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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.
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 ...
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.
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.
The Woman King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2022 film of the same name, released on September 16, 2022 by Milan Records.The album featured mostly original score composed by Terence Blanchard, [1] who produced a "heavy orchestral scores" mimicking that of the historical epics and African instruments that tune with the film's setting.
Edo funk is a musical style from Benin City, Edo State, created in the early 1970s. [1] The Edo Funk music genre is a cosmopolitan popular dance music with integrating elements from the native Edo culture and fusing them with new sound effects coming from Nigerian night-clubs. [1] Nick Roseblade describes Edo Funk as " [a] hybrid music that ...
History. Porto-Novo was once a tributary of the Yoruba kingdom of Oyo, [4][5] which had offered it protection from the neighbouring Fon, who were expanding their influence and power in the region. The Yoruba community in Porto-Novo today remains one of the two ethnicities aboriginal to the city. The city was originally called Ajashe ...
Divine Ikubor (born 1 May 2000), known mononymously as Rema, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and rapper. He gained initial recognition with his 2019 song "Dumebi". That same year, he signed with D'Prince 's record label, Jonzing World. [6] He achieved international recognition with his 2022 single "Calm Down", which spawned a remix with ...