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Angélique Kidjo makes history for Africa with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
By GhanaSummary Newsroom1 min read
Five-time Grammy award winner Angélique Kidjo has made history as the first African musician to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Without us, there's no music possible on this planet," the musical icon, who comes from Benin, said at the ceremony.
For more than four decades, Kidjo, 66, has taken African sounds to global audiences, blending influences from her native Benin with funk, jazz and pop.
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