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HARDtalk: Angelique Kidjo - Musician and Activist

21/08/2012

Angelique Kidjo - Musician and Activist

BBC News Channel - HARDtalk, Angelique Kidjo - Musician and Activist

How has the African music scene changed over the last three decades?

Stephen Sackur talks to singer-songwriter and activist Angelique Kidjo. How has the African music scene changed since she left the continent three decades ago?

As part of its twentieth anniversary, HARDtalk takes another look at its 2012 interview with Angélique Kidjo. She has been hailed as Africa's premier diva, known for her passionate voice and fierce determination to help African girls fulfil their potential. Three decades ago she left her home continent and became an international star. Stephen Sackur asks Angelique how much Africa and its music scene has changed between then and now.

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