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Kobazzie
Korte Dorbor Bazzie (born November 29, 1989), who is known professionally as Kobazzie, is a Liberian singer and songwriter from Voinjama, Lofa County. He was inspired to pursue a career in music after hearing Quincy B's collaborative single with Tan Tan B, titled "State of Emergency". He is the recipient of several accolades, including New Artist of the Year at the 2016 Liberia Music Awards and Afropop Artist of the Year at the 2019 Tunes Liberia Music Awards. Early life and career Korte Dorbor Bazzie was born on November 29, 1989, in Voinjama, Lofa County. He relocated to Monrovia to further his education and graduated from St. Michael Catholic School. He studied accounting and business management at Cuttington University and graduated in 2017. Prior to pursuing a career in music, he worked as an accountant. Kobazzie met singer and record producer Quincy B while in school and was inspired to sing after hearing the singer's collaborative single with Tan Tan B, titled "State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quincy B
Quincy Luwokollie Borrowes (April 24, 1993 – March 3, 2017), known professionally as Quincy B, was a Liberian singer, songwriter and record producer. He gained recognition in 2013 after releasing his debut single "My Dream", which features rapper Scientific. In 2014, Quincy B released the Tan Tan B-assisted track "State of Emergency", which promotes awareness of the Ebola virus epidemic in Liberia. His music explored hipco, R&B, and afropop. He primarily sung in Kolokwa English and took pride in being Liberian. On March 3, 2017, Quincy B died in a car accident. His posthumous album, ''Mr. All the Time'', was issued by ALM Records and released on March 11, 2017. It comprises thirteen tracks and consists entirely of previously released singles. Life and career Quincy Luwokollie Borrowes was born on April 24, 1993, in Liberia. He started singing in his church choir at an early age, and fled to Ghana with his family during the First Liberian Civil War. Quincy B attended Budum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Liberian Musicians
This is a list of musicians and musical groups from Liberia. Only notable individuals appear here. Musical groups *Soulful Dynamics – German-based band *Soul Fresh – Hipco musical duo * Zack & Geebah – 1980s musical duo Musicians * 2C – U.S-based singer * Agnes Nebo von Ballmoos – composer and music professor * MC Caro – rapper and singer * Benji Cavalli – U.S-based singer * Christoph the Change – rapper and songwriter * Cralorboi CIC – Hipco singer *Sundaygar Dearboy – Hipco and gospel singer *DenG – singer-songwriter * Eric Geso – singer-songwriter * Miatta Fahnbulleh – singer and social activist *George Fraska – vocalist and guitarist *Wesseh Freeman – singer and guitarist * Faithvonic – singer-songwriter *Fatu Gayflor – singer-songwriter * Eddie Johns – singer-songwriter * Kobazzie – singer-songwriter * Kpanto – singer-songwriter * Billema Kwillia – composer and music teacher * Knero Lapaé – Hip-hop and Afrobeats singer *Iren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kpanto
Franklin Edward Harris, who is known professionally as Kpanto (previously Skinnyboi Kpanto), is a Liberian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He started his music career in 2014 and gained recognition in 2015 after releasing a cover of Desiigner's single " Panda". His eponymous debut studio album, ''Skinny Boy Kpanto'', was released on August 22, 2020. It comprises nine tracks and contains the songs "Take off Trouser", which was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2020 Liberia Music Awards, and "Flukor", which won Song of the Year at the 2021 Tunes Liberia Music Awards. His second studio album ''Sound from the Xtreetz'', which was supported by the singles "Dey Say" and "Community Thing", won Album of the Year at the 2021 Liberia Music Awards. Kpanto released his third studio album, ''Son of the Soil'', in 2022. Career Kpanto, who previously went by the stage name Skinnyboi Kpanto, released his debut single "Dope Boy" in 2014. He gained recognition after releasi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afrobeats
Afrobeats (not to be confused with Afrobeat or Afroswing), or Afro-pop or Afro-fusion (or Afropop or Afrofusion), is an umbrella term to describe popular music from West Africa and the diaspora that initially developed in Nigeria, Ghana, and the UK in the 2000s and 2010s. Afrobeats is less of a style per se, and more of a descriptor for the fusion of sounds flowing out of Ghana and Nigeria. Genres such as hiplife, jùjú music, highlife and naija beats, among others, were amalgamated under the 'Afrobeats' umbrella. Afrobeats is primarily produced in Lagos, Accra, and London. Historian and cultural critic Paul Gilroy reflects on the changing London music scene as a result of shifting demographics: We are moving towards an African majority which is diverse both in its cultural habits and in its relationship to colonial and postcolonial governance, so the shift away from Caribbean dominance needs to be placed in that setting. Most of the grime folks are African kids, either the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucky Raw
Karwoudou Cole (born April 30), better known by his stage name Bucky Raw, is a Liberian rapper and songwriter from Monrovia. He rose to fame after appearing in a cypher at the 2016 Liberian Entertainment Awards. Raw has released two mixtapes: 2017's ''Country Soda'' and 2018's ''Cs2''. Early Life and Music career Raw was born on April 30, 1984, in Monrovia, Liberia. He moved to the United States when he was 9 years old. Raw grew up in a public housing unit in Southwest Philadelphia. He attended Pepper Middle School and John Bartram High School. Raw released his debut mixtape ''Country Soda'' in 2017. It features guest appearances from King Sammy, Drape Lawson, Mz Menneh and Monica Ree. His second mixtape ''CS2'' was released in August 2018. It comprises 12 tracks and features guest appearances from Takun J, Jay Awesome, Tieah Boy and Rickslyn. It peaked at number 10 on the ''Billboard'' World Albums chart. ''Cs2'' has been criticized for having derogatory lyrics. On November 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie Meyler
Katie Ann Meyler (born 1982) is an American activist who is the founder of the More Than Me Foundation, an organization that works to educate young women in Liberia in the midst of the West African Ebola virus epidemic. She has been recognized as one of the Ebola fighters chosen as the 2014 ''Time'' Person of the Year and won at the 2015 Shorty Awards for Best Activist. However, she has received heavy criticism for failing to protect the girls and young women in her care from sexual abuse by her lover, an accusation which was extensively researched and reported on in 2018 by Time Magazine and ProPublica. Meyler resigned from the organization as a result of the investigation. Early life Meyler was born in Morristown, New Jersey and grew up with her mother, grandmother, and sister in Bernardsville, New Jersey, starting at age 6 after her parents divorced, and graduated from Bernards High School.Braun, Bob"Braun: Somerset County woman rescues African preteen children through 'Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cralorboi CIC
Maurice Tosh Gayflor (born 23 July 1994), who goes by the stage name Cralorboi CIC, is a Liberian Hipco and Kolopop singer, songwriter, actor and businessman. He was signed to SOG Records Empire between 2016 and 2021, and is known for the singles "Big Papa", "Jon Buttay", "Hello" featuring Joey B, and "Weekend" featuring Iyanya. He has been featured on BBC Radio 1Xtra and was part of One Africa Music Festival's global foundation event for COVID-19 awareness. Early life Cralorboi CIC was born in the township of Brewerville, Montserrado County, and started making music in 2013. Music career In 2018, CIC had his first successful international tour in Australia and become the first Liberian based artist to sell out a show in Melbourne and the third African artist behind Flavour and Bracket to do so. He performed at the Ponobiom Concert alongside Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, Samini, and Edem. CIC has also performed with Mr P, Kcee, Iyanya, Kizz Daniel and Tekno. His debut studio a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gender-based Violence
Gender-related violence or gender-based violence includes any kind of violence directed against people due to their gender or gender identification. Types of gender-related violence include: * Violence against women (sometimes referred to simply as "gender violence") * Violence against men * Violence against LGBT people ** Trans bashing, violence against trans and non-binary people ** Gay bashing, which may be related to gender expression * Online gender-based violence, violence against any of the above groups (although disproportionately women) that takes place online See also *Gender and violence *Sexual harassment *Sexual violence Sexual violence is any sexual act or attempt to obtain a sexual act by violence or coercion, act to traffic a person, or act directed against a person's sexuality, regardless of the relationship to the victim.World Health Organization., World re ... * Gender-related violence {{SIA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without their consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority, or against a person who is incapable of giving valid consent, such as one who is unconscious, incapacitated, has an intellectual disability, or is below the legal age of consent. The term ''rape'' is sometimes used interchangeably with the term ''sexual assault.'' The rate of reporting, prosecuting and convicting for rape varies between jurisdictions. Internationally, the incidence of rapes recorded by the police during 2008 ranged, per 100,000 people, from 0.2 in Azerbaijan to 92.9 in Botswana with 6.3 in Lithuania as the median. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MC Caro
Caroline Moore, better known as MC Caro, is a Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...n rapper and songwriter. She gained recognition into the Liberian music industry through her viral free style" Pro Poor". MC Caro won Best Female Rapper of the Year Award at the 2020 MTN Liberia Music Awards. Early life MC Caro was born and raised in New Kru Town community, by her parents Christiana T. Nagbe and Garpu Moore. She began her primary education at the Nimely Brothers Children Preparatory School, and later matriculated at the Ndee Matta Memorial Foundation, after her family migrated from New Kru Town to Gbanjor, Old Road. When she returned to New Kru Town, Caro enrolled at St. Lawrence Elementary & Junior High School for two years, and graduated to Senior High. U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange S
Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower *Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum *Some other citrus or citrus-like fruit, see ''list of plants known as orange'' * ''Orange'' (word), both a noun and an adjective in the English language Orange may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Game of Life'' (film), a 2007 film originally known as ''Oranges'' * ''Orange'' (2010 film), a Telugu-language film * ''The Oranges'' (film), a 2011 American romantic comedy starring Hugh Laurie * ''Orange'' (2012 film), a Malayalam-language film * ''Orange'' (2015 film), a Japanese film * ''Orange'' (2018 film), a Kannada-language film Music Groups and labels * Orange (band), an American punk rock band, who formed in 2002 from California * Orange Record Label, a Canadian independent record label, founded 2003 Alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montserrado County
Montserrado County is a county in the northwestern portion of the West African nation of Liberia containing its national capital, Monrovia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has 17 sub political districts. As of the 2008 Census, it had a population of 1,118,241, making it the most populous county in Liberia. The area of the county measures , the smallest in the country. Bensonville serves as the capital. Created in 1847 at the foundation of the country, the county is the oldest in Liberia. Montserrado’s County Superintendent is Nyenekon Beauty Snoh-Barcon. The county is bordered by Bomi County to the west, Bong County to the north, and Margibi County to the east. The southern part of Montserrado lies on the Atlantic Coast. Geography Located on the coast in the northwestern third of Liberia, Montserrado County is bordered by three counties. The Atlantic Ocean makes up the county’s southern border, while Bomi Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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