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...spare parts, many factories are now operating at less than 20% of capacity. That has sparked a vicious circle of economic decline. Without consumer goods to buy, farmers produce only enough food for themselves, which in turn means even less foreign exchange to keep Tanzanian factories running. Says Venance Chaka, a Himo farmer: "Africans are just like Europeans or Asians. They want to live better, and they don't really care which system provides the better life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Continent Gone Wrong | 1/16/1984 | See Source »

...keyboard takes the human voice and synthesizes it to sound exactly like a musical instrument. Incredible results characterized Sunlight, the first album to use the VSM and one of the top jazz discs of last year. The synthesizer sound most closely resembles "You Got the Love" by Rufus and Chaka Khan, a popular track back...

Author: By Brenda A. Russell, | Title: Running Strong | 3/1/1979 | See Source »

...ONCE, CHAKA KHAN sang lead for a band called Rufus. Now, winding through an adventurous debut solo album, she continues to display her special technique of fusing her voice with loud instruments, but this time there is something solid and infinitely dynamic happening...

Author: By Brenda A. Russell, | Title: Help From Her Friends | 12/14/1978 | See Source »

...dedicated to selling a million-plus copies. "A Woman In a Man's World" and "I Was Made To Love Him" are not titles you would expect to find on albums designed to keep up with current opinions on relations between sexes. But this is simply a Chaka Khan-oriented album, with room for anyone else who agrees with her. And the agreement is very important. For Khan's last album with Rufus, Streetplayer, the group operated under one management and Khan had another. The split widened and Khan struck out on her own. The songs she has assembled with...

Author: By Brenda A. Russell, | Title: Help From Her Friends | 12/14/1978 | See Source »

...theater's concert was a live appearance by Chaka Kahn. Over 1800 fans showed up for the first show at 7:00, said theater security guard David Cataldo, adding that people started lining up for the 10:00 show well before the theater doors opened...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Concert Crowd Loots Store 24 | 12/11/1978 | See Source »

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