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Music that Puts Black Women on a Pedestal
Music, an ever-present and important part of our lives as human beings with all sorts of musical genres around the world playing in the background of our life experiences.
Music, song and dance have existed in Africa - the cradle of humankind as we know it today, since the beginning of time. The multiple Grammy award-winning and internationally-celebrated Beninese singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo once said that “Africa is the bedrock of all music.”
The dance movements of African and Afro-descendants have marked and continue to influence the entire world. Although unfortunately, the image of the Afro woman is not always visible on international mainstream music platforms and there is also a certain expression of misogynoir that some artists within select music genres can exhibit.