Odetta gave life to the songs by workingmen and slaves, farmers and miners, housewives and washerwomen. Odetta once observed: “I’m not a real folksinger. I don’t mind people calling me that, but I’m a musical historian.” Read more
BTS, an acronym of Bangtan Sonyeondan or “Beyond the Scene”, is a South Korean boyband that has been capturing the hearts of millions of fans globally. The members of BTS are RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook. After bringing together the seven young artists, Big Hit Entertainment’s Bang Si-hyuk first debuted BTS to the world in 2013 with their first album 2 Cool 4 Skool and lead single “No More Dream” to moderate success. They also entered the Japanese market with a Japanese-language version of their single. BTS continued to release albums in Korean and Japanese and to tour Asia over the following years, with a few stops in the U.S. in 2015 for KCON. Read more
“Irrfan Khan’s demise is a loss to the world of cinema and theatre,” tweeted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “He will be remembered for his versatile performances across different mediums. My thoughts are with his family, friends and admirers.” Read more
Colonel Thomas Moore, known informally as Captain Tom, a former British Army officer, was born on 30 April 1920. Captain Tom Moore helped raised over £29m for NHS regarding Coronavirus (Covid-19). Here’s Tom Moore Biography.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson paid tribute to Captain Moore: “If we, as a country, can show the same spirit, optimism and energy shown by Captain Tom Moore, then I have absolutely no doubt we will beat it. Together, we will come through this all the faster and the United Kingdom will emerge stronger than ever before.” Read more
Joe Burrow (also know as Joseph Lee Burrow), was born 10 December 1996. Parents are Robin and Jimmy Burrow. His dad, along with his two older brothers, Jamie and Dan, all played football at Nebraska. The Cincinnati Bengals selected former Louisiana State University quarterback Joe Burrow with the first overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, which was held virtually for the first time ever. Here’s Joe Burrow Biography and Profile. Read more
King Sunny Ade is a Nigerian musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and a pioneer of modern world music was born on 22 September 1946. Sunny Ade was deemed ‘King’ because he is his country’s No. 1 popular musician. Here’s King Sunny Ade Biography and Profile. Read more
Nighat Dad was born 1981, in the small town of Ratta Matta, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Nighat Dad is an accomplished lawyer and a human rights activist. She founded Digital Rights Foundation (DRF). “The main objective of DRF was not to just establish another NGO, but to really start a movement on digital rights and internet freedom issues.” Here’s Nighat Dad Biography and Profile. Read more
Larry Ndianefo, professionally known as Larry Gaaga, is a Nigerian industry entrepreneur, and music mogul. Larry Gaaga emerged as the cover face of Tush Magazine’s 26th issue. Larry Gaaga finally released his long-awaited single with Wizkid tagged “Low“. Here’s Larry Gaaga Biography and Profile. Read more
David Orobosa Omoregie, born 5 June 1998, known professionally as ‘Dave’, is a Nigerian-British rapper, singer, songwriter and musician from Streatham, South London. Dave is the crème de la crème of the next generation of British rap stars (alongside J Hus, AJ Tracey, Skepta, MoStack, Slowthai and Loyle Carner) to come through and feel the heat of some significant commercial success. Here’s Dave Biography and Profile. Read more
Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect, born June 8, 1867, in Richland Center, Wisconsin. Frank Lloyd Wright, widely considered the greatest architect of the 20th century and the greatest American architect of all time. With seemingly superhuman energy and persistence, Wright designed more than 1,100 buildings during his lifetime, nearly one-third of which came during his last decade. Here’s Frank Lloyd Wright Biography and Profile. Read more