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Ahead of the start of NYFW, the designer tells us about their comfort shows, skincare regimens, and how nostalgia is bringing them comfort.

The world-renowned singer grew up under Benin’s repressive communist dictatorship, but when the government demanded she write and perform propaganda, she slipped out of the country and reinvented herself.

The world-renowned singer grew up under Benin’s repressive communist dictatorship, but when the government demanded she write and perform propaganda, she slipped out of the country and reinvented herself.

Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. Claire Duguet’s film is a guided tour of the life and indomitable spirit of international music icon and activist Angélique Kidjo. Featuring archival footage of the artist appearing with superstars Miriam Makeba, Celia Cruz, Youssou N’dour, Ziggy Marley, Philip Glass, and Peter Gabriel, the film also includes cameo appearances by contemporary music stars including Alicia Keys and Yemi Alade.

Queen Kidjo will hold court during season 15 of the award-winning documentary series AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange.

Following the passing of Britain’s longest-serving monarch, Jack Pepper curates a musical tribute

Like the superstar that she has been for four decades, the Congolese rumba queen, Mbilia Bel knows all about turning up fashionably late.

The West African superstar talks to Simon Broughton about growing up in Benin, her various musical influences and her creative practice

Angélique Kidjo knew she was on a course to change the world. She had two choices, be a human rights lawyer or be a singer. She chose the latter. She found inspiration all around her - in the records of James Brown and Aretha Franklin as much as in the songs of Miriam Makeba and Togolese singer Bella Bellow, whom she idolised. Add to this Benin’s rich history of traditional rhythms and dance, as well as music like salsa and méringue, which have been incorporated into the country’s modern ...