Bibliograph

Spirit rising, my life, my music, Angélique Kidjo with Rachel Wenrick ; foreword by Desmond Tutu ; introduction by Alicia Keys

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Label

Spirit rising, my life, my music, Angélique Kidjo with Rachel Wenrick ; foreword by Desmond Tutu ; introduction by Alicia Keys

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrationsportraits

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Spirit rising

Oclc number

813929310

Responsibility statement

Angélique Kidjo with Rachel Wenrick ; foreword by Desmond Tutu ; introduction by Alicia Keys

Sub title

my life, my music

Summary

Introduction -- Opening: seeing new worlds -- Ready for the revolution -- The musician's life -- Say it loud -- Motherhood and Mother Earth -- Back to Benin -- Voodoo child -- The messenger -- Mutoto Kwanza -- Batonga -- My father's voice -- Epilogue -- RecipesThe singer, songwriter, and activist shares her story of escape from Africa, where her voice was censored by the Communist regime, to become a Grammy Award-winning, Billboard-topping musician and UNICEF Ambassador

Table Of Contents

Ready for the revolution -- The musician's life -- Say it loud -- Motherhood and mother earth -- Back to Benin -- Voodoo child -- The messenger -- Mutoto kwanza -- Batonga -- My father's voice

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My life, my music

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