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Featuring special guest Lionel Loueke, guitar

Named "Africa's premiere diva" by Time magazine, the Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter performs traditional folk songs from her native Benin with fellow countryman Lionel Loueke. The rich multicultural heritage of Benin (Dahomey) is brought to life with her unique blend of Zilin vocal technique and jazz vocalese.

This concert is presented in conjunction with Heroic Africans: Legendary Leaders, Iconic Sculptures on view September 20, 2011-January 29, 2012

The exhibition is made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and The Ceil & Michael E. Pulitzer Foundation, Inc....

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Featuring special guest Lionel Loueke, guitar

Named "Africa's premiere diva" by Time magazine, the Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter performs traditional folk songs from her native Benin with fellow countryman Lionel Loueke. The rich multicultural heritage of Benin (Dahomey) is brought to life with her unique blend of Zilin vocal technique and jazz vocalese.

This concert is presented in conjunction with Heroic Africans: Legendary Leaders, Iconic Sculptures on view September 20, 2011-January 29, 2012

The exhibition is made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and The Ceil & Michael E. Pulitzer Foundation, Inc.

The exhibition was organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in collaboration with the Museum Rietberg, Zurich.

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