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1980s—present. Labels. Rounder Records, Shanachie Records and more. Marie-Claire Mboyo Moseka (born January 10, 1959), known professionally as M'bilia Bel, is a Congolese rumba and soukous singer and songwriter. [1] She is known as the "Queen of African Rumba". [2] She rose to fame after first being discovered by Sam Manguana and later by ...
This article is about the reggae musician. For the American musician, composer and classical music critic, see Gregory Sullivan Isaacs. Gregory Anthony Isaacs OD (15 July 1951 – 25 October 2010) [1] [2] [3] was a Jamaican reggae musician. Milo Miles, writing in The New York Times, described Isaacs as "the most exquisite vocalist in reggae".
July 1 – Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong to China: Tan Dun 's Symphony 1997: Heaven, Earth, Mankind for orchestra, biānzhōng bells, children's chorus and solo cello is premièred as part of the official ceremony. July 5 – The first Lilith Fair tour kicks off at The Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington.
—Deputy Governor to Secretary of State for the Colonies, 19 March 1945 The armed rebellion of the Mau Mau was the culminating response to colonial rule. Although there had been previous instances of violent resistance to colonialism, the Mau Mau revolt was the most prolonged and violent anti-colonial warfare in the British Kenya colony. From the start, the land was the primary British ...
Years active. 2019–present. Labels. Major. Warner. Kenya Grace Johnson is a South African-born British singer, songwriter, and record producer. She is best known for her 2023 single "Strangers", which reached number-one in the UK Singles Chart. She is signed with Warner Records.
t. e. General elections were held in Kenya on 29 December 1997 to elect the President and the members of the National Assembly. The result was a victory for the ruling Kenya African National Union, which won 107 of the 210 seats in the National Assembly, and whose candidate Daniel arap Moi won the presidential election.
The Good News International Ministries ( GNIM ), or Good News International Church, commonly referred to as the Shakahola cult and previously referred to as the Servant P. N. Mackenzie Ministries, is a new religious movement which was based in Shakahola, Kilifi County, Kenya, and was founded by Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and his first wife in 2003.
sade .com. Helen Folasade Adu CBE ( Yoruba: Fọláṣadé Adú [fɔ̄láʃādé ādú]; born 16 January 1959), known professionally as Sade Adu or simply Sade ( / ˈʃɑːdeɪ / SHAH-day [5] [6] ), is a Nigerian-born British singer, known as the lead vocalist of her band Sade. One of the most successful British female artists in history, she ...