Angélique Kidjo on being hangry and Africa’s tsunami of talent
Music icon Angélique Kidjo is celebrating 40 years in music this year - marking the occasion with a concert at London's Royal Albert Hall.
When we met up with the Beninois superstar, who has released 16 albums and won five Grammy awards, she told us that since childhood she had been driven by curiosity.
"My nickname was 'When, Why, How?'. I want to understand things, to understand my place in this world," she said, adding that being hangry was also a driver.
"And I hate to be bored. If I get bored, God help you, don't be with me! I'm hungry and I'm bored, you don't want to talk to me at that point."
This Friday the 63-year-old will be joined on stage by other world-famous artists, namely Senegalese superstar Youssou N'Dour, Grammy-nominated French-Lebanese trumpeter Ibrahim Malouf, Sto...