The singer-songwriter has a net worth of $5 million. Kidjo’s debut worldwide album, Parakou, was published in 1989 and included Jasper van’t Hof.
It was the start of a series of collaborations with producer and composer Jean Hebrail.
Branford Marsalis and Manu Dibango on saxophones appear on her first album for Island Records, which was recorded in Miami and Paris and produced by Miami Sound Machine drummer Joe Galdo.
It debuted at number one on the Billboard World Albums chart when it was released worldwide in 1991.
Angelique went on her first international tour, performing at several festivals and headlining the Olympia Hall in Paris on October 31, 1992, with music videos for the tracks “We We” and “Batonga.”
