Angelique Kidjo DJIN DJIN Quote Sheet

- “Musical collaborations based on mutual respect can elevate both performer’s artistry. Angelique Kidjo packs DJIN DJIN with just these kinds of duets from artists…in three words, lush, dense and beautiful.” – Aimee Maude Sims/Associated Press

- “The Benin-born singer delivers a thoroughly engaging collection of songs…she spans musical cultures with her mesmerizing vocals…Kidjo seizes your attention and then keeps you riveted.” – Steve Jones/USA Today

- “Kidjo puts the world in world beat with her vibrant new CD…” – Chuck Arnold/People

- “…a fertile musical tree, spreading in all directions, growing from rich rhythmic soil…” – Don Heckman/The Los Angeles Times

- “…she handily reinforces her stature as an upbeat heroine of contemporary Afro-pop.” – Nate Chinen/The New York Times

- “…the grooves are downright pan-global…the ideal manifestation of her one-world philosophy…” – Keith Harris/Vibe

- “If you enjoy the rhythm of African music, then you’ll love Grammy-nominated Angelique Kidjo’s new CD, DJIN DJIN.” – Dana Slagle/JET

- “The Beninese diva of conscience returns with an album so full of special moments one hardly knows where to begin discussing them…Kidjo’s latest is a celebration of the kinetic force that represents the global human experience.” – Scott Galloway/Urban Network

- “With help from prominent collaborators, the Beninese veteran has crafted an album that often sounds like a musical paradise…If DJUN DJIN is the sound of the future, tomorrow can’t get here soon enough.” – Bill Brownlee/The Kansas City Star

- “Powerful. 5 Stars.” – Charlie Fidelman/The Montreal Gazette

- “…it’s impressive how seamlessly everyone fits into DJIN DJIN’s pan-African world, conforming to Kidjo’s celebratory sound.” – Jason Richards/Now Toronto

- “Benin-born Angelique Kidjo surges back on the exuberant DJIN DJIN with the help of a veritable who’s who of world music…” – Mikel Toombs/The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

- “…this crop of songs succeeds in showing the commonalities in world music and pervasiveness of African culture…Despite having been nominated four times, Miss Kidjo has yet to take home a Grammy. If she continues putting out material like this, it’s only a matter of time before she does.” – Jenny Mayo/The Washington Times

ANGELIQUE KIDJO, OYO ADVANCE PRAISE

“Dynamic and unstoppable…” —New York Times

“Kidjo has clearly inherited Makeba's unofficial title as international ambassador of African song.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Benin-born Kidjo was sensational, and the best description of her is what she said herself from the stage: ‘It's intense, it's joyful, and if you've got your heart in place, you can dance all night long.’” —San Francisco Chronicle

“Exquisite.” —Los Angeles Times

“One of our favorite singers…” —Newsweek

“Hailing from the West African nation of Benin, genre- bending vocalist Angelique Kidjo has spent the better part of the last twenty years away from her home continent yet still maintains her status as one of Africa’s most visible luminaries… Kidjo demonstrates her usual expertise in weaving styles together into a heavily jazz-inflected sound that is unmistakably her own.” —Seattle Weekly

“A wildly intoxicating musical brew.” —MOJO

“The Beninese singer’s celebration of her musical roots turns out to be a magnificently upbeat marriage of African tradition and western pop.” (Four Stars) —The Sunday Times

“One of Africa’s most globally successful performers.” —Billboard

“What a playlist!...And it all works together perfectly. It would be tough to find a better mix on any hour of even the most eclectic radio or club DJ set.” —AOL Spinner “No one has followed in [Miriam] Makeba’s footsteps more convincingly than Kidjo.” —The Financial Times

“Kidjo’s latest album extends her far-reaching appeal—and if you haven’t heard her joyously powerful soul vocals before, it’s also a good place to start. Kidjo is…brilliant at shaking up expectations…This multitasking international star always makes the music her own.” (Album of the Week) —Metro UK

“One of world music’s biggest stars. With the passing of Miriam Makeba in 2008, it’s Kidjo who looks the most likely inheritor of the South African’s Mama Afrika mantle.” —The Sun Herald

“Kidjo is an unstoppable force in world music….Her albums have found an audience way beyond the confines of the world music scene” —The Daily Telegraph

“Oyo is a real show of strength.” (Four Stars) —Daily Express

“Confirming her place in the hall of African vocal queens, Angelique explores a rich heritage of covers, traditional and American soul. Her duet on Move on Up with John Legend does the impossible—adding something to Curtis Mayfield’s original.” (Four Stars) —The Daily Mirror