Chaka
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Ms. Ware has cited Donna Summer and Chaka Khan as inspirations, and her voice’s combination of power and warmth puts her in league with such legends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Other musicians who will receive the award this year include Mexican-American guitarist Carlos Santana, Chaka Khan, the American singer known as the Queen of Funk, and Paul Simon.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
Yet they were also influential in pushing reggae into modernity, using digital instrumentation on Chaka Demus & Pliers’ 1993 smash “Murder She Wrote” and grafting their textures into the Fugees’ bestselling LP “The Score.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026
Singer Chaka Khan has been revealed as the headline act for Pride in London's Trafalgar Square stage.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
In the latter part of the eighteenth century we have the clash of the Hottentots and Bechuana, followed in the nineteenth century by the terrible wars of Chaka, the Kaffirs, and Matabili.
From The Negro by Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt)
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