Blog February 8, 2015

Congratulations! Angélique Kidjo Wins Grammy for "Eve"

Angélique Kidjo just won her second Grammy,<em> </em>beating out notable competition like Anoushka Shankar and Sergio Mendes for Best World Music Album.<em> </em>We at Afropop extend our warmest congratulations to Angélique and all her fans! <div> On our podcast, <i>Angelique Kidjo: The Roots of Eve, </i>you can<i> </i>hear Angélique speak about the inspiration for the album, and hear music from <em>Eve</em>. <iframe loading="lazy" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/132879100&color=ff6600&show_artwork=false" width="100%" height="166" frameborder="no" scrolling="no"></iframe> Our senior producer Banning Eyre interviewed Angelique at her home in Brooklyn, NY. <a href="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/wp/16492/angelique-kidjo-discusses-her-new-cd-eve-and-book-spirit-rising/" target="_blank">You can also read that interview here</a>.<i> </i> &nbsp;