Angélique Kidjo at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Multiple Grammy-winner Angélique Kidjo also headlines at the YBCA Theater (Saturday, 2/7/15 8pm) and presents songs from her latest recording Eve, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard World Music Chart. The singer released Eve in conjunction with the release of Spirit Rising: My Life, My Music, an autobiography written with Rachel Wenrick and published by Harper Collins. With a foreword by Bishop Desmond Tutu and a preface from Alicia Keys, the book chronicles Kidjo’s childhood where the telling of her dramatic rise ties in perfectly with the female empowerment themes that make Eve an epic achievement in her career...

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Multiple Grammy-winner Angélique Kidjo also headlines at the YBCA Theater (Saturday, 2/7/15 8pm) and presents songs from her latest recording Eve, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard World Music Chart. The singer released Eve in conjunction with the release of Spirit Rising: My Life, My Music, an autobiography written with Rachel Wenrick and published by Harper Collins. With a foreword by Bishop Desmond Tutu and a preface from Alicia Keys, the book chronicles Kidjo’s childhood where the telling of her dramatic rise ties in perfectly with the female empowerment themes that make Eve an epic achievement in her career. The power of Kidjo's unflappable voice, the range of her emotional expression, the stellar, genre-bending musicians who back her, and the infectious, activist energy that courses through her songs transcend any native tongue. Kidjo’s Eve has just been nominated for a Grammy under the category of “Best World Music Album”, and the 57th Grammy Award Ceremony takes place on February 8th, a day after her performance at YBCA.

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