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Angélique Kidjo Talks ‘Hope,’ Her Mother’s Legacy and Making History With a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Angélique Kidjo on her new album “Hope,” her mother’s influence and becoming the first Black African artist with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star.

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The African diva will be honoured this Tuesday, August 18 at a ceremony scheduled in Los Angeles. She joins Michael Jackson, the Beatles, Charles Aznavour and her friend Willem Dafoe on the mythical American boulevard.

·Paris, France
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The 66-year-old French-Beninian artist Angélique Kidjo will inaugurate her star on Hollywood's prestigious Walk of Fame at a ceremony scheduled for Tuesday in Los Angeles. A first for an African singer.

·Geneva, Switzerland
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The 66-year-old French-Beninian artist, who holds five Grammys, has always brewed the influences, revisiting Ravel's Boléro or the Talking Heads pop. The ceremony on Hollywood Boulevard takes place this Tuesday.

·Paris, France
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She conquered scenes from all over the world, carried the rhythms of West Africa on all continents, and defended girls' education with the same energy. Angélique Kidjo, the child of Cotonou, between Tuesday 18 August in the legend of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. A first for an African artist.

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