Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu, A concert featuring American songstress Erykah Badu scheduled to be held in the city tomorrow night has been cancelled for allegedly violating Central Agency for the Application for Filming and Performance by Foreign Artistes (Puspal) guidelines.

Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim, in a statement published by his Tumblr account, cited that the performer had touched religious sensitivities and failed to meet Malaysian cultural values standards, as well as guidelines set by Puspal.

He said a photograph showing a tattoo of the word Allah in Arabic on the artiste’s bare body was an insult to Islam and regarded as a serious offence.

“This has raised objections from the community which can threaten national security and have a negative impact on the government’s image,” he added.

Rais said a Puspal meeting today decided to stop the concert based on the views of its members, especially the Home Ministry, Islamic Development Department (Jakim) and Royal Malaysia Police.

How Stella Got Her Groove Back | UssPost.com

How Stella Got Her Groove Back | UssPost.com:How Stella got the groove back in 1998 a love story film, directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. Movies Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg and stars Regina King. This film is the title of Terry McMillan in adapting to the best-selling novel. The original music score was composed by Michel Colombier.

Stella (Angela Bassett) is 40 very successful years in the stock market years of age and his son living in San Francisco, California and founded New York who his girlfriend, Delilah (Whoopi Goldberg), who celebrated by taking one for the sound, first-class holiday Montego Bay, Jamaica for. As the island’s beauty baths, a resident of the island of tall young man, Winston Shakespeare (Taye Diggs), who faces 20 years younger than her. In the story of love hot and steamy role that forces Stella to take their work to his personal life and a list of single-interest in love and friendship, and try to achieve balance, and the mother and executives in the company of liability.

The letter “Winston Shakespeare” (in the film is played by Taye Diggs), married McMillan, Jonathan Plummer is based on. Plummer, Jamaica, and more than 20 years younger than McMillan. Rather ironic turn of events, Plummer announced in June 2005 that he was gay, and McMillan filed for divorce.

Chaka Khan

Chaka Khan is an American singer and songwriters. She is the Grammy Award winning singer. Her hit songs include ‘I Feel for You’, ‘I m Every Woman’ and ‘Through the Fire’. She also sang the theme song for popular children TV show ‘Reading Rainbow’ in later years of the show. Chaka was a featured vocalist in Rufus, a fund bank, with her hit songs, ‘You Got The Love’, ‘Tell Me Something Good’, ‘Sweet Thing’, ‘Stay’, ‘Everlasting Love’ and ‘Once You Get Started’, after which she launched her sole career.

She was born in North Chicago (Illinois, USA) on March 23, 1953 with her born name as ‘Yvette Marie Stevens’. She formed a group ‘Crystalletes’ at 11 as her first singing group. Afterwards, while in her high school, she joined ‘Afro Arts Theatre’ group. While working on the ‘Free Breakfast for Children’ program of Black Panthers in Chicago as a volunteer, she adopted an African name ‘Chaka’. In 1969, after quitting her school, she joined Lyfe group but left it afterwards to join a soul bank ‘The Babysitters’ where she replaced the lead former singer Baby Huey. It did not prove to a successful venture and she, along with Andre Fischer and Kevin Murphy formed ‘Rufus’. By this time she was married to Hassan Khan, a bass guitarist.

Rufus started in 173 on ABC label with a ’self titled’ album. However the album did not prove to be commercially successful. However afterwards, the group made its name as a successful funk group. In 1974, the group broke into R & B and pop music charts with a personal help of ‘Stevie Wonder’ with the hit ‘Tell Me Something Good’. Afterwards there were also lots of hits by the group.

Chaka Khan also has a successful solo career. She has won numerous awards for her solo songs.