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Yamma Station, New South Wales
Yamma may refer to: People * Isaac Yamma (1940-1990), Australian musician * Frank Yamma, Australian musician Other uses * Yamma Mosque, mosque in Niger * "Yamma, yamma", song performed in Finnish by Pave Maijanen for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 * YAMMA Pit Fighting Robert "Bob" Meyrowitz is the co-creator of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background In 1973, Meyrowitz was a founder of D.I.R. Broadcasting and a creator of the syndicated radio series, the King Biscuit Flower Hour. In the late 198 ..., mixed martial arts promotion in 2008 * Kingdom of Janjero, late 2nd millennium kingdom inside Ethiopia; also known as Yamma * Lake Yamma Yamma, Queensland, Australia See also * Yamnaya culture, or Yamna culture, an early Bronze Age culture {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Yamma
Isaac Yamma (or Yama) (1940 – January 1990) was a country singer from Central Australia. He was a Pitjantjatjara man who was born by a waterhole near Docker River ( Kaltukatjara). He started his musical career as a member of Areyonga Desert Tigers. He later performed with his band the Pitjantjatjara Country Band, a band made up of his sons Hector, Frank, Peter and Paul and his cousin Russell Yamma. His song were mostly sung in Pitjantjatjara. He was also a radio host on CAAMA Radio 8KIN FM. Discography ;Albums *''Isaac Yama and the Pitjantjatjara Country Band'' (1987) – CAAMA *''Isaac Yama and the Pitjantjatjara Country Band No.2'' (1987) – CAAMA ;Compilations *''Papal Concert, Alice Springs'' (1982) – Imparja *''Desert Songs 1'' (1982) – CAAMA *''Desert Songs 2'' (1983) – CAAMA *''From the Bush'' (1990) – CAAMA *''AIDS: How Could I Know'' (1989) – CAAMA *''25th Anniversary Compilation 2'' (2006) – CAAMA The Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Yamma
Frank Yamma is a singer and songwriter from Central Australia. He is a Pitjantjatjara man who speaks five languages and sings in both Pitjantjatjara and English. Yamma is the son of Issac Yamma, an early artist who pioneered singing Western style songs in traditional language. He is Regarded as one of Australia's most important indigenous songwriters. Career In 1999, Frank Yamma & Piranpa released ''Playing with Fire''. At the Deadly Awards 1999 it won album of the year. At the APRA Music Awards of 2005 Yamma won ''Best Original Song Composed for a Feature Film, Telemovie, TV Series or Mini-Series'' with David Bridie for "Pitjantjara" from '' The Alice''. In 2010, Yamma returned with the critically acclaimed ''Countryman''. This album gained international attention which sparked extensive national and international touring. In 2014, Yamma released ''Uncle''. In 2014, Yamma performed across Canada at Calgary Folk Festival, Vancouver Folk Festival and Winnipeg Folk Festival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamma Mosque
The Yaama Mosque () is a mosque built in the indigenous Sudano-Sahelian architectural style, constructed in 1962 in Yaama, a village in Tahoua Region, Niger. History Even after more than 60 years of French colonization that ended in 1960, the area is remarkably untouched by outside influence. Thus, when the village decided to build a Friday mosque in which everyone could gather for prayers, they chose to use traditional methods. This structure was constructed of mud bricks and later modifications included the construction of a central dome surrounded by four corner towers. Every villager made a contribution; from the landowner who donated the site, to the people who made mud bricks, carried water, gathered wood, etc. This mosque was the recipient of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1986. Architecture The mosque was constructed in the indigenous Sudano-Sahelian architectural style, specifically the Tubali substyle used primarily by the Hausa people. See also * List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamma, Yamma
Finland entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with "Yamma, yamma", sung by Pave Maijanen after they won the Finnish national final. Before Eurovision National final The Finnish broadcaster, Yleisradio Oy (YLE), held a national final to select the Finnish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in Malmö, Sweden. The contest was held at the Typhon Hall in Turku on 29 February, hosted by Kati Bergman. 10 songs competed, with the winner being decided through two rounds of jury voting, the first to select the top 4 songs, with the second selecting the winner. The winner of the contest was Pave Maijanen with the song "Yamma, yamma", composed by Maijanen and written by Hector. At Eurovision Maijanen performed 12th on the night of the contest, following Iceland and preceding Switzerland. "Yamma, yamma" received 4 points, placing last of 23 countries competing. Among the members of the Finnish jury was Vicky Rosti, who represented Finland in the 1987 contest. Vot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YAMMA Pit Fighting
Robert "Bob" Meyrowitz is the co-creator of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background In 1973, Meyrowitz was a founder of D.I.R. Broadcasting and a creator of the syndicated radio series, the King Biscuit Flower Hour. In the late 1980s he started Semaphore Entertainment Group (SEG), which was one of the first groups to develop content for pay per view. In 1999, Meyrowitz created eYada.com, an internet talk radio station, ceasing in 2001. In 2001, Meyrowitz was the owner of the UFC who sold it to Frank Fertitta III and Lorenzo Fertitta (Zuffa). In January 2008, Meyrowitz announced the formation of his new MMA company, YAMMA Pit Fighting. YAMMA was a joint venture between Meyrowitz's company, Rope Partners, and Live Nation Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. is an American global entertainment company and monopoly that was founded in 2010 following the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster. The company promotes, operates, and manages ticket sales for live entertai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Janjero
The Kingdom of Yamma was a small kingdom located in what is now Ethiopia. It lay in the angle formed by the Omo and the Jimma Gibe Rivers; to the west lay the Kingdom of Jimma and to the south the Kingdom of Garo. Three mountains — Mount Bor Ama, Mount Azulu and Mount Toba — all distinguish the location of the former kingdom. This kingdom is also known as Janjero. However, this an Amharic exonym that Yem people who inhabit the present-day site of this kingdom consider pejorative. The Yem people who inhabit the present day site of the Kingdom of Yamma have been subject to prejudice from other Ethiopians, and in the past some Yem speakers have expressed discomfort speaking their own language for fear of negative judgement. The ISO 639-3 system for assigning standardized codes to languages has faced criticism for perpetuating the use of the term Janjero despite its prejudicial origin; the Yem language is coded as jnj as opposed to a mnemonic derived from the preferred name of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Yamma Yamma
Lake Yamma Yamma is an ephemeral lake on the Cooper Creek system in the arid Channel Country of south-western Queensland, Australia. The lake, which is sometimes called Lake Mackillop, is the largest inland ephemeral lake in Queensland. Description The lake only holds water following major floods on Cooper Creek. When filled the lake covers . It fills to capacity only about once every 25–30 years, most recently in 2000. The lake waters are fresh immediately after filling, but become increasingly saline as the lake dries out. When dry, the lake bed's cracking grey clay soils support extensive grasslands dominated by rat's tail couch. Several ephemeral forbs grow among the couch following rain or minor flooding. The north-eastern section supports open lignum shrubland with patches of open woodland dominated by coolabah and Belalie.BirdLife International. (2011.) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lake Yamma Yamma. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 02/08/2011. Bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
