Angélique Kidjo & Davido – Joy
Today, artist, activist, multi-Grammy-Award winner and 2023 Polar Music Prize recipient Angélique Kidjo shares her new single and video “JOY” with Afrobeats superstar Davido, who recently sold out Madison Square Garden.
The single serves as the second collaboration from Kidjo this year following her previously released single “Sunlight To My Soul,” with Diane Warren (“Only Love Can Hurt Like This,” “Rhythm of the Night,” and “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing”) and the Soweto Gospel Choir, signaling a new chapter in her storied career that stretches over four decades.
The collaboration is the second for Kidjo and Davido who first worked together on ‘“NA MONEY” from Davido’s 2023 album, Timeless, and earlier this year performed together at Davido’s sold-out O2 Arena show. The two musicians came together in New York City during the summer to work on “JOY”. Their natural resonance and musical bond led to a song that radiates positivity and highlights the significance of resilience – messages are expressed in both Yoruba and English within the track.
Upcoming Angélique Kidjo Tour Dates
9/4 – Duisburg, Germany @ Landschaftspark Nord – Gießhalle
9/15 – Brétigny-sur-Orge, France @ Le Fete de l’Humanite
9/20 – 9/22 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil @ Rock In Rio
10/5 – Paris, France @ La Gaite Lyrique / Le Festival de la Francophonie
10/6 – Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg District @ Rockhal
10/9 – Morges, Switzerland @ Theatre de Beausobre
10/10 – Fribourg, Switzerland @ Theatre Equilibre
10/12 – Voiron, France @ Le Grand Angle
10/13 – Marseille, France @ Fiesta des Suds / Esplanade du J4
10/15 – Orleans, France @ Theatre d’Orleans
10/20 – Katowice, Poland @ NOSPR
10/22 – Troyes, France @ Les Nuits de Champagne
10/24 – The Hague, Netherlands @ Paard Van Troje (PAARD)
11/2 – New York, NY @ Carnegie Hall
11/13 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre
11/14 – Amherst, MA @ Tillis Performance Hall at UMASS
2/13/2025 – Manchester, UK @ Bridgewater Hall (Philip Glass Festival)
2/15/2025 – Paris, FR – Philharmonie de Paris
3/2/2025 – Fairfax, VA @ George Mason University Center for the Arts
3/19/2025 – Montreal, QC, Canada @ Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
3/20/2025 – Montreal, QC, Canada @ Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
3/22/2025 – Philadelphia, PA @ Zellerbach Theatre
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