UNICEF international Goodwill Ambassador, Angélique Kidjo and UNICEF Benin national Goodwill Ambassador Zeynab Abib, along with seven of Benin’s greatest artists have joined forces to create a song ...

By Mamby Diomandé, Founder and General Commissioner of SIMA, and Lionel Talon, Cultural Entrepreneur, Founder of the WeLovEya Festival and the EYA Community Center (Benin) African music is gaining ...

A singer performs on stage during the 2025 Benin Music Festival in Cotonou, Benin, June 21, 2025. (Photo: Xinhua) Dancers perform on stage during the 2025 Benin Music Festival in Cotonou, Benin, June ...

Feb. 2 (UPI) --Angelique Kidjo, the energetic singer-songwriter and activist from the Republic of Benin, represents a rare African phenomenon. In many respects, she belongs to the illustrious musical ...

Benin singer Angelique Kidjo won one of Europe's top music prizes Tuesday along with Britain's Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records, and Estonian composer Arvo Part.

In the days before the web shrank the world, hearing traditional music made in a distant country meant getting on a plane and going there yourself. Rewarding, but expensive. Plan B involved checking ...

DAKAR, Senegal – U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country granting citizenship to descendants of enslaved ...

The city of Benin was treated to Flavour's waist-winding moves as the "Ada Ada" singer lit up Playhouse, Benin on Saturday, 9th November. It was an unforgettable night of fun as consumers also got the ...