Observer Editor
Angélique Kidjo: University Musical Society
This celebrated Beninese singer’s genre-bending, cosmopolitan music combines West African rhythms with Afropop, Afrobeat, jazz, funk, and R&B. Kidjo’s powerhouse voice, electrifying stage presence, and joyous sound have earned her 5 Grammy Awards, and her 4-decade career has featured collaborations with Bono, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Yo-Yo Ma, Branford Marsalis, Carlos Santana, Philip Glass, and the Kronos Quartet. The Financial Times called her latest album, Mother Nature, “a rallying pan-African collaboration.” 7:30 p.m., Hill Auditorium. Tickets $23–$83 ($15–$20 students) at tickets.ums.org, and (if available) at the door. (734) 764–2538.
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