Angelique Kidjo - "Batonga"

[@koukpakisam6910]

2024 Who's here with me ?

[@mendeldimas6717]

On ne le dit pas assez mais autant de talent et surtout des clips aussi originaux et créatifs à cette époque. Respect maman Angélique vous êtes un monument. Proud of you 🇧🇯

[@MartinaLuciaGinevra-kt7vi]

Qui écoute toujours Batonga en 2023 ? Ce son c'est trop fort 🤞 Longue Vie à maman Angélique Kidjo 🎉🙏🏾

[@ishatounjoya9991]

2024

[@vanidasbod7760]

Franchement jusqu'à présent (2023) aucun artiste béninois 🇧🇯 n'a pas encore réussi à atteindre ce niveau de vidéo 💪 Maman Angélique merci beaucoup pour la joie que vous me donner chaque jour que Dieu fait. Votre musique est sans pareil 🎧🎙️🥰

[@chefrayane7518]

Who is back to listen after the 2020 Grammy award 😂❤️❤️❤️

[@josephdzadou5863]

May 2022🎩🙌

[@okoyechibuike9919]

All her videos are timeless! Still beautiful even after all these years.

[@glennfromthebronx]

...and still dancing up a storm.

[@paulmarkmoffett2320]

My Nephew was 8 years old when I used play "We We" and he is now 30 with kids of his own.. guess who's music is streaming?? Angelique's!! This woman's gift is time-lessss!!!

[@cdio78]

Qui écoute ce son en 2020 ? 😆 Who is listening this in 2020 ?

[@dariusolagnidebankole792]

Moi😂😂

[@paulealovokpinhoun6084]

moi ca me rappelle le pays. good memories

[@aristarqueadda4599]

Of course Me listen it

[@erflingnot]

I saw Dizzy GillespieMiriam MakebaAngelique in Fort Worth Texas ha ha ha ha I’ll never forget it.... Music never dies....(63, Anglo, female American)......Music if it’s good Reaches everywhere......Great is global... timeless!

[@stanleyssengondo]

Depuis le cameroun jecoute

[@angelalewis6750]

I LOVE HER SO MUCH. I SAW HER ON WORLD MUSIC. THEY NEED TO BRING THAT BACK. SO YOUNG PEOPLE CAN SEE DIFFERENT CULTURE OF MUSIC.

[@johnnyboey5374]

I LOVE LINK TV WORLD MUSIC! I USED TO WATCH THAT ALL THE TIME AS A KID! I AGREE THEY REALLY NEED TO BRING IT BACK!

[@LivingSoftly]

I am so glad I searched her on KZbin. She is GLORIOUS! GLORIOUS!

[@misomaya]

Walked into work the other day.... My security guy is from Senegal. She is from Benin. He loves her, and I love her. ❤️

[@rosemarybee]

I found this when i search the meaning of the song title "The name "Batonga" stems from a word Angelique made up as a response to taunts when she was going to school -- the boys didn't know what the word meant, but to her it was an assertion of the rights of girls to education." -wordnik

[@SueLyons1]

thanks for sharing this

[@sparkplog9142]

I'm from Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 this is my all time favorite song 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@ejikeokechukwu5790]

Wow been searching her video for decades now,thank my ancestors I found it😊😊✌

[@VirtuousOyinda]

Who is still listening to this master piece? Music is therapeutic honestly

[@danyellebrown6760]

I remember this used to come on late night on the music video channel. It stayed with me for years although I never knew what she was saying lol

[@alexanderfantaye5901]

Its unbelievable how sweet, enchanting and heart warming this song is. its beyond my expectation that i feel dumb. definitely, she is truly angelic. love and respect from Ethiopia.

[@ybihuacuja4144]

Angelique is SO TALENTED!! Much love from Mexico

[@eduardoarellano.3550]

ybi huacuja justo hoy la descubrí gracias a un cover de ilse!

[@beyonder1918]

Même en 2019 je suis toujours impressionné par la qualité de ces clips et par sa musique intemporelle.

[@panwir5019]

The story is : when I was a kid I watched several times a video clip, some kind of African music..with beautiful colors and lights..the word “Batonga” always sticks to my head..and now suddenly I was thinking..what if I just type Batonga on KZbin..There you go..

[@oladelejoelakinwumi3944]

She's a Legend

[@tutuswally4204]

La merveille de l'Afrique depuis le Cameroun much love 2019

[@kaylee4sho]

shout out to all who used to watched this back in the late 90s on NYC Channel 55

[@arolesedjro2457]

Cette musique malgré le temps donne toujours les mêmes frissons

[@thessynaa]

Can't stop watching her videos after 2020 Grammys... brought me soo much childhood memories. Keep being a blessing to Africa 🙏🏾

[@fafunminurudeenalowonle8515]

I was always scared in the night watching this video back then. This is music. +229 🇧🇯🇧🇯🇧🇯 c'est l'Afrique qui gagne

[@aminatouborokinni4050]

Ok😊😊

[@sharonobi1052]

Used to wonder why her videos gotta be so scary those days. The songs are still amazing but videos be looking like horror movies. Same with Agolo.

[@michaelokoro5651]

@@sharonobi1052 most are african artforms or voodoish base. you just have to overlook it

[@akimeyworld7325]

Love Benin

[@Dr-Love97]

She is just valued our tradition 😊

[@shirleymlotywa2851]

Yooooo this song takes way back this women is really an artist thats able to connect with ones soul

[@Poisonivvy283]

I used to sleep to this album every night when I was younger

[@benjaminudoh9683]

Her agoro music video used to scare the crap out of me as a kid though

[@ohdamnman]

How could you sleep to this album I would have been up dancing all night

[@kaytube5645]

Even in 2020...this song is so good...reminds me of a lot

[@rose.uganda]

Thank you Angelique for all that you do. Your music is beautiful. I wanted to take some music videos to a girls summer camp in the Congo and I'm so pleased to have found your videos. The girls will love it. Also, best of luck at the Grammy's.

[@tuteBitz]

lady luck came correct on your wishes! :)

[@victoriaamoafo8907]

I still do the mmmnn hmm mmm hmmm mmmhmmn, I guess I never grew from this song, every kid in Ghana born in my that's 20th century generation knows this song.

[@dattebayo999]

This and agolo were everything when I was 3!!!!!!!! Dance Dance Dance while my Mother from Haiti cleaned the house!

[@naffonyewhu5155]

I really love her...

[@leluxeboy2323]

Qui est la encore encore 2023 fière de vous avoir comme maman @Leluxeboy🎉❤

[@akeemahbello341]

Grew up listening to her songs , this is a masterpiece 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 , still amazing every time I watch it

[@jaegosushaesyuemarshall-br8304]

Ahead of her time with this one I love this

[@sibyrilleasseghe6230]

Et dire que ce serait un péché d'écouter ce type de musique! Quel art merveilleux!

[@angiefromnairobi]

I've replayed this 10x 😍😍😍😍😍

[@meziembamara4004]

Beautiful songs. Love from Russia. 🇷🇺💖

[@hugo-di6xm]

Slavia russia!

[@rachidakaraboue2576]

Même mon fils de 3ans adore cette chanson ❤❤❤❤❤

[@atchoukemartinese1117]

Fière de mon pays le Bénin. Ça me rappel mon enfance quand j'écoutais cette chanson de ma maman Angélique. Je t'aime

[@oumarbah9850]

La fierté de la Africa maman kidjo one love depuis Guinea

[@lebom899]

OMW I remember my dad used to blast her music in the car when I was young and we'd just turn up in there lol

[@naledidinale2651]

Melanated Mae me too:-)

[@nananyantakyi1549]

Me too 🔥

[@TECNOMobileBf]

You're 👌👍 It was very strange when I was a kid I was afraid when I heard the songs with the masks

[@modestemodeste7283]

En 2023 on est encore là les sens en alerte 🔔 On délecte de la bonne musique Merci maman ❤❤❤❤

[@lacheredenton5736]

Greetings SiStar! I’m American and this music and your voice speaks to my soul even though I have no idea what you’re saying 😁😁😁 Thank you for sharing your awesome talents!❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@marieveroniquemendy9911]

Thanks

[@ismaelchrist12]

She qualified the African braids which valued the identity of the African woman, on the one hand and tries to value the African dance

[@jacquelinebeaney3355]

Same - her music is so full of life ❤

[@pushtudio]

On est en 2022 et les danseurs me font penser aux fétiches de la sorcière karaba dans Kirokou de Michel Ocelot 😊 Great Music !

[@blackstars2007]

Been searching for this song for years used to watch it alot when i was little

[@mighelzariro6628]

batonga is a tribe of people found in south africa ,zimbabwe,zambia ,malawi and part of mozambique

[@ibambodj1864]

Ghu

[@LoydLepinda]

La première fois que j'ai écouté cette musique j,avais 6ans aujourd'hui je n'ai 38 et je suis toujours émerveillé par cette musique merci maman angélique et a youtube pour nous rappeler ces doux souvenirs

[@kirumihutu2980]

I take so much pride in coming from the same region as this legend of a woman…. Her ways of expressing our culture is just epic….West Africans are the most peaceful respectful artistic at and strong warriors at the same time all evident in our arts….. Love you so much Mama Kidjoe…. You depict our culture to the world so beautifully 😘….Shout to every melanated Kings and Queens around the world were the very soul of this earth

[@vmg_gh6310]

Great legacy for the unborn generation to enjoy. African Music and culture displayed in million folds in one song which hits differently in an aesthetic style. ❤️😍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Mkhuleko990]

Much love from South Africa 🇿🇦

[@wisdomanku7302]

Songs like this always charged the dance back then in Ho

[@rosettekoko]

She is underrated 🥺❤️❤️❤️

[@ajoababydede5667]

OMG!!! I feel alive again. The memories comes back and I see how incredible this woman is. I'm happy!😍☺️💃

[@Marie0575]

Thanks to a man named Caristo Chitanfya, the guy introduced us to this music on his show on ZNBC. Where ever you are Caristo much love.

[@collinsghambi584]

Zoona mudala

[@zcanine]

I am here coz I searched 'agolo'. Great music.

[@zcanine]

I am here coz I searched 'agolo'. Great music.

[@zcanine]

I am here coz I searched 'agolo'. Great music.

[@freddarko12]

Who else is grooving to this tune in 2018

[@semaspankz]

try 2019

[@Marie0575]

2019 baby!

[@richardbeardsley3769]

I am in 2019

[@sandrainloggen6831]

2020😊

[@carltonbakerii9201]

Can't get enough of this music and these visuals! Fantastic!

[@VictoriaOgundipe]

Carlton Baker II visuals baby. I mean she's defying a lot of things in here. So good

[@TheMandiebraxton]

Carlton Baker II and futuristic. The video could pass for a video made in 2018

[@chelleb777]

I am so happy I found this video. Remember being so intrigue with it back in my twenties. Her voice, the beats, the visuals, timeless. After all these years I have now realize my Ancestors have been calling on me. Must visit my Africa Continent homeland of my Ancestors.

[@jervisyvon7493]

2020. Where are you guys??

[@jasonchisholm5064]

Batonga all the way from Canada can’t wait to See her

[@modestedjenaton6715]

Angélique Kidjo is a queen of music.She simply sings in Fongbé,a predominant language in Bénin.Her voice and music is appreciated all over the world.

[@amazingdamsel5073]

Omg her voice is magical...

[@ismaeldia8756]

2023 ist so so sweet 🥰🥰🥰 The legend ❤❤❤

[@islandgal2583]

These video productions are so culturally rich and amazing to watch 🙌🏾💜

[@tatianangono2452]

Que dire ma petite enfance Merçi l'Astiste♥♥♥

[@caszwoo6768]

I sing this song in my head daily🎉

[@gugs103]

Wow, what a treat! Thanks Angelique. I wish I knew what the words meant. A classic track.

[@Amanda-qi6ei]

I'm in my 30s and just heard this on the radio yesterday. I love it!

[@beelzebub2222]

my parents used to record blocks of “world music” in mtv when i was little and this one was on my favorite tape. i loooved this song! the bird-like puppet used to scare me so bad when i was little, it’s so fun to look back on and this is such a gorgeous video, im so glad it was such a big part of my childhood. dancing to this song is one of my treasured childhood memories

[@abubakardukuly164]

Long live Mama Africa ❤

[@byeguyshiladiesmhua1113]

Orgulho em ser Africana, povo muito genuíno.

[@caroltewellbrown9425]

I use to dance with this song when I was a kid

[@sekongolawon7640]

Ohhhh Quelle sensation d’écouter cette belle musique 🌹

[@n100tey]

Proper Afrobeat pioneeer . Thank you Angelique and congratulations on your new Job role. #Afrobeat

[@Jevezy]

Sing my beautiful and talented African sister. Enjoying this in 2019.

[@affinezou4602]

EN 2019 ON EST CALE

[@asurbanipale]

Musique intemporelle, Maman Angélique merci .

[@dennisbwire2911]

I grew up in the nineties listening to Angelique Kidjo, her signature songs Wombo Lombo and Agolo left me wondering how Africa has such unique talent that you compare to none anywhere else. I don't even understand her Benin language but the percussion resonate with African mystic. Now Batonga, you got to salute Mother Kidjo Angelique.

[@SmartRobot-wc2fb]

Her sound is incredibly FUNKY! 💖

[@donovanphillips4973]

Still sparkling 2023 ❤

[@redgongentertainment7323]

2020 and still loving the jam I remember scaring my kid sis with this video hahah

[@pierreahiaba7124]

Cette song me donne la joie De l'Afrique ,le rythme la qualité merci maman kidjo

[@Tiggy853]

LOVE her….she just gets better and better….Just saw her last week at the Chautauqua Institution in NY….what an atmosphere she created….

[@thesweetestthing7141]

Love this song. Reminds me 90's best time ever

[@teimopielinen8418]

Eho is listening in 2024😁😁😁😁

[@seunakioye]

i love her, so deeply

[@aliciabowen6219]

2022 and I still can't get enough of her positive vibes. Plenty love from Guyana.

[@84doll]

I love her to, I'm from bahamas, remember her videos on tropical beat, me an her share the same birthday

[@simsmania-mr1gn]

j'aimais a l'époque,et j'aime encore

[@soontareekasiysphong7860]

This track I have it 15 year ago Never disappoints still keep her as favorites one

[@denniobersen2547]

Classic is classic no matter how long it will take for it to be recognized

[@mikeaman2008]

Angelique...Par excellence !!

[@johnnnodu1093]

I LOVE KIDJO. BATONGA IS MY FAVORITE OF ALL HER MUSIC, I HEAR IT EVERYDAY

[@QueenLee888]

The first time I seen your video was on video music box here in America and it is so beautiful In the early 90's!

[@ZONKAMANIA]

I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS! The song is awesome, I am a big fan, but hadn't heard this one, and the video and style is way cool!

[@cirilocarlosalmeidajunior620]

Angelique Kidjo Forever I love love you Angel

[@icionfaittout4336]

Moi j'écoute toujours ce morceau en 2021. C'est un vrai régal 😘😘😘

[@marlynedjinou2975]

En 2023 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ merci mama Africa

[@ivikarosenkreutz1044]

Bellisima Angelika. Te mando un saludos enorme desde Argentina. 😘🤗💝🌎

[@elaineabdullah7435]

I love this lady's soul

[@herFLYness79]

I use to love this song growing up. And the visuals are so captivating 🤩