Afro-funk, reggae, samba, salsa, gospel, jazz, Zairean rumba, zouk and makossa are combined through the music of soulful, Benin-born and Paris-based, vocalist, Angelique Kidjo. Since the release of her self-produced debut solo album, Pretty, in 1988, Kidjo has been embraced by the international press. “The New York Times” hailed her for “growls and swoops that link African tradition to American soul music”, while iMagazine claimed “there has rarely been an African diva of such wholesomeness and fertility to the power and intoxication of Angelique Kidjo.” Kidjo is a true performer and as an artist, she is definitely in a class of her own.