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January 1 – Townes Van Zandt dies of a cardiac arrythmia. January 6 – Scottish band Texas release first single, "Say What You Want" from their 6× Platinum album "White on Blonde" [1] January 7 – The Spice Girls release their debut single, "Wannabe" in the U.S. and premiere the music video eighteen days later.
Enya discography. The discography of Irish singer-songwriter Enya consists of eight studio albums, two compilation albums, twenty-one singles as lead artist and a number of other appearances. Enya achieved a breakthrough in her career in 1988 with the album Watermark, containing the big hit song "Orinoco Flow" which topped the UK Singles Chart ...
14 October – The world premiere of Paul McCartney’s Standing Stone at the Royal Albert Hall with the London Symphony Orchestra and a 120 member choir, conducted by Lawrence Foster. 28 October – The Concerto Conciso for piano and ten players by Thomas Adès is performed for the first time in Birmingham.
The Crock of Gold was the second and final full-length album by Shane MacGowan and the Popes and was released in November 1997 on ZTT Records. The Crock of Gold followed The Snake, MacGowan's first solo album after the breakup of The Pogues, and was less critically acclaimed than its predecessor. The album is named for the novel by Irish writer ...
Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin (born 17 May 1961), known mononymously as Enya, is an Irish composer and singer-songwriter. The music of Enya is widely recognised for featuring multi-layers of her vocals, varied instrumentation, lengthened reverb, and subtle Celtic elements. Her career as a solo artist, now over four decades long, is notably ...
Amani (musician) Cecilia Wairimu (born 28 November 1980), [1] better known by her stage name Amani, [2] is a Kenyan singer and songwriter. Her contributions to the Kenyan music industry have earned her several coveted accolades, including the Best Female category at the 2009 MTV Africa Music Awards, Pearl of Africa Music Awards, Kisima Awards ...
Kenya portal. v. t. e. The music of Kenya is very diverse, with multiple types of folk music based on the variety over 50 regional languages. [1] Zanzibaran taarab music has also become popular, as has hip hop, reggae music, soul, soukous, zouk, rock and roll, funk and Europop. Additionally, there is a growing western classical music scene and ...
The corporation was launched as a radio service in 1928 when Kenya was a British colony, making it the first radio station in Kenya. The radio station was launched as the East African Broadcasting Corporation (EABC) which relayed BBC News. In 1964, when Kenya became independent, and the corporation's name was changed to Voice of Kenya.