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Akwaba akwaba akwaba kwaba kwaba Yénon zé min do atcha nan min
Bolè zé min do dayi houn nan loooo
Yénon zé min do mon holonon
Do mindéssou wè nan yé ali énin on Akwaba akwaba akwaba kwaba kwaba
Akwaba akwaba akwaba kwaba kwaba Min so gbèmin ton djo nou yé lo
Do min gbè gbémin ton nin non lokpo
Yédo kouè minton nan djè vo lo
Do mindéssou wè djro bo gbèmin ton gblé Akwaba Adaba
Akwaba Adaba Akwaba akwaba akwaba kwaba kwaba
Akwaba akwaba akwaba kwaba kwaba Yénon zé min do atcha nan min
Bolè zé min do dayi houn nan loooo
Yénon zé min do mon holonon
Do mindéssou wè nan yé ali énin on Akwaba akwaba akwaba kwaba kwaba
Akwaba akwaba akwaba kwaba kwaba Hon gbé wa fi tchiré nin
N'tori ènou wa ko kpakpo
Hon gbé wa fi tchiré nin
N'tori ènou wa ko kpakpo

Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo (; born July 14, 1960) is a Beninois-French singer-songwriter, actress and activist noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos. Kidjo was born into a family of performing artists. Her father was a musician, and her mother worked as a choreographer and theatre director. Kidjo has won five Grammy Awards. She is a 2023 Polar Music Prize laureate.
In 2007, Time magazine called her "Africa's premier diva." She performed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on July 23, 2021. On September 15, 2021, Time included her in their list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Angelique Kidjo has collaborated with many artists including Bono, John Legend, Jimmy Buffett, Peter Gabriel, Alicia Keys, Carlos Santana, Josh Groban, Philip Glass, Sting, Ziggy Marley, Yemi Alade, Burna Boy and Davido.
Her album Logozo is ranked number 37 in the Greatest Dance Albums of All Time list compiled by Vice magazine's Thump website.
Kidjo is fluent in five languages: Fon, French, Yorùbá, Gen (Mina) and English. She sings in all of them, and she also has her own personal language, which includes words that serve as song titles such as "Batonga". "Malaika" is a song sung in the Swahili language. Kidjo often uses Benin's traditional Zilin vocal technique and vocalese.