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WE talk to the Beninese musical icon about assembling her new album on Zoom and the “bigger than COVID-19” threat that lies ahead! The kind of infectious energy that lives within Angelique Kidjo can’t be contained by Zoom.
Her zest for life reaches out far beyond any screen, and burns stronger than the fastest internet connection.
“I can’t wait until we’re in person hugging again,” she enthuses soon after joining our Zoom meeting to discuss her latest album Mother Nature. Having been on the receiving end of a hug from the four-time Grammy-winning singer, I know exactly what I’m missing out on. “Me too,” I say, as I wrap my arms around my laptop, my face squishing the screen. “No, no,” she retorts. “I don’t want that. You keep it. I want the real deal,” she chuckles, her full-bodied trademark laughter lovingly admonishing me.
The Benin-born musician
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