Angélique Kidjo & Metropole Orkest

Name: Angélique Kidjo & Metropole Orkest
Start: 2027-03-07T20:00:00+01:00
End: 2027-03-07T23:00:00+01:00
Location: De Oosterpoort

Sun, 7 Mar 2027 · 20:00

De Oosterpoort, Groningen

concert Jazz date culture

Angélique Kidjo and the Metropole Orkest pay tribute to the great voices of the African continent.

About: Angélique Kidjo

Beninese global star Angélique Kidjo brings over forty years of boundary-crossing music to the stage - from West African roots through funk and jazz to Afrobeat. Her eighteenth album HOPE!!, dedicated to her late mother, appeared in 2026 and confirms her place among the most versatile artists of her generation.

5×

Grammy Awards won

studio albums released

Guinness World Record: most awarded artist Grammy Global Music Album

4M+

albums sold worldwide

What's new

2026-08
On August 18, 2026, Angélique Kidjo received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as the first African musician and first Black African, the 2,854th star in the Recording category.
2026-04
Kidjo released her eighteenth studio album HOPE!!, dedicated to her deceased mother, featuring collaborations with Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers, Ayra Starr and Quavo, among others.
2026-03
Kidjo announced a world tour for 2026, with dates in North America and Europe from March through autumn.

Tour

Los AngelesEssenDublinVeniceMontpellierAngletCesson-SévignéMontrealThousand OaksParisVienne

Tracks

LogozoInternational breakthrough album from 1991

Djin DjinGrammy-winning album from 2007, featuring Alicia Keys and Peter Gabriel, among others

CeliaGrammy-winning tribute to Celia Cruz (2019)

Mother NatureGrammy-winning album from 2021, featuring young African artists

HOPE!!Eighteenth album (2026), dedicated to her mother; featuring Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers and Ayra Starr

About: Metropole Orkest

Founded in 1945 and now the Netherlands' leading international pop and jazz orchestra, the Hilversum-based Metropole Orkest spans jazz, soul, hip-hop and film music - always at the highest level. With chief conductor Jules Buckley at the helm and four Grammy-winning productions to its name, the orchestra keeps seeking out new collaborations with both global stars and Dutch talent.

448.2K

monthly listeners on Spotify

Grammy nominations in total

Grammy-winning productions

years in existence (anniversary November 2025)

What's new

2026-07
The Metropole Orkest will release a joint EP in 2026 with rapper Fresku, featuring new music and reworkings of existing tracks.
2026-05
The anniversary album Arakatak, led by conductor and composer Miho Hazama, will be released in 2026 as part of the orchestra's eighty-year celebration.
2025-07
From 2026, the Metropole Orkest commits itself as orchestra-in-residence to Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, following the signing of a cooperation agreement on 27 June 2025.

Tour

AmsterdamUtrechtGroningenEindhovenAntwerpenHeerlen

Tracks

SylvaGrammy-winning album with Snarky Puppy (2016, Best Contemporary Instrumental Album)

Djesse Vol. 1Grammy-nominated album with Jacob Collier, including the song 'All Night Long'

ArakatakAnniversary album from 2026, conducted by conductor Miho Hazama

Hand op mijn hartCollaboration with Fresku (2026), following his Edison-winning album Leren leven

OlympiansGrammy-nominated album (2024) with honorary conductor Vince Mendoza, featuring Dianne Reeves and Cécile McLorin Salvant among others

Angélique Kidjo & Metropole Orkest

Concerts · Groningen 190 in the next 30 days →

🎬 Trailer

Trailer