Angélique Kidjo is one of the world’s great voices. The artist with Beninese roots has rubbed shoulders with some of the greats, like Aretha Franklin, Desmond Tutu, Alicia Key, and Obama at his inauguration as President. Her travels for UNICEF, supporting women, inspired her new album, Eve, recorded in Africa and New York with a bunch of unknowns and an eclectic guest list: Asa, Dr. John, Kronos Quartet, and even a philharmonic orchestra. At the same time, she has released her autobiography, Spirit rising. To talk about her current work, she invited us into her Brooklyn kitchen, filled with the aroma of crab curry and caramel cake.
