PARIS, France, 28 September 2009 – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and Grammy-winning world music artist Angélique Kidjo has launched 'Give the Gift of Life', a new campaign with Pampers to help eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) by 2012.
The Grammy award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir, Beninoise singer-songwriter AngeliqueKidjo and one of South Africa's greatest musical exports, Johnny Clegg, will headline a star-studded line-up for the 2010 Fifa World Cup Final Draw in Cape Town on 4 December.
This morning I posted an article by Dr. Orin Levine about World Pneumonia Day that appeared in Global Health Magazine and wouldn’t you know it, now we have this great contribution to the ONE Blog from him! -Chris What do Hugh Laurie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Senator Bill Frist, and Grammy winner Angélique Kidjo have in common? They are [...]
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... Isaacs, Usher, Samuel L Jackson, Alicia’s beau Swizz Beatz, Tyson Beckford, Richard Branson, AngeliqueKidjo, Tyler Perry, John Mayer and many others! ARISE mag was a proud media partner of the event, according to Nduka Obaigbena, chairman and publisher of ARISE Magazine “As a chronicle of African achievement, ARISE is proud to support Keep a Child Alive’s Black...
JESSICA BIEL, ALEXANDRA COUSTEAU, PETE WENTZ, ANGELIQUEKIDJO AND JENNY FLETCHER JOIN Live Earth, GLOBAL WATER CHALLENGE AND DOW TO LAUNCH THE DOW LIVE EARTH RUN FOR WATER - THE LARGEST GLOBAL WATER INITIATIVE IN HISTORY TO HELP SOLVE THE WORLD WATER CRISIS Cities Hosting the Event Include Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Chicago, Hong Kong , Jimbaran , London, Los Angeles, Manchester , Melbourne,...
Saturday 21 November 7.30pm Mama Africa: Celebrating Miriam Makeba Curated and presented by AngeliqueKidjo Featuring special guests Baaba Maal, Asa, Vusi Mahlasela, Sayon Bamba, Dobet Gnahore and South African chorus Produced by the Barbican; part of London Jazz Festival in association with BBC Radio 3, Commissioned by Festival d'Ile de France...
... was fantastic to see him set out his ambitions in front of top media. Another highlight was singer AngeliqueKidjo, the only African on stage, who talked about her childhood in Benin, the need for action on water, and the fact that “everywhere I’ve travelled, I’ve experienced the power of music to bring people together”. We are thrilled to make a significant...
... has enlisted some celebrity help, including Jessica Biel, Pete Wentz, and Grammy Award-winning AngeliqueKidjo, who has personal experience with the water crisis. "I grew up in a poor, dry country. Like all the other girls, I walked to the well every day. But I was lucky--I went after school, so I never missed my lessons," Kidjo said, explaining that many girls began...
... has enlisted some celebrity help, including Jessica Biel, Pete Wentz, and Grammy Award-winning AngeliqueKidjo, who has personal experience with the water crisis. "I grew up in a poor, dry country. Like all the other girls, I walked to the well every day. But I was lucky--I went after school, so I never missed my lessons," Kidjo said, explaining that many girls began...
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... getting invited from all around Lagos . With her coarse and raspy yet silky depth that would make AngeliqueKidjo and Yinka Davies turn their heads, Vivien’s voice places her in contention as the next big female act in Africa . Click the link below to listen to the outstanding track of our time! I mean a track with a touch of difference! Performed by Vivien Stephen, Written...
One in eight people don't have access to safe, clean drinking water. In fact, 5,000 children die each day due to inadequate access to clean water. Pete Wentz, a new dad himself, won't stand for it. Wentz stood up to the water crisis alongside Jessica Biel, AngeliqueKidjo, Alexandra Cousteau, and others in announcing the largest worldwide water initiative on record to combat the global...