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Angélique Kidjo makes history with Hollywood Walk of Fame star
LOS ANGELES — Five-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo has become the first Black African and first African musician to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Beninese singer was honoured Tuesday with the 2,854th star in the Recording category at 7011 Hollywood Boulevard, marking a major milestone in her more than four-decade career. Kidjo, whose music blends West African rhythms with sounds from around the world, used the ceremony to emphasise Africa's foundational role in global music. “Without us, there’s no music possible on this planet,” she said. Actor Willem Dafoe, who joined the celebration, described…
