Bat-Sheva Ofra Haza-Ashkenazi, known professionally as Ofra Haza (November 19, 1957 – February 23, 2000) was an Israeli singer, actress, and Grammy Award-nominee recording artist, commonly known as "The Israeli Madonna". Her voice has been described as a "tender" mezzo-soprano.
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Blessed Tunes
Weekly #DeepHouse and #Amapiano podcast from South-Africa on UbuntuFM Dance Radio, produced by Deejay Canny. Every Thursday 8PM CET (9PM EST). #Amapiano, a Zulu word loosely translated to "the pianos", is a hybrid of #DeepHouse and #Lounge music characterised by synths and wide percussive bass-lines.
Junior Gong
Damian Marley is the most versatile and prolific of the Marley family. He bridged the gap between conscious Reggae and Hip-Hop/R&B. At a time that both genres were veering off to commercialism, Junior Gong released music that upheld the root of these genres in terms of lyrical content and musical authenticity.
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Grace Jones, Jamaican-American supermodel, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Extravagant, eccentric, controversial(?), #GraceJones managed to stay ahead of the herd for most of her career. For #InternationalWomensDay we’ve created a collection of tracks from her diverse music catalog which is now featured on the #UbuntuFM #Dance #Radio channel.
How it all started
"Love Can't Turn Around" is a 1986 Chicago house song by Farley Keith Williams a.k.a. Farley "Jackmaster" Funk and Jesse Saunders featuring vocalist Darryl Pandy. It holds an important place in the history of house music as the first record in that genre to cross over from the U.S. clubs to the UK Singles Chart.