In an exclusive interview, Grammy winner Angélique Kidjo spoke about her music, her activism on behalf of women — and performing the 1000th Tiny Desk Concert.
Angélique Kidjo performs at the 1,000th NPR's Tiny Desk Concert. She sings the praises of the series:"The Tiny Desk Concerts bring the whole world into this tiny place where you can make miracles and wonder."Angélique Kidjo performs at the 1,000th NPR's Tiny Desk Concert. She sings the praises of the series:"The Tiny Desk Concerts bring the whole world into this tiny place where you can make miracles and wonder.
The Tiny Desk Concerts remind us that we are each other's keepers and that music is a universal language. It doesn't matter who is behind the microphone, the music goes straight into our DNA and touches our hearts. Angélique Kidjo dances and sings for the 1,000th Tiny Desk Concert. She says that technology is helping bring more new African artists into the mainstream.Angélique Kidjo dances and sings for the 1,000th Tiny Desk Concert. She says that technology is helping bring more new African artists into the mainstream.
I'm campaigning every day, because when you witness abuse and you say nothing or do nothing, you are a part of that abuse. Lately, I've learned a great lesson of humility. I realized we don't have all the answers, we don't have all the solutions. Everybody is an advocate, that's what the song"Free and Equal" we sang today is saying. It's saying that we belong to the same human family and we all have to advocate for that human family so that justice can exist for everybody, no matter your skin color or where you come from.
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