Balewa
Americannoun
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On the title track, with Monife Balewa singing high, open tones in the distance, the chords of the pianist Kino Cornwell balance up against a tumbling flow of percussion.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2020
The Nigerian-born, Los Angeles-based saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Daoud Abubakar Balewa and his wife, Monife, a vocalist, self-released a smattering of albums in the late 1970s and ’80s with a collective called Ambiance.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2020
Indeed, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Nigeria’s first prime minister, closed his speech at Nigeria’s independence ceremony with the words, “God Save Our Queen”.
From Economist ● Aug. 18, 2016
As diplomats and VIPs assembled at Lagos' Tafawa Balewa Square for Nigeria's 25th Independence Day celebrations last October, a sudden downpour sent many notables scrambling for cover under the grandstand.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I have told you that Balewa simply did it because he wants the North Africans to like him,” Professor Ezeka said.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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