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The musician Chaka Khan, a Black woman with long curly hair wears a long black dress and stands with her arms stretched outwards among the seats of the Royal Festival Hall auditorium — Chaka Khan in the Royal Festival Hall, by Jo Metson Scott Chaka Khan in the Royal Festival Hall, by Jo Metson Scott

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Originally posted Mon 29 Jan 2024

Meltdown 2024: Chaka Khan announced as festival curator as icon celebrates 50 years of music

Music

The Southbank Centre today announces that iconic singer and musician Chaka Khan will be the 29th curator of its annual contemporary music festival, Meltdown.

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