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}} Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo,〔〔〔 known as Angélique Kidjo (July 14, 1960), is a Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter and activist from Benin, noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos. ''Time'' magazine has called her "Africa's premier diva". The BBC has included Kidjo in its list of the African continent's 50 most iconic figures. ''The Guardian'' has listed her as one of its Top 100 Most Inspiring Women in the World and Kidjo is the first woman to be listed among "The 40 Most Powerful Celebrities In Africa" by ''Forbes'' magazine. The ''Daily Telegraph'' in London described her as "The undisputed queen of African music" during the 2012 Olympic Games River of Music Festival. In March 2013, NPR, National Public Radio in America, called her "Africa's greatest living diva". Kidjo is listed among the "2014 Most Influential Africans" by ''New African'' magazine and Jeune Afrique.〔("2014 Most Influential Africans – Arts & Culture" ), ''New African'', December 22, 2014.〕 Forbes Afrique put Angelique on the cover of their "100 most influential women" issue in 2015.〔http://forbesafrique.com/top-100-femmes-angelique-kidjo/〕 On June 6, 2013, Kidjo was elected vice-president of the Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d´Auteurs et Compositeurs (CISAC). She now resides in New York City, where she is an occasional contributor to the ''New York Times''.〔("Don’t Let Ebola Dehumanize Africa" ), ''The New York Times'', October 30, 2014.〕 Angelique has received Honorary Doctorates from Yale University, Berklee College of Music and Middlebury College.〔http://news.yale.edu/2015/05/15/yale-awards-nine-honorary-degrees-commencement-2015〕〔https://library.berklee.edu/about-us/display/berklee-2010-honorary-doctorates#Ang_lique_Kidjo〕〔http://www.middlebury.edu/newsroom/node/476846〕 Her musical influences include the Afropop, Caribbean zouk, Congolese rumba, jazz, gospel, and Latin styles; as well as her childhood idols Bella Bellow, James Brown, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix, Miriam Makeba and Carlos Santana. She has recorded George Gershwin's "Summertime", Ravel's Boléro, Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Child" and the Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter", and has collaborated with Dave Matthews and the Dave Matthews Band, Kelly Price, Alicia Keys, Branford Marsalis, Ziggy Marley, Philip Glass, Peter Gabriel, Bono, Carlos Santana, John Legend, Herbie Hancock, Josh Groban, Dr John, the Kronos Quartet and Cassandra Wilson. Kidjo's hit songs include "Agolo", "We We", "Adouma", "Wombo Lombo", "Afirika", "Batonga", and her version of "Malaika". Her album Logozo is ranked number 37 in the Greatest Dance Albums of All Time list compiled by the Thump web site.〔https://thump.vice.com/en_ca/article/the-99-greatest-dance-albums-of-all-time〕 Kidjo is fluent in Fon, French, Yorùbá and English, and sings in all four languages; she also has her own personal language, which includes words that serve as song titles such as "Batonga". "Malaika" is a song sung in the Swahili language. Kidjo often utilizes Benin's traditional Zilin vocal technique and jazz vocalese. Recently, Angelique added 'Actor' to her long list of accolades as she featured in 2015 Nollywood movie, 'The CEO.' Angelique is the recipient of the 2015 Crystal Award given by the World Economic Forum of Davos in Switzerland〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Shigeru Ban, Andrea Bocelli, Angélique Kidjo receive Crystal Awards; Open World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos )〕 ==Early life== Kidjo was born in Cotonou, Benin. Her father is from the Fon people of Ouidah and her mother from the Yoruba people. She grew up listening to Beninese traditional music, Fela Kuti, Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, James Brown, Manu Dibango, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, Osibisa, and Santana. By the time she was six, Kidjo was performing with her mother's theatre troupe, giving her an early appreciation for traditional music and dance. She started singing in her school band, Les Sphinx, and found success as a teenager with her adaptation of Miriam Makeba's "Les Trois Z", which played on national radio. She recorded the album ''Pretty'' with the Cameroonian producer Ekambi Brilliant and her brother Oscar. It featured the songs "Ninive", "Gbe Agossi" and a tribute to the singer Bella Bellow, one of her role models. The success of the album allowed her to tour all over West Africa. Continuing political conflicts in Benin prevented her from being an independent artist in her own country and led her to relocate to Paris in 1983. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Angélique Kidjo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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