Kanya King CBE: Mobo Awards founder and "visionary"

About this episode

This episode features a tribute to Kanya King, the founder of the Mobo Awards, discussing her impact on the music industry.

As the music world pays tribute to Kanya King following her death at the age of 57, this is another chance to hear the founder and "visionary" of the Mobo Awards taking with Elliot Moss on Jazz Shapers with Mishcon de Reya in 2014.

People in this episode

Host: Elliot Moss

Guest: Kanya King

Topics covered

• music industry
• awards
• entrepreneurship
• legacy
• interviews

Keywords

• Kanya King
• Mobo Awards
• music
• entrepreneur
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mobo Awards

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