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| Name = Akala
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| Background = solo_singer / rapper
| Birth_name = Kingslee James Daley
| Alias = Akala, Black Shakespeare
| Born = December 1983 in Crawley
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| Origin = London, United Kingdom
| Instrument =
| Voice_type =
| Genre = UK Hip-Hop/Electro/Alternative
| Occupation =
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| Label = Illa State Records
| Associated_acts = Ms Dynamite
| URL = http://www.akalamusic.com
| Notable_instruments =
}}'''Akala''' (real name '''Kingslee Daley'''), born December 1983, is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[rapping|rap]] and [[electro/rock/alternative]] artist. He is the younger brother of the singer [[Ms. Dynamite]]. He was formerly a football player with [[Wimbledon F.C.]] and [[West Ham United]]'s youth team, playing as a [[defender (football)|defender]]. His recent music has seen airplay on various radio stations and music channels including [[MTV]], [[BBC Radio 1]], [[Channel U TV]], [[Choice FM]], [[Kiss 100 London|Kiss 100]] and [[BBC 1Xtra]]. He is of mixed race origin: half black or [[Jamaica]]n and half white or [[Scottish people|Scottish]] and talks about the many issues in the black community in his music. His stage name is a [[Buddhist]] term meaning "immovable". One of his first major appearances was with his sister ([[Ms Dynamite]]) at the [[Live 8]] festival in London, July 2005.


He released his first album, ''It's Not a Rumour'' on [[May 1]], [[2006]]. In September 2006, he won a [[Mobo Award]] for best hip-hop artist. Controversy surrounded this award, as Akala beat chart-topping artists like [[50 Cent]] and [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]].<ref>[http://arts.independent.co.uk/music/features/article1370014.ece Who wins at the Mobos? - Features, Music - Independent.co.uk<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
===Tamilian categories===


Akala was the support artist on the UK leg of [[Jay Z]]'s numerous sold-out arena tours and [[Christina Aguilera]]'s [[Back to Basics Tour]] in November 2006. In December 2006 he also supported [[DJ Shadow]] in [[Brixton]]'s [[Carling Academy]]. He has also had the opportunity (a first for a UK rapper) to support Richard Ashcroft at his summer 2006 Manchester Cricket Ground concert. He has collaborated with a number of Grime artists such as [[Jammer (rapper)|Jammer]], Baby Blue, Earz and many others.
Shouldn't the categories '''''Tamil people''''' and '''''People of Tamil Nadu''''' be clubbed? As of now, the former is more popular; the latter has very few articles and the title too is on the longer side. -- [[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]] 23:26, 25 September 2005 (UTC)
:I agree. [[User:Nichalp|<font color="#0082B8">=Nichalp</font>]] [[User talk:Nichalp|<font color="#0082B8">«Talk»=</font>]] 05:43, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
:I agree with a rider that the former should be retained as that is more meaningful and is more inclusive of the latter than the other way. -- [[User:Sundar|Sundar]] <sup>\[[User talk:Sundar|talk]] \[[Special:Contributions/Sundar|contribs]]</sup> 06:33, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
::I'd wait for further comments till 15th Oct and merge the categories with People of Tamilnadu serving as a re-direct. Thanks a ton for your comments so far. --[[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]] 07:47, 5 October 2005 (UTC)


On [[15 June]] [[2007]], Akala had a brief interview on [[Sky News]] concerning young black people.
(Discussion from [[WP:INWNB]])--[[User:Gurubrahma|Gurubrahma]] 05:44, 6 October 2005 (UTC)


He has appeared on Soccer Am and was asked a question by Tubes.
== Vidya Balan ==


In summer 2008 he is working with BBC blast, touring the country and working with youngsters. His workshops focus on the similarity between William Shakespeare and current hip hop artists.
vidya balan should be removed from tamil people list. she is from kerala, neighbouring state of tamil nadu. ([[User:Nubin wiki|Nubin_wiki]] 18:45, 9 September 2007 (UTC))

He released his latest album, The War Mixtape Vol. 2 on 22nd September 2008.

==Discography==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left" width="140"|Album Cover
!align="left" width="650"|Album Information
|-
|align="left"|
|align="left"|'''''[[It's Not A Rumour (album)|It's Not A Rumour]]'''''
*Released: [[May 1]], [[2006]]
*Singles: "Roll Wid Us" "Bullshit" "The Edge" "Shakespeare"
|-
|align="left"|
|align="left"|'''''[[Freedom Lasso(album)|Freedom Lasso]]'''''
*Released: [[October 1]], [[2007]]
*Singles: "Bit By Bit" "Electro Livin" "Comedy Tragedy History"
|}

===Mixtapes===
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left" width="140"|Mixtape Cover
!align="left" width="650"|Mixtape Information
|-
|align="left"|<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Akala_-_War.jpg|left|120px]] -->
|align="left"|'''''[[The War Mixtape(Mixtape)|The War Mixtape]]'''''
*Released: [[August 1]], [[2004]]
*Singles: "Welcome To England" "War"
|-
|align="left"|<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Akala_-_A_Little_Darker.jpg|left|120px]] -->
|align="left"|'''''[[A Little Darker(Mixtape)|A Little Darker]]'''''
*Released: [[May, 2006]]
|-
|align="left"|'''''[[The War Mixtape Vol. 2(Mixtape)|The War Mixtape Vol.2]]'''''
*Released: September 22nd 2008
|}

===Singles===
* "Welcome To England" (2003)
* "War" (2004)
* "Roll Wid Us" (single, [[May 16]], [[2005]])
* "Bullshit" (single, [[October 24]], [[2005]])
* "The Edge" (featuring [[Niara Scarlett|Niara]])(single, [[April 10]], [[2006]])
* "Dat Boy Akala" (featuring Low Deep)
* "Shakespeare" (single, [[July 3]], [[2006]])
* "Bit By Bit" (single, [[September 17]], [[2007]])
* "Comedy Tragedy History" (single, 2008)
* "Freedom Lasso" (single, 2008)
* "Where I'm From" (single, 2008)

==Sampling==
On "Shakespeare", Akala samples "Loneliness" by [[Tomcraft]]. On "This Is London", he takes the instrumental of the single "Shook Ones part 2" by Mobb Deep. On the "Freedom Lasso" album, Akala samples the likes of [[The Cure]] and [[Siouxsie Sue]].

==References==

{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.akalamusic.com/ Official website]
*[http://www.thesituation.co.uk/ukartists/05/akala/akala.html Article on Akala]
*{{MySpace|akalamusic|Akala}}
*[http://www.choicefm.com/Article.asp?id=78318 Choice FM article]

[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Grime artists]]
[[Category:Jamaican English musicians]]

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Revision as of 16:03, 13 October 2008

Akala

Akala (real name Kingslee Daley), born December 1983, is a British rap and electro/rock/alternative artist. He is the younger brother of the singer Ms. Dynamite. He was formerly a football player with Wimbledon F.C. and West Ham United's youth team, playing as a defender. His recent music has seen airplay on various radio stations and music channels including MTV, BBC Radio 1, Channel U TV, Choice FM, Kiss 100 and BBC 1Xtra. He is of mixed race origin: half black or Jamaican and half white or Scottish and talks about the many issues in the black community in his music. His stage name is a Buddhist term meaning "immovable". One of his first major appearances was with his sister (Ms Dynamite) at the Live 8 festival in London, July 2005.

He released his first album, It's Not a Rumour on May 1, 2006. In September 2006, he won a Mobo Award for best hip-hop artist. Controversy surrounded this award, as Akala beat chart-topping artists like 50 Cent and The Game.[1]

Akala was the support artist on the UK leg of Jay Z's numerous sold-out arena tours and Christina Aguilera's Back to Basics Tour in November 2006. In December 2006 he also supported DJ Shadow in Brixton's Carling Academy. He has also had the opportunity (a first for a UK rapper) to support Richard Ashcroft at his summer 2006 Manchester Cricket Ground concert. He has collaborated with a number of Grime artists such as Jammer, Baby Blue, Earz and many others.

On 15 June 2007, Akala had a brief interview on Sky News concerning young black people.

He has appeared on Soccer Am and was asked a question by Tubes.

In summer 2008 he is working with BBC blast, touring the country and working with youngsters. His workshops focus on the similarity between William Shakespeare and current hip hop artists.

He released his latest album, The War Mixtape Vol. 2 on 22nd September 2008.

Discography

Albums

Album Cover Album Information
It's Not A Rumour
  • Released: May 1, 2006
  • Singles: "Roll Wid Us" "Bullshit" "The Edge" "Shakespeare"
Freedom Lasso
  • Released: October 1, 2007
  • Singles: "Bit By Bit" "Electro Livin" "Comedy Tragedy History"

Mixtapes

Mixtape Cover Mixtape Information
The War Mixtape
  • Released: August 1, 2004
  • Singles: "Welcome To England" "War"
A Little Darker
The War Mixtape Vol.2
  • Released: September 22nd 2008

Singles

  • "Welcome To England" (2003)
  • "War" (2004)
  • "Roll Wid Us" (single, May 16, 2005)
  • "Bullshit" (single, October 24, 2005)
  • "The Edge" (featuring Niara)(single, April 10, 2006)
  • "Dat Boy Akala" (featuring Low Deep)
  • "Shakespeare" (single, July 3, 2006)
  • "Bit By Bit" (single, September 17, 2007)
  • "Comedy Tragedy History" (single, 2008)
  • "Freedom Lasso" (single, 2008)
  • "Where I'm From" (single, 2008)

Sampling

On "Shakespeare", Akala samples "Loneliness" by Tomcraft. On "This Is London", he takes the instrumental of the single "Shook Ones part 2" by Mobb Deep. On the "Freedom Lasso" album, Akala samples the likes of The Cure and Siouxsie Sue.

References

  1. ^ Who wins at the Mobos? - Features, Music - Independent.co.uk

External links

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