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Kidjo Blends Musical Styles to For Immediate Release: 
Angélique Kidjo has been described as also one of the pop world's most forward and creative thinkers and as an artist whose mission has been to explore the relationships of diverse musical cultures. RICHMOND, Ind. — Four-time Grammy nominee Angélique Kidjo brings her spunky, electrifying performance to Earlham College on Saturday, March 3. Kidjo's appearance is part of Earlham's Artist and Lecture Series and is the highlighted event in the International Festival Celebration honoring the 50th anniversary of the College's international programs. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in Carpenter Hall's Goddard Auditorium. Tickets, which are available at Runyan Center Desk, are $5 for adults and $3 for students and seniors. While her music is steeped in the tribal and pop rhythms of her West African heritage, the Brooklyn-based Kidjo has crossed musical boundaries by blending funk, salsa, jazz, rumba, soul and makossa. As a child, Kidjo says she became mesmerized by an album cover of Jimi Hendrix, which led her to follow the African roots of music from the United States, Brazil and the Caribbean. The results were the Grammy-nominated trilogy of albums, Oremi, Black Ivory Soul and Oyaya. Her newest release, Djin Djin (pronounced "gin gin"), is due out May 1, and the title refers to the sound of the bell that greets the beginning of a new day for Africa. Included in Djin Djin is a diverse set of talent including music by such artists as Alicia Keys, Peter Gabriel, Carlos Santana, Branford Marsalis and Josh Groban, with whom Kidjo is currently touring. As a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, Kidjo also speaks out to help eliminate gender disparity in education around the world. — EC — Contact: Denise Purcell, public affairs assistant
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