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Sanya Osha, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town

Angelique Kidjo: the diva from Benin could win a record sixth Grammy Award

Angelique Kidjo on stage in Paris in 2021. Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images

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 lineage of “Mama Africas” – the likes of South Africa’s Miriam Makeba, Letta Mbulu and Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Cape Verde’s Cesaria Evora and Mali’s Oumou Sangare.

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