She has now won three Grammy Awards and the new one to add on her shelve is for best world music which she won at the just concluded Grammy Award in Los Angeles.
The New York-based singer who hails from Benin was keen to say that she wants to pave the way for other artistes that will come after her and she as quoted to say that ‘Africa was on the rise’ and that might just be true because in the past few years African musicians have been able to capture the world’s attention through their music which even saw Nigerian Artiste Wiz Kid collaborating with American legend R.Kelly.
Kidjo described the album as an artistic challenge as traditional African bands follow the lead of the soloist much more closely, unlike Western orchestras that generally play off refined scores.
The singer, who has worked for a long time with Philip Glass, a leading US composer, said Africa was on the rise.
“Africa is positive, Africa is joyful,” she said after collecting the award.
The New York-based singer won the award for her Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg collaboration, Sings.
“I want to dedicate this Grammy to all the traditional musicians in Africa, in my country, to all the young generation,” Kidjo said.
The 55-year-old singer added that she has been fighting for a positive image of Africa for a long time and believed music could connect the world and served as a tool for peace.
