Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

Angelique Kidjo and Paco de Lucía Make Kimmel Center Debuts February 28 & 29
February 3, 2004


Angelique Kidjo
The Kimmel Center’s world music offerings return in February when singer Angelique Kidjo makes her Kimmel Center debut on Saturday, February 28 at 7:30pm in the Perelman Theater and flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía makes his debut in Verizon Hall on Sunday, February 29 at 7:30pm.

The "electrifying" Angelique Kidjo offers a blend of Beninese tribal music and Afro-pop, mixing funk, salsa, jazz, rumba, and traditional African souk and makossa. Her seventh album, Black Ivory Soul, explores the musical kinship between Africa and Brazil, specifically her Benin homeland and the city of Bahia. Black Ivory Soul is highlighted by Kidjo's songwriting collaborations with Brazilian musicians Carlinhos Brown and Vinicius Cantuaria, and by guest appearances by such artists as Dave Matthews who said of the singer: "If God had a voice, it would sound like Angelique Kidjo."

Tickets for the February 28 performance by Angelique Kidjo are $28 & $38.

Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucía has revolutionized the role of the guitar in flamenco music and today stands as its most revered figure. Taking traditions of the old and melding them with the new, Paco de Lucía has forged a new style of flamenco, fusing elements of Brazilian bossa nova, Latin salsa and Afro-Peruvian percussion, along with American jazz and blues. His most popular release, 1998’s Luzia, has had fans eagerly awaiting the release of his latest CD, Cositas Buenas.

>Watch and listen to Paco de Lucía's new album Cositas Buenas on www.flamenco-world.com.

Tickets for the February 29 performance by Paco de Lucía are $31, $41, $48 & $58. Tickets may be purchased by calling 215-893-1999, online at www.kimmelcenter.org or at the Kimmel Center box office, open daily from 10am to 6pm and later on performance evenings. For group sales call 215-790-5883.

A limited number of $10 tickets will be available for every Kimmel Center Presents performance at the Kimmel Center. $10 tickets go on sale the day of the event and can be purchased at the Kimmel Center box office beginning at 5:30pm for evening performances and 11:30am for matinees. Limit one per person.

Angelique Kidjo and Paco de Lucía perform as part of the Kimmel Center Presents Sovereign Bank World/Pop Mix series, generously supported by Sovereign Bank and Verizon Foundation. American Airlines is the Official Airline of Kimmel Center Presents. BMW is the Official Vehicle of Kimmel Center Presents.

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