Angélique Kidjo

“From the moment the communist regime arrived in Benin, I became aware that the freedom we enjoy can be snatched away in a second,”

Angélique Kidjo · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19

Kidjo made this remark in an interview with the BBC in 2023 about leaving Benin in 1983.

“It doesn't matter where we come from, what language we speak, which skin colour we have. We are human. It's one human family.”

Angélique Kidjo · said 2026-08-18 · reported 2026-08-19

Kidjo spoke as her star was unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

“We Africans just don't know what we've given to the world, and what we continue giving to the world for the music to exist. Without us, there's no music possible on this planet,”

Angélique Kidjo · said 2026-08-18 · reported 2026-08-19

Kidjo said this at the Walk of Fame star ceremony.

“The star for me means that my vision of the world as a small village is a reality,”

Angélique Kidjo · said 2026-08-18 · reported 2026-08-19

Kidjo spoke as her star was unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.