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Faya Dub
Faya can refer to: *Faya (duo), a female R&B duo from West London *''Faya!'', 2005 album by the reggae musician O-Shen *Faya-Largeau, a city in Chad *''Myrica faya'', a plant species People *Zhu Faya or Faya, Chinese Buddhist monk of the Jin dynasty *Vybrant Faya, Ghanaian musician *Alberto Faya, Cuban singer and musician {{disambig, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faya (duo)
Faya (, formerly spelled FYA) are a female Contemporary R&B, R&B duo from West London. Originally a trio, the group was founded in Slough, England, and were signed to a six-album deal with Def Jam Recordings in 2003. They are best known for their 2004 single "Must Be Love", which featured guest vocals from Smujji and peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart. This was followed by a second single, "Too Hot", and an album, ''For Your Attention'', which was Music recording sales certification, certified gold in Japan. History FYA (standing for "For Your Attention") originally had three members: Kezia (Kizzy) Bennett, Tenza Foster and Emma Nhamburo. Nhamburo, originally from Harare in Zimbabwe, and Foster, who originated from Montego Bay in Jamaica, met Bennett and formed FYA in Slough. They were discovered performing at a Slough youth centre and released their debut single, "Boops '03"—a cover of "Boops (Here to Go)" by Sly and Robbie—in November 2003. After the release of "B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faya!
Faya! is an album by the reggae musician O-Shen Jason Hershey (born 1978 in Spokane, Washington), better known as O-Shen, is a reggae musician, raised in Papua New Guinea. O-Shen resides in Hawai'i but still visits Papua New Guinea. He raps and sings most of his songs in Tok Pisin. Biograph .... It was released in 2005 by Sharpnote Records. Track listing References 2005 albums O-Shen albums {{reggae-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faya-Largeau
Faya-Largeau (also known as Faya, ar, فايا لارجو or ) is the largest city in northern Chad and was the capital of the region of Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti. It is now in the Borkou Region, which was formed in 2008 from the Borkou Department of the former Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region. History Originally called ''Faya'', the town was renamed ''Largeau'' after French Colonel Victor Emmanuel Largeau; upon Chadian independence from France, it assumed the name ''Faya-Largeau''. The town was captured by Libya when Libya annexed the Aouzou Strip in 1975, but was retaken by Hissène Habré's forces in 1980. Libya recaptured Faya-Largeau in 1983, but retreated in 1987. Economy Due to the considerable underground water supply in the town, the main economic activities are agriculture and natron mining. The town is serviced by Faya-Largeau Airport with a paved runway, used almost exclusively by military airplanes. Demographics Climate Faya-Largeau has a hot desert climate typical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrica Faya
''Myrica faya'' (firetree, faya or haya; syn. ''Morella faya'' (Ait.) Wilbur) is a species of ''Myrica'', native to Macaronesia (the Azores, Madeira, and the Canary Islands), and possibly also western coastal mainland Portugal. Description It is an evergreen shrub or small tree tall, rarely up to tall. The leaves are usually a dark, glossy green, long and broad, with an entire margin and a bluntly pointed apex. It easily grows in any type of soil. It is subdioecious, with the male and female flowers produced largely on separate plants, but often with a few flowers of the other sex present (Binggeli 1997). The male flowers have four stamens and are normally produced in clumps close to the branch. The female flowers, usually occurring in similar groups grow slightly farther from the branch tips. The fruit is an edible drupe diameter, it is a reddish purple ripening dark purple to black. It is used as an astringent remedy for catarrh (Pérez 1999, Rushforth 1999). Distributi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhu Faya
Zhu Faya () or Faya was a Chinese Jin Dynasty (266–420 CE) Buddhist monk and teacher from Hejian (in modern Hebei province), best known for developing the ''Geyi'' method of explaining numbered categories of Sanskrit terms from the Buddhist canon with comparable lists from the Chinese classics. The dates of Zhu Faya's life are unknown, but he was a student of the Indian monk Fotudeng or Zhu Fotudeng 竺佛圖澄 (c. 231–349), and a contemporary of the translators Dao'an 道安 (312–385) and Zhu Fatai 竺法汰 (320–387). Names The Chinese name Zhu Faya combines two Buddhist terms. The Chinese surname Zhu 竺, which originally meant "a kind of bamboo" and was later used for "India (abbreviating Tianzhu 天竺)" and "Buddhism", was adopted by many early Buddhist monks, such as the polyglot translator Zhu Fahu 竺法護 or Dharmarakṣa (c. 230–316). Zhu Faya took this surname in honor of his teacher Zhu Fotudeng, as did several other disciples such as Zhu Fatai (above) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vybrant Faya
Emmanuel Kojo Quayeson (13 April 1987- 23 October 2016) also known as Vybrant Faya was a Ghanaian dancehall artiste known for his hit song Mampi. Early life He was born in Tema to Mr. Samuel Quayson and Miss Theresah Ackon but grew up in Ashiaman. He also has five other siblings, he comes from the Central Region Career Vybrant Fire started recording in 2008 where he was known as Skelloh. Mr. Logic who became his manager in 2011 rebranded him and he changed his name from Skelloh to Vybrant Fire. Death Vybrant Fire was killed by a motor rider on the Tema Motorway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i .... Achievement He is known for his major hit song Mampi which got everyone on their feet. He was nominated for Artiste of The Year and Best Reggae/Dancehall So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
