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Dr Alban
Chieftain, Ogbuagu Alban Uzoma Nwapa (born 26 August 1957), better known by his stage name Dr. Alban, is a Nigerian-Swedish musician and producer with his own record label, Dr. Records. His music can best be described as Eurodance/Hip hop music, hip-hop reggae in a dancehall style. He has sold an estimated 16 million records worldwide and is most famous for his worldwide 1992 hit It's My Life (Dr. Alban song), "It's My Life", from the album ''One Love (Dr. Alban album), One Love''. Life and career Early life Alban was born Alban Uzoma Nwapa into a Bourgeoisie of Nigeria, middle-class family of ten children in Oguta, Imo state, Nigeria. He is Igbo people, Igbo. Education He got his secondary education at Christ the King College, Onitsha, Christ the King College and spent most of his youth in his hometown of Oguta. At age 23, he travelled to Sweden to study dentistry at Lund University. To finance his studies, Dr. Alban became a DJ at the Stockholm club Alphabet Street. Denniz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oguta
Oguta is a town on the east bank of Oguta Lake in Imo State of southeastern Nigeria. Oguta is called "Oguta-Ameshi" or "Ameshi"- by its aborigines. Indigenes - consists of two parts, the old part which holds the 27 villages of Oguta, and the new part, called the "Oguta New Layout". Oguta New Layout, as a rule, is strict compliance with its original master plan. Oguta Town by location is embedded between Oguta Lake on the eastern side, and Obana River that joined Okposha River, on the western side, leaving only the Egwe Gateway as the only dry land route into Oguta without passing through water or a bridge. Oguta as a tourist destination, makes most people including natives to have the preponderance to describe Oguta Town more often - as being located on the east bank of Oguta Lake. Oguta's high-yield oil and gas fields make Oguta an important territory and geographic area, hosting many multinational oil companies like AGIP, Shell, Chevron. Some times Oguta is used as a synony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lund University
Lund University () is a Public university, public research university in Sweden and one of Northern Europe's oldest universities. The university is located in the city of Lund in the Swedish province of Scania. The university was officially founded in 1666 on the location of the old ''studium generale'' next to Lund Cathedral. Lund University has nine Faculty (division), faculties, with additional campuses in the cities of Malmö and Helsingborg, with around 47,000 students in 241 different programmes and 1,450 freestanding courses. The university has 560 partner universities in approximately 70 countries. It belongs to the League of European Research Universities as well as the global Universitas 21 network. Among those associated with the university are five Nobel Prize winners, a Fields Medal winner, prime ministers and business leaders. Two major facilities for materials research have been recent strategic priorities in Lund: MAX IV, a synchrotron radiation laboratory – in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born In Africa (Dr
Born in Africa may refer to: * ''Born in Africa'' (Dr. Alban album), 1996 ** Born in Africa (song) * ''Born in Africa'' (compilation album), 1986 compilation album of various Ugandan artists {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Federation Of The Phonographic Industry
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a non-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland and founded in Italy in 1933 by Francesco Braga. It operates a secretariat based in London, with regional offices in Brussels, Hong Kong, Miami, Abu Dhabi, Singapore and Nairobi. Function IFPI's mission is to promote the value of recorded music, campaign for record producer rights, and expand the commercial uses of recorded music. Its services to members include a legal policy programme, litigation, content protection, sales reporting for the recorded music market, insight and analysis and work in the areas of performance rights, technology and trade. Structure IFPI is governed by its Main Board, a group including representatives from across the organisation's members (including major and independent record labels), representatives from certain IFPI National Gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NVPI
NVPI (Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers) () is the Dutch trade association of the entertainment industry. The NVPI represents most of the Dutch record companies, video distributors, and game-software distributors. History The NVPI is found in 1973 as a representative of the record-companies in the Netherlands. In 1983 video-film distributors were included in the association and in 1996 the producers of entertainment software. Every division has its own board. The three divisions form a federation. The NVPI represents both major and small independent producers. The (board) structure guarantees influence by every included company. The NVPI represents (looked at the total volume of trade) approximately 85% of the record companies, 80% of the video-film companies, and 50% of the entertainment software. NVPI is included with the international organization IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry), IVF (Internationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Official Charts Company
The Official UK Charts Company Limited (formerly Music Industry Chart Services Limited), trading as the Official Charts Company (OCC) or the Official Charts (formerly the Chart Information Network), is a British inter-professional organisation that compiles various official record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France. In the United Kingdom, its charts include ones for singles, albums and films, with the data compiled from a mixture of downloads, purchases (of physical media) and streaming. The OCC produces its charts by gathering and combining sales data from retailers through market researchers Kantar, and claims to cover 99% of the singles market and 95% of the album market, and aims to collect data from any retailer who sells more than 100 chart items per week. The OCC is operated jointly by the British Phonographic Industry and the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) (formerly the British Association of Record Dealers (BARD)) and is incorporated as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sing Hallelujah (Dr
Sing Hallelujah may refer to: Music *''Sing Hallelujah'', production at The Village Gate Albums *''Sing Hallelujah'', by Lonnie Donegan Anthony James "Lonnie" Donegan (29 April 1931 – 3 November 2002) was a British skiffle singer, songwriter and musician, referred to as the " King of Skiffle", who influenced 1960s British pop and rock musicians. Born in Scotland and brought ..., 1962 Songs *"Sing Hallelujah", by The First Edition (band) * "Sing Hallelujah" (Mike Settle song), 1964 * "Sing Hallelujah" (Dr. Alban song), 1993 *"Sing Hallelujah", by Esther Ofarim, 1966 *"Sing Hallelujah", by Les Humphries, 1972 *"Sing Hallelujah", by The New Seekers Macaulay, 1974 *"Sing Hallelujah", by Steve McPherson from sung by Hillsong *"Sing Hallelujah", by Steven Curtis Chapman from '' Re:creation'' *"Sing Hallelujah", by German Bonds, 1966 *"Sing Noel, Sing Hallelujah", by Michael W. Smith from '' It's a Wonderful Christmas'' *"Sing Hallelujah", by Chris and Conrad from ''Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampax
Tampax (a portmanteau of tampon and packs) is a brand of tampons currently owned by Procter & Gamble. It was based in White Plains, New York, US until its sale to Procter & Gamble in 1997. It is a subsidiary of P&G's Always brand and is sold in over 100 countries. The product was designed by Earle Haas, who filed a patent in the 1930s. The original product was designed from the start as flushable and biodegradable. History In 1937, Tampax worked with McCann Erickson for its marketing campaigns. In 1949, the brand appeared in more than 50 stores. From 1930s to 1940s Tampax chose sportswomen as their brand ambassadors. During World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ..., Tampax produced wound dressings for the military. Tampax conducted medical studies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Love (Dr Alban Album)
''One Love (The Album)'' is the second studio album by European-based Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...n artist Dr. Alban. It was released in 1992 through BMG and Ariola. The album was also released as a second edition in 1993, with a different track listing. Track listing First edition # "Introduction" (1:45) # " It's My Life" (4:00) # " Sing Hallelujah" (4:24) # "Groove Machine 4" (3:41) # "Reggae Gone Ragga" (4:01) # "Cash Money" (3:36) # " One Love" (5:27) # "Om we rembwe ike" (4:47) # "Groove Machine 5" (4:46) # "Mata oh a eh" (4:20) # "Roll Down Di Rubber Man" (5:39) # " It's My Life (Club Edit)" (4:00) Second edition # "Introduction" (1:45) # " It's My Life" (4:00) # " One Love" (4:00) # " Sing Hallelujah" (4:00) # "Mata oh a eh" (4:20) # "Reggae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Coke
"No Coke" is a song recorded by Sweden-based musician and producer Dr. Alban. It was originally released as the B-side of the 12-inch version of his debut single, " Hello Afrika", and became the second single off his debut album, '' Hello Afrika'' (1990). Released in November 1990, the song was a hit in several European countries and reached number one in Sweden. To date, it is one of Dr. Alban's most successful songs, along with " It's My Life" and " Sing Hallelujah". It was produced by Denniz Pop, who recorded the song's signature bassline using a Roland Juno-106 synthesizer. The song is performed in English, and the lyrics describe a tragic event outside Dr. Alban's nightclub Alphabet Street in Stockholm. In November 2017, it was the topic of SVT's ''Hitlåtens historia''. Critical reception Larry Flick from ''Billboard'' viewed the song as a "cleverly written anti-drug anthem", "particularly potent and U.S. club-friendly." He added that "pure (and clever) toasting is wov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello Afrika (song)
"Hello Afrika" is a 1990 song recorded by Sweden-based musician and producer Dr. Alban. It was released as the debut single from his first album with the same name (1990). It features Swedish Eurodance singer Leila K. The song is similar to Eddy Grant's "Hello Africa", but in the style of hip hop. It peaked at number one in Austria and achieved a great success in most of the other European countries, including Sweden, Germany and Switzerland. Dr. Alban has stated that "Hello Afrika" took about two months to record. In the 2017 book ''Stars of 90's Dance Pop: 29 Hitmakers Discuss Their Careers'' by James Arena, he told about meeting Denniz PoP and of the making of the song, "We met through the DJ channels, as he was working as one at the same time I was. We just started working together on "Hello Afrika", and it all came together. We had a good chemistry, and we just thought, "Come on, let's go in the studio and see what we can do." It was hard to get the song initially releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
