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Chaka Khan (born Yvette Marie Stevens; 23 March 1953 - Chicago, Illinois, USA), frequently known as the "Queen of Funk", is a 10-time Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter who gained fame in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk band Rufus. In 1964 at the age of 11 she formed her first group, the Crystalettes. While still in high school, she joined the Afro-Arts Theater, a group which toured with Motown great Mary Wells; a few years later, she adopted the African name Chaka Khan while working on the Black Panthers' breakfast program. After quitting high...

Scared Of Chaka were a punk rock band based in Albuquerque, New Mexico who formed in 1993 by guitarist/vocalist David Yanul Hernandez, bassist Dameon Waggoner, and drummer Jeff Jones who was later replaced by Ron Skrasek. The band played a Dickies inspired mix of garage and pop-punk, following in the footsteps of local Albuquerque act The Drags. Scared Of Chaka released a number of full lengths, 7" EPs, and split records throughout their career for labels like 702 Records, Empty Records, Dirtnap Records and Hopeless Records spin off Sub City Records. With the release of 2001's Crossing with Switchblades the...

There are multiple artists known as Chaka: 1) Chaka is the stage name of 安則眞実 (Mami Yasunori), a jazz vocalist born July 16, 1960 in Osaka, Japan. She began her career as a singer in a jazz club in Osaka when she was 18. A few years later, she joined keyboardist and guitarist 松浦雅也 (Masaya Matsuura) to form PSY・S in 1983. During their time in a band together, she became recognized in the Japanese jazz scene for her strong, powerful voice. Their collaboration lasted until 1996. She began her solo career immediately afterward, and recorded an album nearly every year...

Everton Bonner, better known as Pliers, is part of the duo Chaka Demus & Pliers. His track ''Bam Bam'' was featured in the video game ''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'' on the ''K-Jah West'' radio station, by Rockstar Games. .

The Suppliers bring a breathe of fresh air to the music game. Instead of choosing one style or genre in which to paint the image and perception of there surroundings, they pour there soul out over tracks with sounds ranging from pop to alternative, to hip-hop to techno, to funky for the grown and sexy. The Suppliers uniquely cross many borders cleverly and have created and trademarked a new sound genre witch they call Black Pop! Born on the South and Westside of Chicago, both of there families decided to move to the suburbs to avoid gangs and drugs. Randell...