2008  Grammy Winner Angelique Kidjo

Performs in Dallas for Titas

edited by Madelyn Miller, the TravelLady

TITAS continues the 2007-08 Music Season with the debut performance by African vocalist ANGELIQUE KIDJO on Thursday, February 28, 2008 at 8:00 PM at McFarlin Auditorium.

“Kidjo demands your undivided attention with her electrifying stage presence and forceful voice.” (Village Voice)

Angelique Kidjo has cross-pollinated the West African traditions of her childhood in Benin with elements of American R&B, funk and jazz, as well as influences from Europe and Latin America. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with a diverse group of international artists like Carlos Santana and Gilberto Gil. Her duet with Dave Matthews on the song Iwoya, which appeared on her last record Black Ivory Soul, was a critical success that helped diversify her fan base.

In the course of her successful career Angélique Kidjo has spread her rhythmic Afro-funk fusion to the four corners of the globe.With her fun-loving personality, her on-stage charisma and her totally unique voice, Ms. Kidjo is certainly one of the most popular artists on the current world scene.

On February 10, at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, Ms. Kidjo won her first Grammy, after four previous nominations, for best contemporary world music album for her most recent release, Djin Djin. 

More information about Angelique Kidjo can be found at www.angeliquekidjo.com.

Tickets ($14-$59) for Angelique Kidjo are available at the TITAS Box Office, 3625 N. Hall Street, Suite 740, Dallas, TX, or by phoning 214-528-5576 or 800-462-7980, or online at www.titas.org. TITAS also offers a $5 Youth Ticket (K-12) that is available only at the McFarlin Auditorium Box Office on the day of the show. Group discounts are available – call the TITAS Box Office for more information.

This performance is made possible through the generous support of American Airlines, The Dallas Morning News, TACA, Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, Radisson Central Dallas, Heritage Auction Galleries, WRR 101.1 and WFAA-TV.

TITAS is the premier presenter of eclectic and international dance and music performers in North Texas. Founded by Tom Adams in 1982 as a non-profit 501(c)(3) cultural/educational institution, TITAS has provided Dallas/Fort Worth audiences with such performers as American Ballet Theatre, Pilobolus, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Philip Glass, KODO Drummers, STOMP and many others. TITAS is now celebrating its 25th Anniversary Season under the direction of current Executive Director Charles Santos.

Madelyn Miller is a travel and food writer who hates to leave town when there is a Titas performance. Read her stories and reviews on www.travellady.com, www.carladynews.com, www.yogayaya.com, www.chocolateatlas.com, www.cocktailatlas.com, www.coffeeAtlas.com, www.teaAtlas.com