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Kasi

American  
[kah-see] / ˈkɑ si /

noun

  1. Kingdom of, an ancient kingdom of N India, the capital at present-day Varanasi; flourished in the 8th–6th centuries b.c.


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"Fire Shut Up in My Bones," the work of jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard and writer-director Kasi Lemmons, was the first opera by a Black composer or librettist to reach the Met stage.

From Salon Oct. 6, 2024

The opera, with a score by Terence Blanchard and a libretto by Kasi Lemmons, took on some of the grandeur and excitement of that moment.

From New York Times Apr. 9, 2024

South Kivu governor Théo Ngwabidje Kasi put the death toll at 176 and said that others were still missing.

From Reuters May 6, 2023

In the years since, Criterion has added titles including Sidney Poitier’s “Buck and the Preacher” and “Eve’s Bayou,” from director Kasi Lemmons, but glaring omissions remain.

From Washington Post Jan. 28, 2023

They had laid waste the territories and the wealth of the kingdom of Kasi.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli

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