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Angélique Kidjo

Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo, commonly known as Angélique Kidjo, is a Grammy Award–winning Beninoise singer-songwriter and activist, noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos. Time Magazine has called her "Africa's premier diva". The BBC has included Angélique Kidjo in its list of the African continent's 50 most iconic figures.The Guardian has listed her as one of their Top 100 Most Inspiring Women in the World and Angelique is the first woman to be listed among "The 40 Most Powerful Celebrities In Africa" by Forbes Magazine. The Daily Telegraph in London describes her as "The undisputed queen of African music" during the 2012 Olympic Games River Of Music Festival more »

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2005

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Featuring Cassandra Wilson
Egbé afon kpodo avi kpo
Do wézoun kan wè
Nou dé adoo bi vo dowé
Avi djin kpo
Totoé mantin
Nontowé kou bo yé han dowé
Egbé awa toun vivé éton
Do gbé towé min
What you want
Is not always what you need
Looking everywhere
Except right in front of me
Inner peace
Or private war
Lose the key
Just when you find the door
'Cause you never know what you've got
Till it's gone
Mondji irorun kossi mon ééé
'Cause you never know what you've lost
Till it's found
Irorun, irorun, irorun egbamin o
Ado gandji ma djia zon
Gbé nou vivéé wé
Enin o wou o lin tamin kpon
Bo djo avi do
Gbè élo wè djo mon min
Min bi do nan sou
Do vivè min wè min bi
Kplon soussou dé
What you want
Is not always what you need
Looking everywhere
Except right in front of me
Inner peace
Or private war
Lose the key
Just when you find the door
'Cause you never know what you've got
Till it's gone
Mondji irorun kossi mon ééé
'Cause you never know what you've lost
Till it's found
Irorun, irorun, irorun egbamin o

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