Kidjo Wins Polar Music Prize

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Multi-award-winning Beninese music legend Angelique Kidjo has become only the third African to win the prestigious Polar Music prize.

KIdjo was announced as the 2023 winner alongside Chris Blackwell from the United Kingdom and ArvoPärt from Estonia.

The Polar Music Prize which is also tagged the Nobel Prize of Music is a Swedish international award founded in 1989, and is annually given to one contemporary musician and one classical musician.

Written by: Helen Obih

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