Angelique Kidjo at Carnegie Hall

Tuesday November 09, 2010

On Thursday, November 11, 2010 GRAMMY Award winner and Beninoise native Angelique Kidjo will headline Carnegie Hall for the first time as part of its 2010-2011 “Around the Globe” concert series. Kidjo will present “The Sound of the Drum,” a tribute to the African roots of the music of the Americas. Joining Kidjo for this historic event will be Youssou N’Dour, Omara Portuondo, Dianne Reeves and more guests to be announced.

Carnegie Hall Presents: “The Sound of the Drum”

A celebration of the beauty and diversity of African music and the Diaspora. It will bridge the evolution of African drums and chants with various musical traditions throughout the Americas from Jimi Hendrix to Celia Cruz, James Brown to Gilberto Gil, from Stax from Memphis to Kompa in Haiti. “At the core of African music, there is the drum on which every melody, every dance is based” —Kidjo.

The brilliant Afro-pop star Angelique Kidjo tells the journey of the drum through rhythms, songs, and dances from Africa to the Caribbean and on to America, joined by a few of contemporary music’s most important icons.

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