Angelique Kidjo Garners 2010 Grammy Nomination For 'oyo' Wraps Banner Year With Sold Out Carnegie Hall Show

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Angelique Kidjo has wrapped a banner year with a GRAMMY nomination for her new CD 'OYO' and a sold out, headlining debut concert at Carnegie Hall. It's been a landmark year full of achievements for the Benin, Africa-born singer:

* Kidjo's tenth album 'OYO', released by Razor Tie, has just been nominated for the 2010 Best Contemporary World Music GRAMMY.

* In a live review, NY Times praised "the brazen power of her instrument, a chest-rattling alto" and called Kidjo "a superhero." The single, Curtis Mayfield's "Move On Up," features guest turns from John Legend and Bono. https://bit.ly/bbn1QG
* She performed at the FIFA World Cup Kickoff concert, broadcast worldwide from South Africa, along with Shakira, Alicia Keyes, The Black Eyed Peas, and others: https://bit.ly/a56Ay7
* She performed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon with Legend and The Roots on July 27.
* Razor Tie released the EP 'iTunes Live From SoHo.'
* Her essay on the 50th anniversary of Benin's independence was published in the NY Times online: https://nyti.ms/apAZvb
* She traveled around Africa, fulfilling her duties as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
* She attended Secretary of State Hilary Clinton's birthday party and fund-raiser during which President Clinton adoringly introduced Angelique tothe guests: https://bit.ly/abMr1b
* Kidjo received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music.
* She sang on the Preservation Hall benefit album with Terence Blanchard on the song "La Vie En Rose."
* The Commission of the African Union (AU) named Kidjo a Peace Ambassador.
* Kidjo appeared at the Monterey Jazz Festival, the Vancouver Olympics, the Montreux Jazz Festival and The World Festival of Black Arts and Cultures among other premiere festivals/events in 2010.
* She will speak at the 2010 TEDWomen's "Reshaping the Future" conference, Dec. 7-8, 2010, in Washington, D.C. The program highlights women as powerful innovators and architects of change.
* She received the Officier Des Arts Et Des Lettres award from the French Government.
* Her Batonga Foundation is partnering with the African Well Fund and Africare to provide hand pumps and clean water to Batonga girls in Benin.

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