatest hits, Agolo, a single which comes off her Spirit Rising album released in 2012.