Angelique Kidjo - Agolo: Video

[zneelrahc]

marvelous :]

[cybericeman74]

fantastyczna piosenka !!

[jamestroy20]

africa has got talent and africa is beautiful

[jhonny340]

its so weird

good song, sudafrica 2010!

[ftizzzzaw]

this video freaked me out when i was young

[iyf0604]

me too !!

[skuuLLtv]

SONG OF SUDAFRICA WORLD CUP 2010!!

[nosomosnadaaa]

Yeah!

[murumiq]

Not exactly Yoruba that she is speaking but pretty close to it.

[feshelu]

haha, benin republic version of yoruba is what she is speaking man :D

[murumiq]

Thanks man, I've heard people speak some form of Yoruba from Brazil and it is almost another language in and of itself.

[murumiq]

I am so fucking pumped up for this world cup and thanks to fifa I rediscovered this song after 14 long years.

[thetavonauta]

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡good song '(°_°)'

[abrelamuralla]

oro verde

[CROAV]

I haven't heard this beautiful song for almost fifteen years!!!

Today Angelique performed at the Fifa 2010 Soccer World Cup Draft Ceremony!

What a joy! Now I am enjoying it again & again & again. THANK YOU 4 posting!

[hanselkksc]

And i must say that i didn't know the existence of this lady (shame!) and ofcourse of this song. I spend the whole night (it's Germany here :)) searching in the web after i watched her in the ceremony and finally found the names of the artists in a Southafrican site :D. And since you're from Chile: The game Germany-Chile in 1974 was the first World Cup game i saw in my life as a little kid and believe it or not i still remember your keeper then(Vallejos) and the red card guy(Caszely)! Cheers

[Martinofredwall100]

Thanks, I haven't heard it in years since it was on the first and best Absolute Music CD's!

[nicensweet2280]

Love this song...i remember hearing it when i was very young ty for the post :)

[tamale26]

i think in the whole of afrca there is no country that has strong voodoo traditions as Benin (where she hails from) and indeed throughout west africa. Strong black agrican traditions. proud to come from ghana

[obaipapa]

i remember watchin this song in Kenya on channel o great song

[TheDeviousDeception]

OH MY GOD! Been looking for this song and video for about 10 years, and now I've finally found it thanks to a friend who recognized me singing the chorus just randomly. It's just as amazing as I remember it from my childhood. Imagine that MTV played this kind of good music back in the day. Makes you sad to watch the aforementioned channel today with only shallow pop and rap. Hail to Angelique Kidjo and to the good old days! Peace!

[cannoir]

yes back in the day the type of musci MTV used to play back in the day was very diverse.they have squizzed every single african artist out of their video line up.its only ubble gum hip hop and some stupid kiddy rock.

[thugz00]

Really? MTV played this back in the day?? Oooh man!!! Wish I was a teen in the 90s cause I mjust love this song. Now MTV has gone terrible. SHAME ON YOU MTV for playin crappy ass music nowadays.

[diginee]

finally find these song

[chips540]

Can anyone pliz interpret this song for me.I love it but the video kinda looks evilish.

[francoisgrenier]

talking about a certain african god, who has power over everything, good and bad....

[obsidiansdawn]

Love this song. Now if only I could find out what the words mean. Can somebody tell me?

[qrutz]

FINALLY! I've been looking for this song for SO long (it's kind of hard googling this by its lyrics!;)! Most times I find music of the 90's to be quite amusing in a not so good way but this song is just timeless in my opinion. And I get in such a good mood and feel like dancing - and singing (although not knowing exactly what I'm singing!:) Thanks for posting! Good day, guys...

[asmarit]

Hi there i love ur music selection. I am glad we run into each other, cuz. i love world music & all this songs you posted are my fav. I use to watch all this tunes & more on link tv before i switched my cable carrier...so thx again.P!

[thugz00]

It's in Fon language.

[flipponzin24]

I just heard this song today in my 'Musics of the World' class and it's fantastic! =:-)

[francoiseful]

souvenir souvenir!! :)...wonderful song

[KBH1976BOY]

She is the voice of Africa! Can hear her day long

[cbabyskyc]

I love her music.

Kidjo music and her vocie has so much soul. I wish I could play my drums with her oen day

[git1958]

Awesome Lady and a great ambassador for Benin and Africa. Been listening to her music for 25 years-never gets old.

[makingstar]

all black people come from Africa.

We should be proud to listen to that song.

I just love it.

You go Angélique

[MsAna73]

thank you for sharing this, is soo

beautifull!!

[WatanukiF1]

That song forms part of the official OST of a chilean TV series called "Oro Verde" (TV Channel: Televisión Nacional de Chile) in 1997.

[TheAymar]

tout simplement relaxant

[eridah2007]

EVEN OUR HEAVENLY FATHER KNOW THAT THE MUSIC IS GOOD. big up to you my sweet sister..

[PunjabiSniper3]

seeing as bad as im feeling and hw bad things are going...this song has brought a smile to my face in ages reminds me on kenya :D great song!

[mtafiti]

This is good but scary! Voodoo!

[firefann]

so like i TOTALLY love this video but i have no clue what its about or whats going on, can anyone tell me??

[727gm]

Translates to:

I just saw the face of the God of love and tenderness passing my window

At this moment don't despair, let's think of the love that mother earth offers us If we are generous, she will make our future prosperous.

Love, Life, Mother Earth

Love, life, Africa Motherland

Enjoy the benefits of Mother Earth

(Agolo means "Please")

[diegokaks]

love you darling. please give us more songs

[bobonkiti24]

Angelique always had good videos for her time....

[Recyclesometime]

makes me smile:)

[malanda100]

je kif cette chanson

[6bangbang]

HARALD NYBORG XD

[Philotistos]

Absolutely beautiful song ... and tells so much about the beauty of this wonderful African continent

[vampireheart6010]

wonderful song

[vini2552]

still sounding fresh i love it

[Bonnesig]

I remeber it too... Had forgotten all about it until some day, it was played in the radio, and I suddenly realized I had the biggest smile on my face... I just love it!

[OriginalGuyMondo]

you would think that, this video being posted by the record company, would be of better quality...

[twilightshadow134]

She has my name.

[AylerGhosts]

Hi, Kidjo!

[soulbi23]

i don't speak yorouba but i know that she is from benin and in benin they do speak yoruba so....

[ghfjghfjghfjghfjg]

dude you have no idea how much memories this video brings.

[VampireViper]

Gah I remember this song from when I was growing up. Reminds me of my mom

[bola50]

she actually sounds like she speakin yoruba and agolo mean bell in nigeria

[myh3artb3ats]

omgosh i remember this when i was little

[kajbest]

This song gives me goose bumps........

[zimbabwe263]

she is the true queen of RnB

[WillnSC]

i used to love this sun

[madhatter1456]

Im not sure but ,,i think this is african!

[ginawinabean]

wow what a surprise you must have a degree in stupidity

[MajorrBison]

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha LOL...funny SHIT!!!!

[warpedcomedy]

From Benin.

[MajorrBison]

YES IT IS!!!! LOL

[wildfire183]

U don't say......I was certain they were speaking in English.....

[y384]

She was born in benin... her father is from the fon tribe and her mother is yoruba.

[geniusgirl145]

i grew up listening to this song

[shanefilan100]

i don't know why but everytime that i look at this video i fall in love with her.

[obsidiansdawn]

She's gorgeous!

[ingle16wpnz]

melodeeez

[685836296]

woww

[MajorrBison]

her yoruba is funny..compared to what we speak in nigeria lol

[fragileth1ng]

Bros, abeg do you know the meaning?

[MajorrBison]

like i said ..no be say i understand everything she is saying....but i can hear something like ile baba wa and olajumoke nlo and also something like ife fun gbogbo aye meaning love for the whole world.

[acho93]

i love dis song. i can't understand her of course. I speak igbo, which is a tribe in nigeria. but benin is right next to nigeria. i think shes speaking something close to yoruba. :]

[2short2q]

I am white american and searched for this song. I did not fully understand the meaning but I knew it was filled with a beautiful spirit.

[rosalasauvage]

Elle vient de mon pays.  Le Benin. Le pays me manque

[Astarnet1974]

Breathtaking music and video. Unimaginable voice and tembr. This singer is an amazing treasure and I've heard a lot to compare with. Love it from Russia!!! :)

[Q8De]

I remember when i was small kid in nigeria this was one of my favourite songs. it sounds completely different to me since i don't understand yoruba as well as i did

[abakaliki]

yeah, they used to play it on NTA all the time. I grew up watching this music video everyday. Good times.

[jeanettk]

Hey Everyone!

Angelique Kidjo is coming to Los Angeles for a LIVE CONCERT at the University of Southern California (USC) on March 26th at 7:00PM.

For ticket information call:

(213) 740-2167

Google "USC Spectrum" to enter homepage

[TheBluntOne]

I'm goin tonight!!!

[enaphip]

vivae le BENIN VIVE ANGELIEQUE KIDJO

[janichaz]

Wonderful!!!

[columbsaki]

I LOVE THIS!!! reminds me of when I was young and my parents rocked out to angelique kidjo!

[hotti79]

angelique rocks!

[summerof74]

She looks just like Mary J. Blije in the face. Mary J's ancestors must be from Benin.

[moebigsley1976]

I remember seeing this vid years ago, and yet it always stayed in my conscious.

[princessprudencia]

agolo ds ma langue maternelle signifie PETITE CULOTTE

[ajara82]

Qu'est que c'est ta langue maternelle?

[starsaucisse]

je me rappelle de cette chanson qun jtai gamine en plus on parlai d'elle ds ma classe de francais l'autre jour.. sui venu pr rafraichir ma memoire et bah.........je kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiffffffffffe!­!

[hotelyorba13]

sheee iss soooo amazing!!!!

i saw her in concert on sunday! it was the best concert i've ever been to in my life. she is absolutely phenomenal.

[AfrycanDiva]

omg i lovee eherrrr

[52476599]

vive la belle Afrique

[AmivieK]

One of My Sheros! She is so strong!! Represent Sista!! Kisses.

[Annie10k]

WWHHHhhhooo!...

Love It!...

:)

[mixkula]

oh what does the lyrics say? I made my version of Agolo, since i loved it as a kid, i figured kids like my version perhaps, feel free to watch it on my channel

[misMITU]

LOVE this woman.

[opeyemi90]

Mo love Angelique. On korin dada

[chemochinga]

What does agolo mean?

[firefann]

i love the video and the song. i just wish it wasn't so grainy. i wish i knew what every thing meant, from the words to the masks and symbols...etc.

[lorettab77]

WHen I see this video I think "creation" and "circle of life"

[soulpower50]

This song reminds me of Niamey in the ninety's, got to say beautiful but awful video.

[lilihony]

Are you from Niger??

[soulpower50]

That's correct, I'm from Niger and Angelique Kidjo is pretty famous there.

[lilihony]

Really? i am from Niger too!! but i dont really remember Angelique Kidjo being famous there.. Maybe i was too young to remember!! lol anyway nice to meet you!

[poteetang]

Cant belive she's dead :(

[dwill123]

You're mistaking Angelique Kidjo for Miriam Makeba who passed away on November 10, 2008. Angelique Kidjo is alive and well (as of today).

[poteetang]

O I didn't know that. Thanks for the update cause they were one in the same my mistake

[poteetang]

I mean I thought they were one in the same

[Floralin]

omg poteetang you almost killed two african divas .

[poteetang]

Thank God you stopped me in time. Cause she's a good artist

[lilihony]

She is not dead!!! where did you hear that?

[poteetang]

I thought I heard she died guess I need to get the facts right before I assume something

[olarichy]

i'm yoruba by tribe, i think agolo mean a bottle or a thin.she try to compare the earth has a rounded object,mean agolo

[poteetang]

O kool.

[hotti79]

are you from benin

[olarichy]

am from nigerian,a yoruba by tribe.i understand all what she is saying

[Ezbizlady]

I am a black american woman do not understand anything but I like the beat and the video...could you explain to me what she is saying? Anyone?

[olarichy]

she was just simply described love as a shape of the earth,which is agolo is a rounded object

[durosoto]

Though she is not from my country, she is singing in my mother's tongue. She is singing about a bride meeting her groom. And reminding them never to forget the first love that brought them together. She is an international singer. I think, she lives in Germany, where she is highly loved. She is from Benin Republic, West Africa. She speaks several languages.

[kaliandpia123]

i went to one of her concerts

[candyxflorence]

Still comin gin from a night out, and come to put this song on.....I LOVE IT..makes me want to sing and dance,,,daft bat that I am

[genialerios]

oh là là agolo j'aimais dans le passé et aujourd'hui j'aime toujours belle chanson

[afrimanue]

i love this song so much from africa

[creolee]

Music Goddess from the motherland.

[brokencoin]

I aLWayS liKe ThIS sONG

[pearnsha]

Genius !

[JAMANIJAMANI]

This song brings sooo many great memories growing up in the motherland...........what an inspiration!!

[rchinil]

if she comes to your area make sure you see her...she`s worth the time and effort. you`ll never regret seeing her live

[ballymo85]

She sings in Yoruba Language!!! I love this song this song was the hit all over the world!!!

[sadziom]

check out remix by tricky its good too

[sadziom]

Graet song. She's pretty :)

[mwai0180]

see? something positive can come out of africa-listen to those amazing power vocals

[summerof74]

She looks just like Mary J. Blige.

[dusroots]

yea she does! they both are beautiful women

[makenoise18]

someone knows which song she made for Fifa ?

[CrUnderNaccis]

wele wele

[oneoleqt]

what a cool song. i love this . thank you for sharing

[candyxflorence]

I still have to play this each night,,after all the hassels of the day,,,or a hectic night out,,,I come home and play this...........reminds me what us humans should and can be,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,just nice!....beautiful and soul lifting

[HammerkopLady]

One of the best videos of all time...and a Grammy winner, if I'm recalling correctly. Thank you for posting.

[p0limentac0ustique]

Hier je suis aller la voir a Vence cété génial vraiment super bravo !

=D

[ghanaerrday]

the first time i saw this video i was like 6 or 7. there is something about her voice, just caught my attention. though i don't understand what she's saying i deeply love this song

[stupidmonkkkeys]

great song, great video. I have 3 of her CD's, including the CD that has Agolo on it.

I saw her live once in Montreal, and I had the pleasure of meeting Angelique backstage. She is very short which suprised me, and extremely nice. She gave me a big huge hug when I mentioned that I was a fan and owned a few of her CD's.

I'm glad folks can view this video here. It's one of my favorites from the 90's.

[Divamelrose]

I was just asking for the name of this song to somebody few min ago. I heard him playing it on his slide. Pretty coincident I found it here..... thank you.

I LOVE IT and I can't stop listening to it

[naer99]

QUÉ RECUERDOS CON ESA CANCIÓN...

[lilranasty3]

Could people just watch the video and enjoy its art?!dammmnnnn!!!and they are not wearing thongs...God!!!!people should open up their minds a little bit more and enjoy what different people from all over the world have to offer, in terms of music and Art.

[2255346]

listen to my missy or who ever you are, you don't know if you have master's degree in history, but know that it doesn't give u any right to insult anybody and for you info, i do read jus because some one doesn't know about a song doesn't mean that they are ignorant. there are things that u don't know about and other people do know about, that doesn't mean that they will go around tellin u that you are ignorant. if u don't have a good answer to a question, shut the fuck up, and don't reply.

[jayespamer]

what a pile of crap

[naomijeune]

If you don't like it, it doesn't mean it's crap! Wake up people, we all have different tastes, and music like this shouldn't be degraded just because it doesn't rock your boat! For your information, this music video won a Grammy Awards back in the 90's! So there u go. Now, who's the pile of crap now?

[2255346]

is this some kind of ritual song. what up with the masks?

[naomijeune]

The mask theme in this video is from West African folklore. It's not a ritual song, the mask itself is a popular or somewhat an iconic figure from Benin dating back to 13th Century. Most of these bronze statues were seized by the British. Most of them can now be found in British Museums as we speak! This Artists is just doing her best ti resurrect these piece of stolen history! Turn off the TV and read people! Read more, and stimulate your mind. Ignorance is like a plague! it corrodes mentality

[jackthemonkeypotc2]

angelique is pretty.

[martinetti282]

This is a very great song, but someone please tell me in what languge she's singing it? and where is it from? is it from Benin, or MaliThx so much!

[BABYSEMF]

its from Benin....its great aint it?

[fattie8701]

its from benin but some of it is also from the nigeria - yoruba language

[cocolahtay]

they have yoruba people in Benin Republic. The British and French drew the borders not us

[Hacknell]

Absolutely right! The Oyo Empire (Yoruba Land) stretched from now today 'Nigeria' to places like Benin, Togo, Ghana before the colonial invaders sliced them up!

[naomijeune]

She's from Benin Republic. The dialect she speaks is 'Yoruba'- a dialet from West African 'Yoruba People' in Nigeria.

[candyxflorence]

WOW what a woman. What a song. This makes me so happy..and what fab rhythym they all have so naturally. Beautiful

[ayeamex]

i haven't heard this song since i was little and it's so wonderful. then and now.

[fergie4523]

my name is angelique but im mexican

[jackthemonkeypotc]

uggh! fat africans in thongz smelly? smelly. QUITE

[nfounju]

you know what ignorance is a real sad thing!!!!!

[jackthemonkeypotc]

why they gotta wear thongz???? and have white paint on ther bootyz??? highschool musicsl ROCKS!!!!

[ginawinabean]

they wear that cuz thats what they wear get over it and enjoy the song good lord people always gotta make a big deal out of stuff

[elgabriels]

To hell with you ....where ever you emanated from.By the power of the gods of Africa, it shall never be well with you; until you appologise publicly and reverse you statement about AFRICANS. These are not mixed race they are purely Africans not Black American or Black british. Their gods will hunt you.

[nfounju]

look my dear! calm down i was talking about the comment made calling them smelly africns. I am born and bred in Africa and very PROUD TO BE AFRICAN. that's an absolutely beatiful video which i grew up seeing while i was back home. But you know what if i really knew nothing about Africa the tone you have would not help in anyway. That's not how you create awaareness about our beautiful continent!!!!

[ginawinabean]

they are not fat if you dont like it dont watch it and get one with your life let the rest of us who arent immature and can look past these things watch it

[elgabriels]

To hell with you ....where ever you emanated from.By the power of the gods of Africa, it shall never be well with you; until you appologise publicly and reverse you statement about AFRICANS. These are not mixed race they are purely Africans not Black American or Black british. Their gods will hunt you.

[jackthemonkeypotc2]

oh shut up.I love africa and the lion king and voodoo stuffs and african statues and african godz and movies in africa its a beautiful place with beautiful people i just think this vid is sorta nasty cause there rollz are shaking and they got grease on them its sorta wierd. thats MY OPINION YOU SHOULDNT CARE I say what I want to say and no one tells ME what to do.