Grammy Award winner, activist Angelique Kidjo brings thousands to their feet at Bay Path Women’s Leadership Conference By Laura Newberry Click here to view the article on Masslive SPRINGFIELD — As a little girl in the Republic of Benin of West Africa, her nickname was “When, Why, How.”…

For her new album, Grammy-winning Beninese vocalist Angelique Kidjo collaborated with the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, which brought a lush, classical feel to her African standards. Billboard is excited to give an exclusive first look at a live video of that team-up. Check out the video below, as…

Our luncheon keynote speaker, Kathy Giusti, cancer warrior, philanthropist, founder and executive chairwoman of Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation and the Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium joined President Obama at the White House Friday for the unveiling of a new federal “precision medicine” initiative to combat a wide range of…

Last year’s Women’s Leadership Conference celebrated the story inherent to each of our lives. And through the wisdom of several amazing speakers—including broadcast pioneer Barbara Walters—we learned how to craft our personal narratives and tell the stories that we want the world to hear. Join us as we…

The Crystal Awards Ceremony marks the opening of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, which focuses increasingly on culture as a means to promote inclusion and equality. This year’s Crystal Awards recognized personalities in the arts who are true global citizens, and help improve the state of the…

SPRINGFIELD - Cuban born singer Gloria Estefan, one of the most successful crossover artists in Latin music history, is among the speakers listed for Bay Path University’s 20th Annual Women’s Leadership Conference. The day-long event, “Celebrating Sisterhood,” will be held March 27 at the MassMutual Center. Other…

As Ebola cases surge in Sierra Leone and the confirmed overall toll tops 5,000, we discuss West Africa’s growing epidemic and the world’s lackluster response with the Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Angélique Kidjo. A native of Benin, Kidjo is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, co-founder of the Batonga Foundation…

It was a night of glitz at the Ritz for the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame’s La Musa Awards Gala. The swanky hotel was filled with big names from the Latin music world, including producers and songwriters (and LSHOF cofounders) Desmond Child and Rudy Perez, as well as…

The world music artist explains how her expansive career is marked as much by her musical achievement as by her passionate advocacy for her Africa homeland. Dubbed “Africa’s premier diva” by Time, Grammy-winning singer songwriter Angélique Kidjo has a repertoire that includes solo albums and collaborations with…

This year’s Convocation ceremony continued the conference theme of “Own Your Story” on campus. Click here to check out the video that got students ready to write their own story as members of the Bay Path University community.…