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Les Nubians
Les Nubians is a French musical duo, composed of sisters Hélène and Célia Faussart from Paris, France. In 1985, the sisters moved with their parents to Chad. Seven years later, they returned to Bordeaux, France, and began singing a cappella, producing poetry slams in Bordeaux and Paris, and singing background vocals for various artists worldwide. The duo's debut album '' Princesses Nubiennes'' was released by Virgin Records, France, in 1998. They have become one of the most successful French-language musical groups in the U.S., best known for their Billboard R&B Single "Makeda" from their Grammy nominated album ''Princesses Nubiennes''. Les Nubians were the 1999 Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards winners for Best New Artist, Group or Duo and received two NAACP Image Awards nominations in 2000. In May 2020, the sisters were featured in the Visual Collaborative Polaris catalog. In a series titled ''TwentyEightyFour'' released during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, their intervi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Gironde department. Its inhabitants are called "''Bordelais'' (masculine) or "''Bordelaises'' (feminine). The term "Bordelais" may also refer to the city and its surrounding region. The city of Bordeaux proper had a population of 259,809 in 2020 within its small municipal territory of , but together with its suburbs and exurbs the Bordeaux Functional area (France), metropolitan area had a population of 1,376,375 that same year (Jan. 2020 census), the sixth-most populated in France after Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Lille, and Toulouse. Bordeaux and 27 suburban municipalities form the Bordeaux Métropole, Bordeaux Metropolis, an Indirect election, indirectly elected Métropole, metropolitan authority now in charge of wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rika Muranaka
Rika Muranaka is a Japanese composer and music producer renowned for her songs in Konami’s ''Metal Gear'' video game series. Some of her most notable works include "The Best Is Yet to Come" (''Metal Gear Solid (1998 video game), Metal Gear Solid''), "Can't Say Goodbye to Yesterday" (''Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty''), and "Don't Be Afraid" (''Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater''). She also composed the song "I Am the Wind" for ''Castlevania: Symphony of the Night'' and the song "Esperándote" for the original ''Silent Hill (video game), Silent Hill''. In May 2020, Muranaka was featured in the Visual Collaborative Polaris catalog. In a series titled ''TwentyEightyFour'' released during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, she spoke about her collaborations and virtual reality. Les Nubians, Dakore Akande appeared in the same interview periodical. Music career During her teens, Rika Muranaka left her native Tokyo to study jazz piano with Alan Swain, a jazz pianist and author, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reflection Eternal
Reflection Eternal is an American hip hop music, hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and Hip hop producer, producer Hi-Tek. They released their first album, ''Train of Thought (Reflection Eternal album), Train of Thought'', in 2000. They have since released a mixtape, ''The RE: Union'', in late December 2009, and their second album ''Revolutions Per Minute (Reflection Eternal album), Revolutions Per Minute'' was released May 18, 2010. History The duo of Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek met in Tek's native Cincinnati, following the release of the Hi-Tek/Mood (hip hop crew), Mood collaboration "Hustle on the Side". Kweli and Hi-Tek made their first official collaboration in 1997 on Mood's debut album, ''Doom'', on the track "Industry Lies". That same year, the two formed as Reflection Eternal, and signed to upstart underground hip hop label Rawkus Records. The tracks from their debut single, "Fortified Live" b/w "2000 Seasons", were included on the Rawkus Records compilation ''Soundbom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Streetsoul
''Guru's Jazzmatazz: Streetsoul'' is the third solo studio album by American hip-hop musician Guru. It was released on October 3, 2000, via Virgin Records as the third installment of Guru's '' Jazzmatazz'' album series. The album was produced by Gang Starr, the Neptunes, Agallah, DJ Scratch, Erykah Badu, J Dilla, the Roots, and Victor Flowers. Synopsis As the title seems to suggest, this volume featured a blend of soul with R&B. The decline in jazz inflections that made '' Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1'' popular continued on this release (the decline was already noticeable on '' Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality''). ''Streetsoul'' outperformed previous entries significantly; it peaked at Nos. 32 and 8 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, respectively. As with previous releases, a host of guest performers were featured on this recording. Most of the artists are stalwarts of the neo soul and R&B scene. First-time appearances in the series were made by several con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guru
Guru ( ; International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ''guru'') is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. In pan-Indian religions, Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: traditionally, the guru is a reverential figure to the disciple (or ''wikt:शिष्य, shisya'' in Sanskrit, literally ''seeker [of knowledge or truth'']) or student, with the guru serving as a "counsellor, who helps mould values, shares experiential knowledge as much as Knowledge#Hinduism, literal knowledge, an Role model, exemplar in life, an inspirational source and who helps in the spiritual evolution of a student". Whatever language it is written in, Judith Simmer-Brown says that a tantra, tantric spiritual text is often codified in an obscure twilight language so that it cannot be understood by anyone without the verbal explanation of a qualified teacher, the guru. A guru is also one's spiritual guide, who helps one to discover the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridging The Gap (Black Eyed Peas Album)
''Bridging the Gap'' is the second studio album by American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, released on September 26, 2000. This is their last album where they are credited as ''Black Eyed Peas'', until the release of '' Masters of the Sun Vol. 1'' in 2018. The album had three official singles: " BEP Empire/Get Original", " Weekends" and " Request + Line", the last featuring Macy Gray. The song "Weekends" was later remixed and renamed "Another Weekend" for the deluxe edition of their fifth studio album, '' The E.N.D''. Singer Kim Hill was deeply involved in making the album, but left the group after it was released. The album received favorable reviews, and holds a score of 74 on Metacritic.Bridging the Gap Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and more at Metacritic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mos Def
Yasiin Bey ( ; born Dante Terrell Smith; December 11, 1973), formerly known as Mos Def ( ), is an American rapper, singer, and actor. A prominent figure in conscious hip hop, he is recognized for his use of wordplay and commentary on social and political issues, such as police brutality, American exceptionalism, and the status of African Americans in the United States. After embarking on his career in 1994, he joined his siblings in the short-lived rap group Urban Thermo Dynamics (UTD) and guest appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. In 1996, he and fellow Brooklyn-based rapper Talib Kweli formed the duo Black Star, whose debut album '' Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star'' (1998) spawned the singles "Definition" and " Respiration" (featuring Common). His debut solo album, '' Black on Both Sides'' (1999) was met with critical acclaim, along with his fourth album '' The Ecstatic'' (2009). Bey's 2000 single, " Oh No" (with Pharoahe Monch featuring Nate Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas are an American musical group formed in Los Angeles in 1995, composed of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo (rapper), Taboo. Fergie (singer), Fergie was a member during the height of their popularity in the 2000s, and left the group in 2018. They have sold an estimated 80 million records, making them one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling musical acts of all time, and were ranked 12th on ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard''s 2000s Decade-End Artist of the Decade Chart and 7th on the Hot 100 Artists of the Decade. Originally forming as an Alternative hip-hop, alternative hip hop trio, they signed with Interscope Records to release two albums—''Behind the Front'' (1998) and ''Bridging the Gap (Black Eyed Peas album), Bridging the Gap'' (2000)—before rebranding to a more marketable pop-rap act; their third album, ''Elephunk'' (2003), yielded the group's mainstream breakthrough. Its lead single, "Where Is the Love?" (featuring Justi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Century Modern
''Last Century Modern'' is the third studio album by Japanese music producer Towa Tei, released on July 28, 1999, by East West Records. It peaked at number 20 on the Oricon Albums Chart. The album was released in the United States on May 23, 2000, by Elektra Records. Critical reception ''Exclaim!''s Denise Benson described ''Last Century Modern'' as a "wonderfully eclectic" album that "solidifies ei'sreputation for creating fanciful, risky pop music Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom.S. Frith, W. Straw, and J. Street, eds, ''iarchive:cambridgecompani00frit, The Cambridge Companion to Pop ...." Track listing Charts References External links * {{Authority control 1999 albums Towa Tei albums Albums recorded at Chung King Studios East West Records albums Elektra Records albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Browne (trumpeter)
Tom Browne (born October 30, 1954) is an American jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ... trumpeter. He rose to prominence with Sonny Fortune and had major hits in 1980 and 1981: the No. 1 '' Billboard'' magazine R&B single " Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" and the No. 4 R&B single " Thighs High (Grip Your Hips and Move)". Discography Studio albums Singles References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Browne, Tom 1954 births Living people African-American jazz musicians American dance musicians American jazz trumpeters American male trumpeters Smooth jazz trumpeters Musicians from Queens, New York Jazz musicians from New York City GRP Records artists Arista Records artists 21st-century American trumpeters 21st-century American male musici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towa Tei
is a Japanese artist, record producer, and DJ. Born in Yokohama, Japan, Towa was a member of Deee-Lite, from the US label Elektra Records in 1990 and shot to fame via their international hit single, "Groove Is In the Heart". He made his solo debut with the album '' Future Listening!'' in 1994. He has since relocated from New York to rural Nagano Prefecture in Japan. Towa's second studio album, '' Sound Museum'' (1997), became his highest charting effort at number 17 on the ''Oricon'' charts. Its single, " GBI (German Bold Italic)" featuring Kylie Minogue and Haruomi Hosono, reached number 50 and 63 in Australia and the United Kingdom, respectively. He saw continued success with 1999's '' Last Century Modern'' as its single, " Let Me Know" featuring Chara, peaked at number 34 in Japan, his highest entry. Towa has collaborated with Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro Takahashi, Akiko Yano, Ringo Sheena, and Arto Lindsay, among others. His concept party, "Hotel H", started in 2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funkin' For Jamaica (N
Funkin' 4 Jamaica may refer to: * "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.) "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" is a song by jazz trumpeter Tom Browne (trumpeter), Tom Browne. The single—a memoir of the Jamaica, Queens, Jamaica neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens where Browne was born and raised—is from his s ...", a 1980 single by jazz trumpeter Tom Browne. * " Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)", a 2001 single by Mariah Carey {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
