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Ayọ (born as Joy Olasunmibo Ogunmakin on 14 September 1980 near Cologne, Germany) is an Afro-German singer-songwriter. She uses the Yoruba translation Ayọ or Ayo. of her first name Joy. The name has to be written with a dot below or behind the o – without it, it would mean "onion" in Yoruba language and/or refer to a pitted board game[1] popular among the Yorubas. Her debut album Joyful, which was first released in 2006, reached Double-Platinum status in France, Platinum in Germany and Poland, Gold status in Switzerland and Italy. |
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Latest News in english
about Ayo
5 free and cheap things to do under $5 Date: 25 Nov 2009
St. Petersburg Times -
1 Holiday tree lightings: Once we all awake from our post-turkey nap, it's time to focus on twinkling lights and the big guy with the bag full of toys. On Friday at 7 p.m., St. Petersburg's mayor flips the switch to light the city's holiday tree and decorations on the waterfront at Straub Park. On Saturday, Old Hyde Park Village brings in a celebrity to light the 30-foot tree, St. Nick himself ...
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Nigeria : Ayo Olumoko - Marketing Cultural Festivals Date: 21 Sep 2009
AllAfrica.com -
Lagos — His good reputation precedes him everywhere.
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When the word becomes flesh: an interview wit’ poet and playwright Ayo the Wordslanger Date: 18 Sep 2009
San Francisco Bay View -
Ayo the Wordslanger is one of the most intense poets that I have ever met in Oakland. She is not just somebody who can rhyme – she can do that. She is somebody with the life experiences to back up her lyrical passion. She doesn’t do cafe poetry; she does street poetry for the masses. There’s nothing Afro-bourgeois about her lyrical content; it’s straight hood. Check her out in her own words.
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Keep calm and carry on Date: 18 Aug 2009
Independent -
Take a gap year Ayo Wallace, 19, didn't get the grades she wanted and decided to take a gap year instead. She spent three months on a volunteering project in a village in Fiji, organised by Lattitude Global Volunteering, a charity which offers bursaries and funding to young people who would otherwise struggle to raise the money required for a gap year.
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Mirror, Mirror: Glittering nails that shine as brightly as the stars' Date: 29 Jul 2009
The Philadelphia Inquirer -
My obsession with the latest in metallic fingertips started with a phone call."Elizabeth!" said Carmena Ayo-Davies, one of the city's newest fashion publicists. "You must try Minx."
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Area news in brief Date: 24 Jun 2009
The Daily Comet -
THIBODAUX -- A Raceland teen was jailed for allegedly breaking into a woman’s home and hitting her in the face. Ronzell Collins, 19, 3722 La. 1 Lot 3, broke into Tragonie Triplett’s home, 399 Ayo St. in Raceland, Saturday morning, police said. His motive was not disclosed. Collins is charged with home invasion and simple battery.
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Indonesians get into the groove Date: 19 May 2009
The Star -
ABOUT 800 people gathered at Dewan Tunku (Dome) in Komtar, George Town, to take part in the Ayo Goyang music festival.
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Grandview brothers push each other in triple jump Date: 04 May 2009
The Kansas City Star -
LAWRENCE | Some of the best high school triple jumpers, handpicked to compete at the Kansas Relays, are preparing for their biggest leaps of the season. While they stretch and jog and find their precious marks on the runway, Grandview senior Ayo Akinmoladun flips his Powerade bottle and takes last-minute advice from his jump coach, David Green.
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