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Benin is also home to zouk musicians such as Richard Flash, Martin Hode, and Miss Espoir. Kaleta (Leon LIGAN-Majek) is a Beninois guitarist, singer, percussionist, band leader who has played, recorded and toured with Fela Kuti, King Sunny Adé and Lauryn Hill. He is the founder of the Afrobeat band Zozo Afrobeat and Co-founder of AKOYA Afrobeat.
Angélique Kidjo. Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo[1][2][3] (/ ˌɒ̃ʒəˈliːk ˈkɪdʒuː, - ˈkɪdʒoʊ /; [4][5][6] born July 14, 1960) is a Beninese - French singer-songwriter, actress and activist noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos. Kidjo was born into a family of performing ...
Father Gilbert Jean Dagnon. Adopted. 30 July 1960. Audio sample. U.S. Navy Band instrumental version. file. help. " L'Aube nouvelle " ("The Dawn of a New Day") is the national anthem of Benin. Written and composed by Father Gilbert Jean Dagnon, it was adopted upon independence of the Republic of Dahomey from France in 1960.
Gangbé Brass Band at the 2009 Nuremberg Bardentreffen. The Gangbé Brass Band is a 10-member Beninese musical ensemble founded in 1994. The word "gangbe" means "sound of metal" in the Fon language. They blend West African jùjú and traditional Vodou music with Western jazz and big-band sounds. Their unusual instrumentation---trumpet, trombone ...
The song in the end credits, "Keep Rising," was an original piece written by Jessy Wilson, Jeremy Lutito, and Angélique Kidjo and performed by Kidjo for Warner Chappell Music in late 2020, and later sold to Sony. The soundtrack album was released on September 16, 2022, by Milan Records. [29] [30]
Portable was born on 12 March 1994 in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. [3] He gained mainstream attention after the single "ZaZoo Zehh", where he featured Olamide and Poco Lee. [4][5][6] He publicly accused Kogbagidi [7] a business partner on social media of allegedly scamming him in a deal involving artist management. [8] ghhiftoo.
Adjogan music is endemic to Porto-Novo. [16] The style of music is played on an alounloun, a stick with metallic rings attached which jingle in time with the beating of the stick. [citation needed] The alounloun is said to descend from the staff of office of King Te-Agdanlin and was traditionally played to honour the King and his ministers.
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