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Banza Crassipes
Banza may refer to: * M'banza-Kongo, formerly known as São Salvador, the capital of Zaire Province, Angola * ''Banza'' (katydid), a katydid genus endemic to Hawaii * Banza, Central African Republic, a town that is near to Karawa, Central African Republic * An alternative name for the banjo * Banza, a barangay of Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Philippines * Banza, a company that produces noodles with garbanzo beans (or chickpeas) People with the surname * Alexandre Banza (1932–1969), Central African military officer and politician * Céline Banza (born 1997), singer-songwriter and guitarist from the DR Congo * Jean-Kasongo Banza (1974-2024), retired professional football player from the DR Congo * Simon Banza Simon Bokoté Banza (born 13 August 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor on loan from Portuguese club S.C Braga and the DR Congo national team. Formed at Lens, where he played 98 games and ... (born 1996), profes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M'banza-Kongo
Mbanza Kongo (, , or , known as São Salvador in Portuguese language, Portuguese from 1570 to 1976; ), is the capital of Angola's northwestern Zaire Province with a population of 148,000 in 2014. Mbanza Kongo was the capital of the Kingdom of Kongo since its foundation before the arrival of the Portuguese Empire, Portuguese in 1483 until the abolition of the kingdom in 1915, aside from a brief period of abandonment during Kongo Civil War, civil wars in the 17th century. In 2017, Mbanza Kongo was declared a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site. History Mbanza Kongo (formerly called ''Nkumba a Ngudi'', ''Mongo wa Kaila'' and ''Kongo dia Ngunga'' ) was founded by the first manikongo, Lukeni, at a junction of major trade routes. The Kingdom of Kongo at its peak reached from southern Africa's Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast to the Nkisi River. The Manikongo was chosen by clan leaders to rule some 300 mi2, an area that today is part of several countries. The Portuguese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banza (katydid)
''Banza''Walker F (1870) ''Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum'' 3: 476. is a genus of conehead bush crickets found in Korea, Japan, and Pacific islands including Hawaii. Species Species include: # '' Banza affinis'' (Perkins, 1899) # '' Banza brunnea'' (Perkins, 1899) # '' Banza crassipes'' Perkins, 1899 # '' Banza deplanata'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895 # ''Banza kauaiensis Banza may refer to: * M'banza-Kongo, formerly known as São Salvador, the capital of Zaire Province, Angola * Banza (katydid), ''Banza'' (katydid), a katydid genus endemic to Hawaii * Banza, Central African Republic, a town that is near to Karawa, ...'' (Perkins, 1899) # '' Banza mauiensis'' Perkins, 1899 # '' Banza molokaiensis'' (Perkins, 1899) # '' Banza nihoa'' Hebard, 1926 # '' Banza nitida'' (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895) # '' Banza parvula'' (Walker, 1869)- type species (as ''Banza nigrifrons'' Walker, F.) # '' Banza unica'' (Perkins, 1899) Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karawa, Central African Republic
Karawa is a village in the Lobaye region in the Central African Republic approximately 55 km southwest of the capital, Bangui Bangui (; or Bangî in Sango language, Sango, formerly written Bangi in English) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities in the Central African Republic, largest city of the Central African Republic. It was established as a Fren .... Nearby towns and villages include Banza (6.0 nm), Kinga (2.2 nm), Zende (1.7 nm), Bobili (5.8 nm), Ndimbi (6.2 nm), Botoko (7.6 nm) and Bobangui (8.1 nm). Populated places in Lobaye {{CentralAfricanRepublic-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banjo
The banjo is a stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity to form a resonator. The membrane is typically circular, and in modern forms is usually made of plastic, where early membranes were made of animal skin. Early forms of the instrument were fashioned by African Americans and had African antecedents. In the 19th century, interest in the instrument was spread across the United States and United Kingdom by traveling shows of the 19th-century minstrel show fad, followed by mass production and mail-order sales, including instructional books. The inexpensive or home-made banjo remained part of rural folk culture, but five-string and four-string banjos also became popular for home parlor music entertainment, college music clubs, and early 20th century jazz bands. By the early 20th century, the banjo was most frequently associated with folk, cowboy music, and country music. By mid-century it had come to be strongly associated with bluegrass. Eventu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butuan
Butuan (pronounced ), officially the City of Butuan (; Butuanon: ''Dakbayan hong Butuan''; ), is a highly urbanized city and the regional center of Caraga, Philippines. It is the '' de facto'' capital of the province of Agusan del Norte where it is geographically situated but has an administratively independent government. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 372,910 people making it the most populous city in Caraga Region. It served as the former capital of the Rajahnate of Butuan before 1001 until about 1521. The city used to be known during that time as the best in gold and boat manufacturing in the entire Philippine archipelago, having traded with places as far as Champa, Ming, Srivijaya, Majapahit, and the Bengali coasts. It is located at the northeastern part of the Agusan Valley, Mindanao, sprawling across the Agusan River. It is bounded to the north, west and south by Agusan del Norte, to the east by Agusan del Sur and to the northwest by Butu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banza (pasta)
Banza is a brand of high-protein pasta made from chickpeas. History Banza was founded by brothers Scott and Brian Rudolph. They debuted the product in 2014 on the show '' Restaurant Startup'' and after received funding to launch the project later that year. Its first retail location was Meijer in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It launched with a gluten-free protein pasta made from chickpeas. ''Time Time is the continuous progression of existence that occurs in an apparently irreversible process, irreversible succession from the past, through the present, and into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequ ...'' named it as one of the best inventions of 2015. It later launched other products, including mac and cheese in 2016 and rice in 2019. By 2023, it was available in 25,000 retail locations in the United States. Banza pasta has twice the protein and four times the fiber of regular pasta. The company was included in the Time list of influential ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chickpea
The chickpea or chick pea (''Cicer arietinum'') is an annual plant, annual legume of the family (biology), family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae, cultivated for its edible seeds. Its different types are variously known as gram," Bengal gram, garbanzo, garbanzo bean, or Egyptian pea. It is one of the earliest cultivated legumes, the oldest archaeological evidence of which was found in Syria. Chickpeas are high in protein (nutrient), protein. The chickpea is a key ingredient in Mediterranean cuisine, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisines, used in hummus, and, when soaked and coarsely ground with herbs and spices, then made into patties and fried, falafel. As an important part of Indian cuisine, it is used in salads, soups, stews, and curries. In 2023, India accounted for 75% of global chickpea production. Etymology Chickpeas have been cultivated for at least ten thousand years. Cultivation spread from the Fertile Crescent eastward toward South Asia and into Europe through th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Banza
Lieutenant Colonel Alexandre Banza (10 October 1932 – 12 April 1969) was a military officer and politician in the Central African Republic. Born in Carnot, Ubangi-Shari, Banza served with the French Army during the First Indochina War before joining the Central African Armed Forces. As commander of the Camp Kassaï military base in 1965, Banza helped Jean-Bédel Bokassa overthrow the government of President David Dacko. Bokassa rewarded Banza by appointing him as minister of state and minister of finance in the new government. Banza quickly established the new regime's reputation abroad and forged diplomatic relations with other countries. In 1967, Bokassa and his protégé had a major argument over the president's extravagances. In April 1968, Bokassa removed Banza as minister of finance. Recognizing Bokassa's attempts to undermine him, Banza made a number of remarks highly critical of the president's handling of the government. Bokassa responded by abolishing the mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Céline Banza
Céline Banza (born on the 12th February 1997) is a singer-songwriter and guitarist from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She is the winner of the 2019 RFI Discoveries Music Award. Career Banza was born in Kinshasa. She began her music career at a young age. In early 2010, she moved to Kisangani, where she met people who helped her develop a taste for music, dance, acting, and cinematography. At age 15, she returned to Kinshasa to study musicology at the National Institute of Arts where she met her band mates. In 2017, Banza made a brief appearance on '' The Voice Afrique Francophone''. In the process, she created her own group, "Banza Musik", and participated the following year in the exhibition "Kinshasa 2050. women first! before devoting herself to her new musical project. In 2019, she performed at Jazz Kif in Kinshasa and Brazzaville. She won the 2019 edition of the RFI Discovery Awards She was chosen from among the ten finalists for the quality of her melodies and he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Kasongo Banza
Jean-Kasongo Banza (26 June 1974 – 7 June 2024) was a DR Congo professional footballer who played as a forward in DR Congo for AS Vita Club, in Turkey for Gençlerbirliği, in South Korea for Chunnam Dragons and Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma (currently Seongnam FC), in Tunisia for CS Sfaxien and Olympique Béja, and in Germany for VfL Wolfsburg and MSV Duisburg Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jer .... At international level, he represented the DR Congo national team. Banza died in Kinshasa on 7 June 2024, at the age of 49. References External links * * * * * 1974 births 2024 deaths Footballers from Kinshasa Men's association football forwards Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Banza
Simon Bokoté Banza (born 13 August 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor on loan from Portuguese club S.C Braga and the DR Congo national team. Formed at Lens, where he played 98 games and scored 16 goals including in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, he went on to play in Portugal's Primeira Liga for Famalicão and Braga. Shortly after making his senior international debut, he was chosen for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Club career Lens Born in Creil, Oise, Banza began his senior career with Lens, first with its reserve team in the fourth tier. He scored his first Ligue 2 goal on 6 May 2016, as consolation at the end of a 2–1 loss at Bourg-en-Bresse. In January 2017, Banza was loaned to Championnat National club Béziers until the end of the season. That August, he moved to UT Pétange of the Luxembourg National Division in the same manner. He was the season's sixth highest scorer with 13 goals, including a hat-trick in a 4– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
