Balanced News: Benin’s Kidjio Awarded Polar Music Prize

The singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo won the 2023 Polar Music Prize, and Island Records founder Chris Blackwell and composer Arvo Pärt have also won the Swedish music award. They “made such a global impact with their music,” Marie Ledin, the managing director of the annual prize, said in announcing the winners Tuesday.

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