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The Grammy award winning Angelique Kidjo with her tribute to salsa and African music

BBC PromsLate Escapes

Live at the BBC Proms. Angélique Kidjo makes her Proms debut with her nine-piece band in a late-night tribute to celebrated salsa songstress Celia Cruz.

Live at BBC Proms: Angélique Kidjo, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, presented by Lopa Kothari.

Described as ‘the undisputed queen of African music’, three-time Grammy Award-winner Angélique Kidjo makes her Proms debut with her nine-piece band in late-night tribute to the celebrated salsa songstress Celia Cruz.

1 hour, 14 minutes

Last on

Tue 30 Jul 201922:15
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Lino Frías

    Baila Yemaya

  • Cucala

    Wilfredo Figuerola

  • David Byrne

    Crosseyed and Painless

    Composer: Brian Eno.

  • Celia Cruz

    Sahara

  • Celia Cruz

    Oya Diosa

  • David Byrne

    Houses In Motion

    Performer: Chris Frantz. Performer: Tina Weymouth. Featured Artist: Jerry Harrison. Composer: Brian Eno.

  • Junior Cepeda

    Quimbara

  • Roberto Fonseca

    Toro Mata

  • La Vida Es Un Carnaval

    Victor Daniel

  • Elegua

    Luis Griñán

  • David Byrne

    Once In A Lifetime

    Composer: Brian Eno.

  • Horacio Santos

    Bemba Colora

  • Angélique Kidjo

    Afirika

    Composer: Jean Hébrail.

  • Angélique Kidjo

    Tumba

    Featured Artist: Roberto Fonseca. Featured Artist: Carlinhos Brown.

  • Miriam Makeba

    Pata Pata

Broadcast

  • Tue 30 Jul 201922:15
    BBC Radio 3

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