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Stone to be laid in honour of Mobo founder Kanya King for 30th anniversary

The Mobo organisation will celebrate three decades of championing black music and culture with a series of activities throughout November.

Evening Standard · Nov 5

Jazzie B remembers Mobo founder Kanya King as ‘tower of strength’

Marking three decades since the inaugural Mobo award ceremony in 1996, the music DJ remembered King as a ‘real force’ who helped put him on the map.

Evening Standard · Oct 22

Stormzy, James Blake and Emily Eavis honoured by the Ivors Academy

The rapper, singer and Glastonbury Festival organiser have been recognised in The Ivors Academy Honours.

Evening Standard · Oct 1

Tributes paid to MOBO Awards founder and cultural pioneer Kanya King, dead at 57

MOBO Awards founder Kanya King championed Black musicians' contribution to British culture and funded the first Music Of Black Origin awards in 1996. Heartfelt tributes have been posted, remembering her as a "visionary" and "a pioneer" who "changed the face of culture and music.”

Euronews · Jun 5

‘Your impact is immeasurable’: Stormzy, Alesha Dixon and Tallia Storm pay tribute to Mobo Awards founder Kanya King

Tributes paid to the pioneer who helped bring Black British music to the global stage with an event that was ‘not just an awards ceremony, but an act of cultural justice’

The Independent UK · Jun 5

With warmth, kindness and unlimited energy, Kanya King revolutionised Black British culture

The Mobo founder, who has died aged 57, had an unprecedented vision: to give Black British music a glitzy and joyful awards ceremony. But her impact went well beyond it

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5

In Pictures: Celebrating black music champion and Mobo Awards founder Kanya King

King was a single mother from a Kilburn council estate when she established the Mobos in 1996 and went on to become a CBE.

Evening Standard · Jun 5

Trailblazing MOBO Awards founder dies aged 57 after cancer battle

Kanya King, the trailblazing founder of the MOBO Awards, has died aged 57 following a battle with colon cancer.

BANG Premier · Jun 5

Mobo Awards founder Kanya King dies aged 57

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The Independent UK · Jun 5

Mobo Awards founder Kanya King dies at 57 after cancer battle

She founded the awards ceremony in 1996.

Evening Standard · Jun 5