词条 | Elivava |
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| name = Elivava | background = solo_singer | image = | image_size = | landscape = | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = Tina Mensah | alias = Elivava The African Gold | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|2|20}} | birth_place = New Baika, Ghana | origin = | death_date = | death_place = | genre = {{Flatlist|
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}} | website = {{URL|http://elivava.com}} }}Tina Mensah (born February 20, 1976), better known by her stage name Elivava The African Gold (or Elivava for short), is an African jazz singer, songwriter and choreographer. She is a native of New Baika in the Buem District of Volta Region in Ghana, West Africa.[1][2] Background historyIn her early career, she worked as a backing vocalist with Rocky Dawuni, Kojo Antwi, Samini, VIP, and others.[3] Her first solo performance was at Fête de la Musique, held at Alliance Française - Ghana in 2005. Elivava is managed by her own management recording company, Elivava Productions, and writes her own music.[4] She sings in several languages including Ewe, Ga and Twi. Others include English, French and German.[4] Albums
InfluencesElivava was influenced by the works of vocalist and performer Miriam Makeba and Billie Holiday.[5] [6]References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://elivava.com/ | title=Elivava The African Gold | publisher=Official Website | accessdate=25 February 2014}} 2. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.thisisafrica.me/artists/detail/311/elivava | title=Elivava | accessdate=25 February 2014}} 3. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/people/person.php?ID=582 | title=Elivava Profile | publisher=GhanaWeb| accessdate=25 February 2014}} 4. ^1 {{cite web | url=http://elivava.com/ | title=Biography: Elivava The African Gold | publisher=Official Website | accessdate=20 March 2015 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315051742/http://elivava.com/ |archivedate=15 March 2012}} 5. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.syncosmagazine.org/elivava-the-african-gold/ | title=Elivava "The African Gold" …| publisher=Scratch Magazine |date=25 December 2012| accessdate=25 February 2014}} 6. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.ghanamusic.com/artistes/e/elivava/index.html | title=Elivava| publisher=GhanaMusic |date=29 May 2010| accessdate=25 February 2014}} 6 : Living people|Ghanaian musicians|African jazz (genre) musicians|Soul musicians|People from Volta Region|1976 births |
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