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Chaka

British  
/ ˈʃaka /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Shaka

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They were soon joined by Chaka Khan and John Legend, who sang, “Where Is the Love?”

From Los Angeles Times

A flurry of guests, including Raphael Saadiq and Bilal, joined her to revisit other D’Angelo hits, and then another crop of powerhouse vocalists—Chaka Khan, John Legend, Lalah Hathaway—hit the stage to sing Roberta Flack classics.

From The Wall Street Journal

This year's ceremony takes place in LA on Sunday, with everyone from Harry Styles to Chaka Khan due to attend.

From BBC

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

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