Which was a funk singer, Chaka Khan or Takahiro Moriuchi.?
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Chaka Khan Chaka Khan (born Yvette Marie Stevens, March 23, 1953) is an American recording artist whose career has spanned five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk band Rufus. Widely known as the Queen of Funk, Khan has won ten Grammys and has sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide. Khan was ranked at number 17 in VH1's original list of the "100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll". In 2015, she was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the second time; she was previously nominated as member of Rufus in 2011. Khan was the first R&B artist to have a crossover hit featuring a rapper, with "I Feel for You" in 1984. In the course of her solo career, Khan has achieved three gold singles, three gold albums and one platinum album with "I Feel for You". With Rufus, she achieved four gold singles, four gold albums, and two platinum albums. In December 2016, "Billboard magazine" ranked her as the 65th most successful dance artist of all time.
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Takahiro Moriuchi Takahiro Moriuchi (森内 貴寛 , Moriuchi Takahiro , born April 17, 1988 in Tokyo) , known professionally as Taka, is the lead vocalist of the Japanese rock band ONE OK ROCK. Prior to this, he was in the boyband NEWS throughout 2003 until he left the group and the agency. Taka is the lyricist and composer of his band.
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Destiny (Chaka Khan album) Destiny is the sixth studio album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1986.
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Ken Morioka Ken Morioka (Japanese: 森岡賢 ; March 15, 1967 – June 3, 2016) was a Japanese musician, keyboardist, composer, and music producer. He died of heart failure at the age of 49.
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MC Pikachu Matheus Sampaio Correa (born September 23, 1999), better known by his stage name MC Pikachu, is a Brazilian singer. Named after the Pokémon, MC Pikachu was born in Suzano neighborhood, located in the East Zone of São Paulo, and joined the boldness funk career in 2014, at age 15, through participation in the music video for his cousin MC Bin Laden. The singer had his first fame with the single "Feliz Natal", featuring MC Bin Laden and MC 2k.
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Kaori Moritani Kaori Moritani (守谷 香 , Moritani Kaori , born July 26, 1969) , also known as Wanku (わんくぅ ) , is a Japanese singer from Aichi Prefecture, Japan. She retired after marrying in 1997, but resumed activities in 2008 for the record label Healing World.
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Mahmood Khan Mahmood Khan is a Pakistani-born singer, songwriter, sound engineer, music producer and film maker. Originally from Lahore, Khan was the first Pakistani national to achieve mainstream success within the Australia music industry.
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Street Player Street Player is the gold-selling sixth studio album by funk band Rufus (and their fourth album featuring singer Chaka Khan), released on the ABC Records label in 1978. "Street Player" was the band's third album to top "Billboard"'s R&B Albums chart and also reached #14 on Pop. The album includes the singles "Stay" (US R&B #3, US Pop #38) and "Blue Love" (US R&B #34).
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Masataka Matsutoya Masataka Matsutoya (松任谷 正隆 , Matsutōya Masataka ) (born November 19, 1951 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese arranger, composer, music producer, and motor journalist. He currently resides in Setagaya, Tokyo. He is a graduate of Keio Senior High School and Keio University. Aliases include "Manta" (マンタ , Manta ) and "Yumin teishu" (遊眠亭主 , Yūmin teishu ) . His wife is singer-songwriter, composer, and lyricist Yumi Matsutoya.
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Los Tetas Los Tetas is a Chilean Funk band formed in 1994 by four musicians: Pepino (drums), Rulo (bass), C-Funk (Guitar, keyboard and vocals) and Tea Time (scratch and vocals).
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High Times: Singles 1992–2006 High Times: Singles 1992–2006 is the fifth compilation album released by British funk/acid jazz band Jamiroquai, released on 6 November 2006 in the United Kingdom and 8 November 2006 in Japan. The album was intended to be a collection of the group's singles; however, it is more widely known as a collection of the band's best-known hits, as it does not include the singles "Stillness In Time", "Half The Man" (available on both the regular and deluxe Japanese pressings), "Light Years", "Supersonic", "King For A Day" and "You Give Me Something", as well as omitting the international-only singles "The Kids" and "Black Capricorn Day". All tracks from previous albums have been re-tooled and remixed for a consistent listening experience. The album also includes two unpublished songs, "Runaway" and "Radio". The album ended Jamiroquai's contract with Sony BMG. The album peaked at #1 on the UK Albums Chart as well as reaching #5 in Italy and #1 in Japan.
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Felton Pilate Felton C. Pilate II (born November 5, 1952 in Jackson, Mississippi) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer known as a member of the 1970s and 1980s funk/R&B band Con Funk Shun, and as a collaborator with rapper MC Hammer. Pilate's joint effort with Hammer sold over 30 million albums from 1989 to 1992, including the album "Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em" (1990).
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Kaori Moriwaka Kaori Moriwaka (森若香織, "Moriwaka Kaori", born December 11, 1963 in Sapporo, Hokkaido) is a singer-songwriter and actress. She was in the band The Go-Bang's and Ram Jam World; more recently, she portrayed Ikuko Tsukino in the live-action TV series Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. She also wrote songs and played the guitar as a back musician for Japanese girl band Chee's.
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What Cha' Gonna Do for Me What Cha' Gonna Do for Me is the Gold certified third solo album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1981.
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At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up) "At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up)" was a hit song by R&B/funk band Rufus featuring Chaka Khan in 1977. Released from their hit album, "Ask Rufus", it spent two weeks at number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart and peaked at number thirty on the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart.
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Do You Love What You Feel "Do You Love What You Feel" is a well-known soul/disco song by Rufus and Chaka. Released in late 1979 from the Quincy Jones produced album, "Masterjam", it spent three weeks at the top of the Hot Soul Singles chart, becoming the fourth of five songs that they would send to the top of that chart. It also peaked at number thirty on the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart. Along with the track, "Any Love", "Do You Love What You Feel" peaked at number five on the disco/dance charts. It would be one of the last albums featuring lead vocalist Chaka Khan before fully going solo.
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Takaji Mori Takaji Mori (森 孝慈 , Mori Takaji , November 24, 1943 – July 17, 2011) was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
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Yuka Honda Yuka Honda is a Japanese musician who resides in New York City. She is a multi-instrumentalist (mainly piano, synthesizer, sampler and other keyboards), composer, record producer, and co-founder of the band Cibo Matto. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with a diverse array of musicians, including Petra Haden, Sean Lennon, Mike Watt, Nels Cline, Tricky, Harper Simon, Beastie Boys, Los Lobos, Brooklyn Funk Essentials, Mitchell Froom, Medeski Martin & Wood, Marc Ribot, Yoshimi P-We, Arto Lindsay, Edie Brickell, Vincent Gallo, Luscious Jackson, Dave Douglas, Bernie Worrell, and Caetano Veloso.
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Rufus (band) Rufus was an American funk band from Chicago, Illinois best known for launching the career of lead singer Chaka Khan. They had several hits throughout their career, including "Tell Me Something Good", "Sweet Thing", and "Ain't Nobody".
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Uptown Funk "Uptown Funk" (stylised as "UpTown Funk!") is a song recorded by British record producer Mark Ronson and American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars, for Ronson's fourth studio album, "Uptown Special" (2015). RCA Records released the song as the album's lead single on 10 November 2014. Jeff Bhasker assisted the artists in co-writing and co-producing the track, with additional writing from Philip Lawrence. The song became a worldwide phenomenon with its major impact on pop culture. According to "Billboard," the song remains the biggest hit of the 2010s.
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Masahiro Takamatsu Masahiro Takamatsu (高松 正裕 , Takamatsu Masahiro , born 27 February 1982) is a Japanese judoka.
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Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (album) Rufus featuring Chaka Khan is the gold-selling fourth studio album by funk band Rufus (and their second album with singer Chaka Khan), released on the ABC Records label in 1975.