Legendary singer and multiple Grammy Awards winner, Angelique Kidjo has revealed that she is a Nigerian.
Kidjo said this in a recent interview with Smooth FM in Lagos state.
According to the multiple Grammy Awards winner, she is originally from Iseyin, Oyo State, Nigeria.
The 61-year-old singer who was born in the Benin Republic said her mother made the revelation to her.
She also claimed that she has lots of relatives in Nigeria even though she doesn’t visit them often.
Kidjo said, “My Mum told me that I am from Iseyin because when my grandfather’s great great great great father came back from Brazil, they found their roots in Iseyin.
“From my mother’s mother’s side, we have always been from Nigeria. So we have families in Abeokuta, Ibadan, Lagos, everywhere, I have cousins I haven’t seen a million years that I miss a lot.”
While speaking about her love for Africa, she said she was not only concerned with singing about the beauty of the continent but also showing the happiness the people of Africa radiate.
“It’s just that I love to sing. I love to bring Africa to the world. The beauty of Africa, not the music that people are very content about seeing and talking about. Africa is not about that because I grow up in a country that is poor but people were very happy,” she noted.
Kidjo further added that she wants the world to see how powerful African women are: “the women of Africa are the backbone of this continent and they are beautiful. So, I want the world to see that.”
Ezinwanne Onwuka, senior staff reporter and columnist with WAP is a Nigerian-based writer and content developer. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Her interests include reading, writing, researching and graphic designing.
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