Angelique Kidjo in Helsinki

Angélique Kidjo is a Beninese-French singer-songwriter, born in Ouidah in 1960, whose music draws on West African pop, funk, jazz and Latin rhythms. Singing in languages including Fon, Yoruba, French and English, she is known for songs such as “Agolo” and “Wombo Lombo,” the albums Logozo and Djin Djin, and her reinterpretation of Talking Heads’ Remain in Light. In 2005, she performed at Africa Calling, the Live 8 concert held at the Eden Project in Cornwall. She later appeared at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration in Soweto, and in 2017 she presented her reworking of Remain in Light at Carnegie Hall.