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Michael David Kors (born Karl Anderson Jr. [2] August 9, 1959) is an American fashion designer. He is the chief creative officer of his brand, [3] Michael Kors, which sells men's and women's ready-to-wear, accessories, watches, jewelry, footwear, and fragrance.
Jaliba Kuyateh is a Gambian musician. He is well known internationally as the "King of Kora." His music mixes traditional kora beats with modern pop music and is often referred to as "kora pop. "[citation needed] Kuyateh is a former school teacher, a resident of Brikama, and performs extensively abroad.
A kora-kora or kora kora or coracora is a traditional canoe from the Maluku (Moluccas) Islands, Indonesia. They are naval boat for carrying men on raids for plunder or for slaves. In Maritime Southeast Asia, raiding for slaves was an honourable way of making a living, and the kora kora was needed for defence against raids as well as for forays.
In 2008, Cora opened Cat Cora's Que (CCQ), a restaurant in Costa Mesa, California. [21] [22]A number of airports across the United States feature Cat Cora's Kitchen and Cat Cora's Gourmet Markets which were opened in 2011 and 2012, including at George Bush International Airport (IAH) in Houston, San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL ...
Soriba Kouyaté (1963–2010) was a Senegalese kora player. He was born in Dakar, the son of kora player Mamadou Kouyaté. He played with musicians like Youssou N'Dour, Salif Keita, Peter Gabriel, Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Belafonte, Diana Ross, Ray Lema and the Kora Jazz Trio. Kouyaté died 46 years old after a heart attack. Discography
Dembo Konte (or Konté) (died January 2014) and Kausu Kuyateh (died 16 June 2018) were master kora players from West Africa.They were also singers and, above all, jalis; storytellers and guardians of oral tradition, preserving the history of people and events via their music.
George Alexander Graham Adamson was born on 3 February 1906 in Etawah, India [2] to English and Irish parents. He was educated at Dean Close School, Cheltenham, England, and moved to work on his father's coffee plantations in Kenya in 1924.
According to official estimates, about 15% of South Koreans live below the poverty line. [5] Poverty in South Korea is defined as relative poverty. Relative poverty is not the same as absolute poverty: relative poverty measures the share of the population living on less than half of the median income. [4]