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Amaimon According to the Egyptian Mage Abramelin, Amaimon was an Egyptian devil whom he restrained from working evil from the third hour till noon and from the ninth till evening. Aimon was one of the eight Sub-Princes described in the grimoire The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage translated by S.
Amakasu clan The clan was a clan served Uesugi clan, one of the daimyo in Japan. In the 16th century, Amakasu Kagemochi fought as a retainer of Uesugi Kenshin, and his descendants remained to serve Uesugi clan during the Edo period.
Amakasu Incident The Amakasu Incident occurred on September 16, 1923, in the chaos immediately following the Great KantĹŤ earthquake. Fearing that anarchists would take advantage of the disaster to overthrow the government, a squad of military police led by Lieutenant Masahiko Amakasu arrested Sakae Osugi, Noe Ito, and Sakae's six year old nephew.
Amaknak Island Amaknak Island or Umaknak Island is an islet in Unalaska Bay, northeast of Unalaska Island in the Fox Islands group of the Aleutian Islands in southwest Alaska. The Dutch Harbor area of Unalaska, Alaska is on Amaknak Island.
Amakuni is the legendary swordsmith who created the first single-edged longsword (tachi) with curvature along the edge in the Yamato Province around 700 AD. He was the head of a group of swordsmiths employed by the Emperor of Japan to make weapons for his warriors.
Amakusa Amakusa (天草) is an island belonging to Japan, 26½ miles long and 13½ in extreme width, situated about 32°20'N, 130°E, on the west of Kumamoto Prefecture (formerly the province of Higo on the island of Kyūshū), from which it is separated by the Yatsushiro Sea.
Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri () (14 September 1923-18 June 2005) was a leading physicist well known for his contributions to relativistic cosmology, particularly Raychaudhuri's equation, which is a key ingredient in proving the Penrose-Hawking singularity theorems of general relativity. This deceptively simple result has played such a key role in the development of this beautiful and important subject that for this reason alone, it has been said, Raychaudhuri belongs in the first rank of Indian physicists.
Amal McCaskill Amal Omari McCaskill (born October 28, 1973 in Maywood, Illinois) is an American former National Basketball Association player. After a four-year career at Marquette University, McCaskill was selected by the Orlando Magic with the 49th pick (2nd round) of the 1996 NBA Draft.
Amal Saad-Ghorayeb Amal Saad-Ghorayeb is a Lebanese writer and a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment Middle East Center. Previously, she worked as an assistant professor of political science at the Lebanese American University.
Amala (food) Amala is a type of food eaten in West Africa, precisely among the Yoruba of Nigeria. It is made by slicing yam, drying and grinding it into yam flour which is then sieved and processed into amala by mixing the powder into boiling water and stirring it to a desired texture.
Amalafrida Amalafrida was the daughter of Theodemir, king of the Ostrogoths, and his wife Erelieva. She was the sister of Theodoric the Great, also king of the Ostrogoths, and mother of Theodahad, also king of the Ostrogoths.
Amalaric Amalaric, or Amalarico in Spanish and Portuguese (died 531), king of the Visigoths, son of Alaric II, was a child when his father fell in battle against Clovis I, king of the Franks, in (507). Gesalec was chosen king and the child Amalaric was carried for safety into Hispania, which country and Provence were thenceforth ruled by his maternal grandfather, Theodoric the Ostrogoth, acting through his vice regent, Theudis, an Ostrogothic nobleman.
Amalberga of Maubeuge Saint Amalberga (also Amalburga, Amalia, Amelia) of Maubeuge (also called Amalberga of Lobbes or Binche) was a Lotharingian saint who would have lived in the 7th century. She is said to be the sister or niece of Pippin of Landen.
Amalfi Coast The Amalfi Coast, or Costiera Amalfitana in Italian, is a stretch of coastline on the southern side of the Sorrentine Peninsula of Italy (Province of Salerno), extending from Positano in the west to Vietri sul Mare in the east. The towns lying on the Amalfi Coast are Vietri sul Mare, Cetara, Maiori, Minori, Ravello, Scala, Atrani, Amalfi, Conca dei Marini, Praiano and Positano.
Amalgam Comics Amalgam Comics was a metafictional American comic book publisher, and part of a collaboration between Marvel Comics and DC Comics, in which the two comic book publishers merged their characters to create new ones (e.g.
Amalgam Virgo Operation Amalgam Virgo is a CINCNORAD joint task counter-terrorist and field training exercise (FTX) carried out in Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida on early June of 2001. NORAD sponsored the multi-agency planning exercise involving the hypothetical scenario of a cruise missile launched by a rogue government or threats from a barge off the East Coast.
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers (commonly known as the AA) was an American labor union formed in 1876 and which represented iron and steel workers. It partnered with the Steel Workers Organizing Committee, CIO, in November, 1935.
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago The Amalgamated Bank of Chicago is a bank in Chicago, Illinois founded in 1922 by the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (now known as UNITE HERE). Its original name was the Amalgamated Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago.
Amalgamated Broadcasting System The Amalgamated Broadcasting System was a radio network established on September 25, 1933 by two men: American comedian and radio star Ed Wynn, the "Fire Chief" of the original Fire Chief Program program on NBC and CBS; and Hungarian-born violinist Ota Gygi.
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America was a United States labor union known for its support for "social unionism" and progressive political causes. Led by Sidney Hillman for its first thirty years, it helped found the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
Amalgamated Motor Cycles Ltd The name of the Matchless Motor Cycles company was changed to Amalgamated Motor Cycles Ltd in 1937. AMC was not a manufacturer in its own right, but rather the parent company of a group of motorcycle manufacturers which included Matchless, AJS, Norton, James, Francis-Barnett, Sunbeam and others.
Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners The Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners (ASCJ) was a New Model Trade Union in the 1860s in the United Kingdom, representing carpenters and joiners. Robert Applegarth was the general secretary of the union from 1862 to 1871.
Amalgamated Sons of Rest Amalgamated Sons of Rest is the name of a one-off project by American songwriters Will Oldham and Jason Molina, along with Scottish colleague Alasdair Roberts. The collaboration yielded one eponymous EP, released in 2002 on Galaxia Records, and a song, "Translation", released by Jade Tree Records.
Amalgamated Wireless Australasia Limited Amalgamated Wireless Australasia Limited (AWA) was Australia's largest and most prominent manufacturer of radio, telecommunications and audio equipment throughout most of the 20th century. These days it is primarily an ICT services company.
Amalgamations of New Brunswick The Canadian Province of New Brunswick's municipalities cover only 20% of its landmass, but 80% of its population. Many of those 102 municipalities have been created from amalgamations of several former municipalities, or by annexing unincorporated areas.
Amali The Amali were the leading dynasty of the Goths, a Germanic people who confronted the Roman Empire in its declining years in the west. Also called the Amals or Amalings, they were considered highest in worth among Gothic fighters and highest in royal dignity.
Amalia Mendoza Amalia Mendoza (born Amalia Mendoza Garcia in 1923 in San Juan Huetamo, Michoacán – died June 11, 2001 in Mexico City, Mexico) was one of Mexico's most famous and passionate ranchera singers who had a career that lasted over 40 years. She was nicknamed “La Tariácuri” after her brothers' group the Trio Tariácuri.
Amalia of Oldenburg Duchess Marie Frederike Amelie of Oldenburg, Queen of Greece (Greek: Αμαλία, Βασίλισσα της Ελλάδος) (born December 21, 1818 in Oldenburg, died May 20, 1875 in Bamberg) was the Consort of King Otto (1815-1867). Born the daughter of Paul Friedrich August, Grand Duke of Oldenburg and Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, she married King Otto on 22 November 1836, in Oldenburg.
Amalia Sartori Amalia Sartori (born 2 August 1947 in Valdastico (VI)) is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for North-East with the Forza Italia, Member of the Bureau of the European People's Party and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and its Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.
Amaliada Amaliada (Greek: Demotic: Αμαλιάδα, Katharevousa: Αμαλιάς, Amalias) is a town in the western Peloponnese, in Greece. It has 32,040 citizens (of which about 18,000 live in the city and the rest lives within Amalias).
Amaliapolis Amaliapolis (Greek: Αμαλιάπολη, Amaliápoli) is a picturesque village at the western part of the Pagasetic Gulf, in the Magnesia prefecture of Greece, also known as Nea Mitzela. It was the northernmost border village of the newly independent Greek state, and was named after Queen Amalia, the first queen of the modern Greek state, in the 1840s.
Amalias Avenue Vassilis Amalias Avenue (Greek: Λεωφορος Βασιλίσσης Αμαλίας) is a major avenue linking Andreas Syngrou along with Athanasios Diakou Street, a small artery to Vouliagmenis Avenue and Panepistimiou Street along with Vasileias Sofias Avenue. This Avenue was named after the first Queen of Modern Greece, Amalia, consort to King Othon.
Amalie Dietrich Koncordie Amalie Dietrich (née Nelle) (May 6, 1821 - 1891) was a German naturalist who was best known for her pioneering work in Australia, where she spent 10 years collecting specimens for the Museum Godeffroy in Hamburg.
Amalienborg Palace Amalienborg Palace (Danish: Amalienborg Slot) is the winter home of the Danish royal family, and is located in Copenhagen, Denmark. It consists of four identical classicizing palace façades with rococo interiors around an octagonal square (Amalienborg Slotsplads); in the center of the square is a monumental equestrian statue of Amalienborg's founder, King Frederik V.
Amalio Carreño Amalio Rafael Carreño Adrián (born April 11, 1964 in Chacachacare, Sucre State, Venezuela), best known as Amalio Carreño (car-RAY-nyo), is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1991).
Amaliricus Amaliricus is an Old German name, comprised of the roots "amal" (work), and "ric" (power). It, along with its root words, is (or may be) the source of more modern names, including Emery and Emerson.
Amalric I of Jerusalem Amalric I (also Amaury or Aimery) (1136 – July 11, 1174) was King of Jerusalem 1162–1174, and Count of Jaffa and Ascalon before his accession. Amalric was the second son of Melisende of Jerusalem and Fulk of Jerusalem.
Amalricus Augerii Amalricus Augerii was a church-historian of the fourteenth century, and member of the Augustinian Order. He was a doctor of the University of Montpellier, prior of a monastery of his Order, and chaplain to Urban V, 1362.
Amalthea (mythology) In Greek mythology, Amalthea (in Greek, Αμαλθεια — "tender goddess") is the most often mentioned among foster-mothers of Zeus. She is sometimes represented as the goat which suckled the infant-god in a cave in Mount Aigaion ("Goat Mountain") in Crete, sometimes as a goat-tending nymph of uncertain parentage (daughter of Oceanus, Haemonius, Olen, or Melisseus), who brought him up on the milk of a goat.
Amama Mbabazi Amama Mbabazi (born January 16, 1949) is the Ugandan Minister of Security. He previously held the portfolios of Minister of State in the President's office, in-charge of Political Affairs, Minister State for Defence from 1986-1992, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Cooperation, Attorney General and Minister of Defence.
Amami se vuoi "Amami se vuoi" (English translation: "Love Me If You Want To") was the second Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 (the rules at the time allowing two entries per country), performed in Italian by Tonina Torielli.
Amampondo Amampondo is a South African percussion ensemble which was started by Dizu Plaatjies in Langa Cape Town in 1978. The other founding members were, Simpiwe Matole, Michael Ludonga, Mzwandile Qotoyi, Leo Mbizela and Mandla Lande.
Aman (IDF) Aman (אמ"ן) is the Hebrew abbreviation for the Israel Defence Forces' (IDF) Directorate of Military Intelligence (אגף המודיעין), Israel's central, overarching military intelligence. Aman was created in 1950, when the Intelligence Department was spun off from the IDF's General Staff (then, Agam: אג"ם).
Aman Andom Aman Mikael Andom (1924 – 1974) was an important leader in the military coup which occurred in Ethiopia on September 12, 1974, in which a military committee deposed Emperor Haile Selassie. Andom then became de facto head of state of Ethiopia until November 17, 1974.
Amana Academy Amana Academy is a Fulton County School System K-8 charter school recently opened in Roswell, Georgia. It has a collection of unique educational approaches, including gender segregated classes, Arabic language instruction, Expeditionary Learning, classroom looping, and an emphasis on environmental education.
Amana Colonies The Amana Colonies are a group of settlements of German Pietists in Iowa comprising seven villages. Calling themselves the Ebenezer Society or the Community of True Inspiration, die Gemeinde der wahren Inspiration, they first settled in New York state near Buffalo in what is now the Town of West Seneca.
Amanat Ali Khan Ustad Amanat Ali Khan (1932-1974) was a Hindustani classical music singer of Patiala Gharana. He was the elder of the singing duo Amanat Ali-Fateh Ali brothers, who enjoyed immense prestige and success in Pakistan as well as India, until his death.
Amancio Ortega Gaona Amancio Ortega Gaona (born March 28, 1936 Busdongo de Arbas, León, Spain) is a fashion entrepreneur, Spain's richest man, and the founder, with his then-wife Rosalia Mera, and chairman of the Inditex Group. He currently lives with his second wife in a discreet apartment building in the centre of A Coruña.
Amanda Amanda is a Latin gerundive name meaning "(female) that must be loved." In the majority of the seventeenth century, the freshness of Restoration drama in England included the creation of bright new character names, especially for women.
Amanda (award) The Amanda is an award given annually at the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund, Norway, since 1985. The award is a sculpture by the Norwegian sculptor Kristian Kvakland, measuring 30 cm (12") and weighing 2.
Amanda (singer) Amanda Lameche, known professionally as Amanda, is a French-born pop singer who started getting involved in music after her family settled in Täby, Sweden. While taking dance classes, she joined the musical The Sound of Music and was soon singing "Little Stars" at Gothenburg's World Athletic Games.
Amanda award The Amanda prize is an award presented during the Amanda awards of annual the Norwegian film festival in Haugesund. The prize was created in 1985 following an initiative by norwegian movie producer Bente Erichsen.
Amanda Billings Amanda Billings (born December 14, 1986 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian figure skater, belonging to Canada's National Team. She had been expected to compete in the 2006 Winter Olympics, but an injury on December 21, 2005 prevented her doing so.
Amanda Blake Amanda Blake (February 20 1929 - August 16 1989), was an American actress best known for the role of the red-haired "Miss Kitty" on the longest-running television drama, CBS's Gunsmoke series (1955-1975).
Amanda Brown (musician) Amanda Brown (born November 17, 1965) is a significant Australian composer, classically trained musician, singer and songwriter, renowned for her role as the violinist of the band, The Go-Betweens, during their classic era, and more recently a sought-after session musician and soundtrack composer.
Amanda Brunker Amanda Brunker (born Dublin, Ireland 1973) is a former Miss Ireland winner and current columnist for the Irish 'Sunday World' newspaper. After winning Miss Ireland in 1991, she went on to represent her home nation in the Miss World Competition in Nigeria that same year without success.
Amanda Burton Amanda Burton (born October 10, 1956 in Balloughry, Northern Ireland) is an actress best known for her role as forensic pathologist Doctor (later Professor) Sam Ryan in the BBC crime drama series Silent Witness (from 1996). She left the series in 2004, saying that she did not want "to be forever associated with it".
Amanda Coogan Amanda Coogan (born 1971) is an Irish performance artist, living and working in Dublin (where she was born) and Berlin. She studied at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin and under the performance artist Marina Abramovic at Braunschweig.
Amanda Crew Amanda Crew (born on June 5, 1986 in Langley, British Columbia) is a Canadian film and television actor. Crew began her career in the entertainment industry by training vigorously in tap, hip-hop and jazz dancing.
Amanda de Cadenet Amanda de Cadenet (born May 19, 1972) is a British-born actress, and the daughter of British race car driver Alain de Cadenet. She is better known for her personal life than her acting work; she was Courtney Love's best friend for a while, and has been married to Duran Duran's bassist John Taylor, formerly engaged to Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves, and now married to Nick Valensi of The Strokes.
Amanda Detmer Amanda Jeannette Detmer (born September 27, 1971 in Contra Costa County, California) is an American actress who made her big screen debut playing Miss Minneapolis in the beauty pageant-set comedy Drop Dead Gorgeous. She has also made notable appearances in Saving Silverman and Big Fat Liar.
Amanda Feilding Amanda Feilding, Lady Neidpath (born 30 January 1943) is a British art dealer and painter. She gained notoriety in the early 1970's when she performed a trepanation on herself, while her partner Joey Mellen filmed the operation.
Amanda Ghost Amanda Ghost is a singer and songwriter from London, England. After an initial period in which she performed as a solo artist, she formed a band which performs under her name and of which she is the lead singer.
Amanda Griffin Amanda Claire Griffin or simply Amanda Griffin is a British fashion model and television personality in the Philippines. Griffin is the eldest of three children born in Windsor, England to a British father and a Filipino mother.
Amanda Hatfield Amanda Hatfield is the current editor of the Matlock Mercury, the local newspaper published in Matlock, Derbyshire. She has held the post since March 2002, when she took over from Don Hale following his retirement.
Amanda Christina Elizabeth Aldridge Amanda Christina Elizabeth Aldridge (Amanda Ira Aldridge), (1866—1956), was a British composer, under the pseudonym of Montague Ring. She was the daughter of actor Ira Frederick Aldridge and his second wife, the Swedish countess Amanda Von Brandt.
Amanda Lang Amanda Lang is a Canadian journalist, anchor for Report on Business Television, and host of "SqueezePlay." She is also a columnist for Report on Business Magazine, with a monthly column called "Off the Clock.
Amanda Lohrey Amanda Francis Lillian Lohrey, (born April 13, 1947), in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia) is a writer, and novelist. She completed her education at the University of Tasmania before taking up a scholarship at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom.
Amanda Peterson Amanda Peterson (born July 8, 1971 in Greeley, Colorado) is an actress who gained much fame during the late 1980s, when she portrayed Cindy Mancini, a Tucson, Arizona high-school student, in the movie Can't Buy Me Love.
Amanda Redman [Redman, James Bolam], [[Dennis Waterman and Alun Armstrong in New Tricks]]Amanda Redman (born 12 august 1959 in Brighton) is a British actress. She is the niece of the actress Joyce Redman and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Amanda Sefton Amanda Sefton (real name Jimaine Szardos), also known as Daytripper and the second Magik, is a fictional character and witch in the Marvel Universe. She is the foster sister and former lover of Kurt Wagner, Nightcrawler of the X-Men.
Amanda Smith Amanda Berry Smith was a former slave who rose to worldwide leadership in Christian circles and became an inspiration to thousand of women both black and white. She was born on January 23, 1837 in Long Green, Maryland, a small town in Baltimore County.
Amanda Somerville Amanda Somerville is an American singer-songwriter and vocal coach better known for her collaborations with various european Metal bands. Since 1999 she has resided and worked mainly in Germany and the Netherlands.
Amanda Stephenson Amanda Stephenson, a graduate of the University of Regina School of Journalism, is a well-known Saskatchewan journalist. Her writing has won several awards including the Canadian Community Newspapers Association Rural Secretariat Award for Excellence in Rural Reporting, the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association Award for Best First Nations Coverage, and the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association Award for Best Habitat Conservation Writing.
Amanda Swafford Amanda Lynn Swafford (born October 30, 1978 in Hendersonville, North Carolina) is an American fashion model and television personality. She came in third place on Cycle 3 of the reality television show America's Next Top Model.
Amanda Vanstone Amanda Eloise Vanstone (born 7 December 1952) is an Australian senator, and the former Immigration Minister and Minister for Multicultural Affairs. Vanstone has served as a politician since December 1984, when she was first elected to the Australian Senate for the state of South Australia.
Amanda Wilson Amanda Wilson is a singer in the UK House music act Freemasons. As part of the act she has scored two major UK hit singles one of which went on to success in several European charts and the Billboard Dance Chart.
Amandala Amandala is a Belizean newspaper; published twice weekly, it is considered the "mostly widely circulated newspaper in Belize." It was established on August 13, 1969 as the chief spreadsheet for the United Black Association for Development (UBAD).
Amando de Ossorio Amando de Ossorio (April 6, 1918 – January 13, 2001) was a Spanish film director. He was one of the foremost directors of the Spanish horror upswing in the 1970s, especially for his Blind Dead quadrilogy, about the living dead templars which started with Tombs of the Blind Dead (La noche del terror ciego) from 1971.
Amangeldy Shabdarbayev Amangeldy Shabdarbayev (); born on 1 August 1950 in Kaskelen district, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan) has served as the Chairman of the National Security Committee since he replaced Nartai Dutbayev on 2 March 2006.Kazakh Senate approves new intelligence chief RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Deutsche Welle reported on 3 March that "according to politicians and political analysts, Shabdarbaev does not belong to any of the 'influence groups' between which an open confrontation began after the murder of Altynbek Sarsenbayev.
Amani Trust The Amani Trust is a Zimbabwean non-profit non-governmental organization dedicated to preventing organized violence and torture, to advocacy for the rights of victims and to rehabilitation of victims through community-based care.It was established in 1993 and is headquartered in [[Harare].
Amanita The genus Amanita contains about 600 species of agarics and contains some of the most toxic known mushrooms, found worldwide. This genus is responsible for 95% of the fatalities resulting from mushroom poisoning, with the death cap accounting for 50% on its own.
Amanita xanthocephala The Vermilion grisette, also known as pretty grisette or vermilion Amanita (Amanita xanthocephala) is a colourful mushroom of the genus Amanita notable for containing some of the world's most poisonous fungi. It derives its specific name 'yellow headed' from the Greek ξανθοѕ "yellow" and κεφαλη "head".
Amano-Iwato Ame-no-Iwato (ja:天岩戸) literally means "The cave of the sun god" of "heavenly rock cave". In Japanese mythology, Susanoo, the Japanese god of the seas, was the one who drove Amaterasu into Ame-no-Iwato.
Amanozako Amanozako (天逆毎, "heaven opposing everything", or 天狗神, "tengu deity") is a monstrous goddess mentioned in the Kujiki, an ancient Japanese text, which states that she originated when Susanoo let his own ferocious spirit build up inside him until he vomited her out. The Wakan Sansai Zue describes this deity as having a furious temper, a beastly head with a long nose, long ears, and great fangs so strong they can chew metal blades ragged, and to be capable of flying for a thousand ri.
Amantadine Amantadine (1-aminoadamantane, sold as Symmetrel®) is an antiviral drug that was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1976 for the treatment of Influenzavirus A in adults. The drug has also been demonstrated to help reduce symptoms of Parkinson's disease and drug-induced extrapyramidal syndromes.
Amanuensis Amanuensis is a Latin word adopted in various languages, including English, for certain persons performing a function by hand, either writing down the words of another or performing manual labour. The term is derived from a Latin expression which may be literally translated as "manual labourer".
Amanullah Khan King Amanullah Khan or simply Amanullah Khan (June 1, 1892 - April 25, 1960) was the ruler of Afghanistan from 1919 to 1929. He led Afghanistan to independence over its foreign affairs from the United Kingdom, and his rule was marked by dramatic political and social change.
Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal Amanzimtoti is a coastal town just south of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. According to local legend, when the Zulu king Shaka led his army down the south coast on a raid against the Pondos in 1828, he rested on the banks of a river.
Amapedia Amapedia is a collaborative wiki launched on January 25, 2007, by the retailer Amazon.com to serve as a "community for sharing information about the products you like the most," according to its About page.
Amaqhawe Amaqhawe was the sixth studio release by the South African isicathamiya group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. The album included songs such as "Ngiboniseleni", which was later re-recorded in 1983 as "Ingwe Idla Ngamabala" ("The Leopard is Conspicuous by its Spots") on the album Induku Zethu.
Amaqhawe Omgqashiyo Amaqhawe Omgqashiyo was the first release by Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens after their comeback in 1983. The group (known here as Mahlathini Nezintombi Zomgqashiyo - Mahlathini and the Girls of Mgqashiyo) was reunited by producers Rupert Bopape and West Nkosi - the main difference in the group was that of the Mahotella Queens; in 1971, the original group of five Queens (Hilda Tloubatla, Juliet Mazamisa, Ethel Mngomezulu, Nobesuthu Mbadu, and Mildred Mangxola) all left to care for their families, and an "understudy" group performed and recorded using their name.
Amar Bose Amar Gopal Bose (Bengali: অমর গোপাল বসু Ômor Gopal Boshu) (born 1929) is the chairman and founder of Bose Corporation. An Indian American electrical engineer, he was listed on the 2006 Forbes 400 with a net worth of $1.
Amar es Combatir Amar Es Combatir is the seventh studio album released by the Mexican rock band Maná; the first in four years, was produced by Maná with the special collaboration of recording engineer Tom Russo (Audioslave, Macy Gray, Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton). It also includes a duet with Juan Luis Guerra.
Amar Chitra Katha Amar Chitra Katha is a comic book series from India that sought to retell stories from Hindu mythology, Indian history, folklore, and culture in illustrated format. It was created by Anant Pai, who is currently its editor, and is published by India Book House.
Amar Plan The Amar Plan is a plan to reform the presidential election process in the United States to ensure that the President is chosen by national popular vote. The plan was put forward in 2001 by law professors (and brothers) Akhil Reed Amar and Vikram Amar.
Amar Prem Amar Prem (Hindi: अमर प्रेम, Urdu: امر پریم, Translation: "Immortal Love") is a 1971 Bollywood film starring Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore, Vinod Mehra and Madan Puri. It was directed by Shakti Samanta.
Amar Shonar Bangla Amar Shonar Bangla (My Golden Bengal) (Bangla:আমার সোনার বাংলা) is a song written and composed by the poet Rabindranath Tagore. The word shonar literally means 'made of gold', but in the song shonar Bangla expresses the preciousness of Bengal.
Amara (Stone trilogy) Amara, also known as Stone, is the fictional world in British fantasy author Graham Edwards' Stone trilogy. To the series' protagonists Jonah Lightfoot and Annie West, Amara first seems to be a giant, never-ending stone wall, stretching on into the imperceptible distance in all directions.
Amarah Amarah (; BGN: Al ‘Amārah; also spelled Amara), is a city in southeastern Iraq, located on a low ridge next to the Tigris River waterway south of Baghdad at , 50 km from the border with Iran. It lies at the northern tip of the marshlands between the Tigris and Euphrates.

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