Angélique Kidjo / Cimafunk / DJ Freshy K — live event on Aug 23, 2026

Cimafunk live at Central Park, New York on Sun, Aug 23, 7:00 PM. Free entry. Lineup, start time and tickets on Ckord.
Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo returns to SummerStage with her multilingual fusion of Afrobeat, pop, jazz, reggae, and various African traditions and percussive rhythms that earned her international acclaim. After arriving in Paris in the early ‘90s, Kidjo recorded a run of critically acclaimed albums on Island Records—beginning with the chart-topping 1991 album Logozo—and followed it up with an ambitious trilogy exploring African music’s influence in the Americas, from gospel to Brazilian and Latin. Over her multi-decade career she’s collaborated with the likes of Philip Glass and the Kronos Quartet to Peter Gabriel, Alicia Keys, Dr. John, and Branford Marsalis. Her latest album, Hope!! is dedicated to her late mother, and features contributions from Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers, Ayra Starr, Quavo, and The Gap Band’s Charlie Wilson. DJ Freshy K, a Nigerian Afrobeats specialist based in NYC who has opened for the likes of Jidenna, Flavour, Olamide, Davido, and Wizkid, opens the show with a DJ set.
Starts: Sun, Aug 23, 7:00 PM
Ends: Sun, Aug 23, 9:00 PM
Where: New York, New York, United States
Price: $0.0
Lineup
Venue: Central Park
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