Spirit Rising: My Life, My Music - Hardcover

Kidjo, Angelique; Wenrick, Rachel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062071793 ISBN 13: 9780062071798

Publisher: Harper Design, 2014

Synopsis

Grammy Award-winning singer Angelique Kidjo is known for her electrifying voice and fearless advocacy work. In this intimate memoir, she reveals how she escaped Communist Africa to make her dreams a reality, and how she's prompting others all around the world to reach for theirs as well. Born in the West African nation of Benin, Angelique Kidjo grew up surrounded by the rich sounds, rhythms and storytelling of traditional Beninese culture. When the Communists took over, they silenced her dynamic culture and demanded that she sing in praise of them. In 'Spirit Rising' Angelique reveals the details of her dangerous escape into France, and how she rose from poverty to become a Grammy Award-winning artist.

About this title

Product Description:

This inspirational memoir by Angelique Kidjo reveals her journey from Communist Africa to Grammy Award winning, Billboard-topping, musician, and her activist work that has changed the lives of millions of people around the world. Desmond Tutu will be contributing a foreword. Alicia Keys will be contributing the introduction.

Review:

“Spinning a dramatic soulful mix of text, photos, song lyrics, and even family recipes, Grammy-winning West African-born Angelique Kidjo ... takes us from her first vocal performance ... to her current life as a world-pop-chart-topping singer-songwriter, humanitarian activist, and UNICEF goodwill ambassador.” (Elle)

“This inspiring memoir is as much about the author’s love for family and homeland as it is about music ... readers will be enamored of this beautifully told tale of courage and determination, revealing an expansive life that proves ‘music has no color, no language, no boundaries.’ (Publishers Weekly)

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Design
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0062071793
• ISBN 13: 9780062071798
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256