Five-time Grammy Award-winner Angélique Kidjo comes to McCarter Theatre Center on Saturday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m. for an evening of music spanning her career. The performance is part of a limited six-city U.S. tour before Kidjo continues to Europe for a series of international festival appearances.

The concert coincides with the announcement of Kidjo’s newest album HOPE!!, to be released April 24 on Warner Music Group’s Parlophone label. The release follows her 2021 Grammy Award-winning album Mother Nature, and furthers her status as one of Africa’s most influential and internationally celebrated artists.

Featuring 16 new tracks, HOPE!! channels joy, resilience, and connection in challenging times. The album includes collaborations with a wide range of artists, including Pharrell Williams, who produced three songs; as well as Quavo, Ayra Starr, Davido, Nile Rodgers, Charlie Wilson, IZA, and PJ Morton. The album is dedicated to Kidjo’s late mother and reflects both personal and global themes of hope and unity.

“I started singing when I was 6 years old, and I’m grateful every day that I still get to live my passion,” said Kidjo. “With this album, I wanted to put some fire back in people’s hearts and show how much we need joy and hope to keep our humanity going.”

Kidjo’s recent honors include being named to Time’s 100 Most Influential People list and receiving the Polar Music Prize in 2023. She also performed “Jerusalema” at the reopening ceremony of Notre-Dame Cathedral in 2024. Her performance at McCarter offers audiences a chance to experience her music in an intimate setting.

Visit mccarter.org or call (609) 258-2787 for tickets.