Multiple Grammy Awards Winner, Angelique Kidjo has revealed that she’s from Iseyin, Oyo State.
She stated this in a recent in a recent interview with Smooth FM in Lagos State, on Thursday.
In her words, “My Mum told me that I am from Iseyin because when my grandfather’s great great great great father came back from Brazil, they found their roots in Iseyin.
“From my mother’s side, we have always been from Nigeria. So we have families in Abeokuta, Ibadan, Lagos, everywhere, I have cousins I haven’t seen a million years that I miss a lot”, she added.
She also expressed her passion for the continent of Africa and added that while singing about its beauty, she also wanted to convey the joy that its people exude.
“It’s just that I love to sing. I love to bring Africa to the world. The beauty of Africa, not the music that people are very content about seeing and talking about. Africa is not about that because I grow up in a country that is poor but people were very happy,” she noted.
