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Ojapaino Controversy: Kcee's June 2024 hit single, 'Ojapaino', sparked controversy when Igwe Credo, creator of the song's signature 'Mbem' sound and the manager of ojazzy who was the flutist of 'Ojapaino, alleged that they were paid only two hundred thousand for their contribution to the song. He also accused him of abandoning ojazzy, the flutist.
Ojapiano is a fusion of the traditional Igbo instrument Ọjà and subgenre of amapiano which emerged in Nigeria in the early 2020s. The term was coined by Kcee in the 2020s. There have been several pioneers of the genre since its emergence including Kcee, Snazzy the Optimist , Oxlade and renowned American pop rock band OneRepublic .
2023 – Two earthquakes measuring M ww 7.8 and 7.5 struck near the border between Turkey and Syria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XII (Extreme). The earthquakes resulted in numerous aftershocks and a death toll of 57,658 people. [20] [21]
Working Week were a British jazz-dance band active in the 1980s and 1990s. [ 1 ] Working Week was formed in 1983 by guitarist Simon Booth and saxophonist Larry Stabbins from the band Weekend , [ 2 ] which ended when singer Alison Statton left to become a schoolteacher.
The BBC Radio 6 Music logo, 2007–2022. In February 2010, in anticipation of a review by the BBC Trust, newspaper reports suggested 6 Music might be axed. [28] The review stopped short of recommending closure but noted that only one in five UK residents were aware the station existed, and that it lacked presenters with credibility as music experts. [29]
ọjà. The ọjà // ⓘ is an integral part of the rich cultural heritage of the Igbo people and continues to play a significant role in their musical traditions. The Igbo people, who are indigenous to Nigeria, are renowned for the utilization of the ọjà (flute) traditional musical instrument in cultural activities or events.
The Penguin Guide to Jazz states: " 'Work Song' is the real classic, of course, laced with a funky blues feel but marked by some unexpectedly lyrical playing." [8] In a musical analysis of Adderley's improvisational bebop style, Kyle M. Granville writes that the song is "connected to the soul-jazz style that Nat Adderley and his brother Cannonball Adderley immersed themselves into during the ...
February 6: Sámi National Day ; Waitangi Day in New Zealand News reel of the Munich air disaster 1788 – Massachusetts became the sixth state to ratify the constitution of the United States .