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Lauren Del Fabbro

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

The Outernet visual experience honours 30 years since Kanya King launched Mobo (Mobo Organisation/PA) -

Soul II Soul’s Jazzie B has remembered the late Mobo awards founder Kanya King as a “tower of strength” who helped put the DJ “on the map”.

King died this summer following a battle with colon cancer at the age of 57 – three decades after she launched the music award ceremony in 1996.

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