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Podcast: Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Episode: Angelique Kidjo: Africa’s Premier Diva
Description: According to Time Magazine, singer Angelique Kidjo is “Africa’s premier diva.” Kidjo started out singing traditional music in her native Benin, West Africa when she was a teenager. In 1983, she escaped the conflict-riddled Benin for Paris, where she studied music and eventually signed her first record deal with Island Records. Kidjo has since released 16 albums and won four World Music Grammys. Her latest album, Mother Nature, was released in June and features young African musicians like Sampa the Great and Burna Boy.On today’s episode Bruce Headlam talks to Angelique Kidjo about the nature of African...