Ya Kid K

Ya Kid K.
Born	Manuela Barbara Kamosi Moaso Djogi 26 January 1973 (1973-01-26) (age 38) Kinshasa, Zaire
Nationality	Belgium
Occupation	singer

Ya Kid K. (born Manuela Barbara Kamosi Moaso Djogi,^[1] 26 January 1973, Kinshasa, Zaire) is a Congolese-Belgian hip hop artist. Her sister, Karoline 'Leki' Kamosi, is an R&B singer.

Biography

At the age of 11 she moved to Belgium, later moving to cities in the U.S. such as Chicago, Illinois – where she explored the emerging sounds of hip hop and early house – and Dallas, Texas. After moving back to Belgium from the U.S., she helped form a hip hop label, Fresh Beat Productions. She was part of the dance project Technotronic,^[2] which debuted with a major worldwide hit in 1989, "Pump Up The Jam", although her contribution was initially uncredited.

Singles

Although she wrote the lyrics and sang vocals on "Pump Up The Jam",^[3] Technotronic had the blue-lipped fashion model Felly perform in the video. The second single "Get Up (Before the Night is Over)" was her debut public appearance with Technotronic. She additionally lent her voice to Hi Tek 3, a dance project whose only single, "Spin that Wheel," appeared on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles motion picture soundtrack.

After the single "Rockin’ Over The Beat", she married MC Eric who also performed a Technotronic hit titled "This Beat is Technotronic." While Jo Bogaert hired new singers for Technotronic's third album, Body to Body, Ya Kid K. returned after moderate success of her own album, One World Nation. This album contained many different musical and, in particular, vocal styles.

In 1995, Technotronic re-emerged in the U.S. with Ya Kid K. as its front singer, again with moderate success of the album Recall. On the track "Are You Ready," she teamed up with Daisy Dee, who already did a cover version of "This Beat is…" with M.C. B. In 1996 a Ya Kid K single titled "Rock My World" was released. She appeared in June 2000 on Technotronic's single "The Mariachi." In 2002, she released Take a Trip on Semini Records.

In October 2005, Ya Kid K made a guest appearance on Public Warning the debut album of female MC Lady Sovereign. Ya Kid K appears on the track "Those Were the Days" and can be clearly heard growling at the opening of the song.^{[citation needed]}

In 1997 Ya Kid K also provided fresh vocals for the 2 Skinnee J's cover of Pump Up the Jam entitled, BBQ. She sang "Pump up the gas grill," as the chorus.^[4] In 2011 she returned with the song " DO UC ME Standing" and on Ronic`s dance hymne "Comes Love" .

Discography

• 1992 One World Nation (The Kids Shall Overcome) SBK/EMI Records

References

1. ^ O'Callaghan, Mary Anne (2 April 1990). "Group'beats' club music into US mainstream". The Deseret News. http://news.google.co.uk/newspapers?id=F4snAAAAIBAJ&sjid=x4QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7032,1757154&dq=ya-kid-k&hl=en. Retrieved 6 February 2010. 
2. ^ T. Jones IV, James (May 4, 1990). "Pumping up the jam; House music builds on its funky beat". USA Today. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/55992895.html?dids=55992895:55992895&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+04%2C+1990&author=James+T.+Jones+IV&pub=USA+TODAY+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Pumping+up+the+jam%3BHouse+music+builds+on+its+funky+beat&pqatl=google. Retrieved 6 February 2010. 
3. ^ Freedberg, Michael (April 29, 1990). "You Can Dance to It, But Is It Worth a Listen?". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/29/arts/you-can-dance-to-it-but-is-it-worth-a-listen.html?pagewanted=1. Retrieved 6 February 2010. 
4. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyLfwZxh-a8

External links

• Ya Kid K on discogs.com
• Ya Kid K homepage

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Name	Manuela Barbara Kamosi Moaso Djogi
Alternative names	Ya Kid K.
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Date of birth	26 January 1973
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Date of death
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