Beninese global music icon Angélique Kidjo teams up with Tanzanian superstar Diamond Platnumz on “Kakua,” a new collaboration taken from Kidjo’s latest album HOPE!! The song arrived on April 24, 2026, and stands out as one of the project’s major African cross-border collaborations.
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“Kakua” is listed as track 9 on HOPE!!, a 16-track album released through Parlophone / Warner Music France. The album was announced as a project dedicated to Kidjo’s late mother, and its guest list includes names such as Pharrell Williams, Ayra Starr, Davido, Nile Rodgers, Quavo, Charlie Wilson, and others. Publicly available album pages confirm the release date and track placement, but detailed song-specific production credits for “Kakua” were not clearly listed in the sources I checked, so it is better not to guess.
Angélique Kidjo is one of Africa’s most celebrated artists, widely respected for her powerful voice, global sound, and long influence across world music. Diamond Platnumz remains one of Tanzania’s biggest stars, known for helping take Bongo Flava to a much wider international audience. Their pairing on “Kakua” gives the song strong continental appeal and adds even more weight to the album’s pan-African spirit.
From the album’s official description, HOPE!! leans into joy, healing, and possibility, and “Kakua” fits naturally into that direction. The song is being described as a celebration of the sense of possibility that comes with the birth of every child, giving it a warm and uplifting message rather than just a commercial collaboration.
Listen to, “Angélique Kidjo Ft. Diamond Platnumz – Kakua” below;
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