Chaka Khan
| Born | March 23, 1953 |
| Hometown | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Net worth | $10 million |
| Height | 5'4" (1.63m) |
| Spouse | Doug Rasheed, Hassan Khan, Richard J. Holland |
| Children | Milini Khan, Damien Holland |
| Parents | Charles Stevens, Sandra Coleman |
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- USBaltimore Sun
Chaka Khan performance canceled as storm hits first night of Artscape
Opening night performances at Artscape — including “Queen of Funk” Chaka Khan — were canceled because of detrimental weather conditions, the festival announced just after 9 p.m. Friday. “Despite the immense amount of hard work and dedication that has gone into preparing for tonight’s headliners, the weather is always a wild card,” read an Artscape post on social media. The performances will ...
- CelebrityLA Times
Chaka Khan, Hollywood Bowl headliner, on missing Prince, rehab in your 60s, and dumb men in music
Khan has two shows in L.A. in the near future: Friday's headline set at the Hollywood Bowl with the L.A. Phil, and a high slot at the classic soul and R&B fest Fool In Love on Aug. 31
- LifestyleIndianapolis Star
Chaka Khan, 'I'm Every Woman' singer, to headline at Indy Jazz Fest 2024
Indianapolis' 2024 Jazz Fest will see artists playing in September, including Chaka Khan, Marcus Miller and the Steve Allee Magic Hour Band.
- CelebrityPeople
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- StyleFootwear News
Chaka Khan Receives the ‘Global Live Music’ Award in Grungy Stella McCartney Ryder Booties at the Nordoff and Robbins O2 Silver Clef Awards 2024
Khan wore an all-black ensemble to the event.
- EntertainmentThe Telegraph
War, Meltdown Festival, review: classic 1970s funk act still gets the crowd dancing in the aisles
There were no casualties when War broke out at the Royal Festival Hall, just dancing in the aisles as the groundbreaking Seventies US funk rock troupe played their first show in the UK in 16 years. Curated by soul superstar Chaka Khan, this year’s Meltdown Festival at London’s Southbank Centre has had a focus on music of black origin. The return to these shores of the unjustly neglected War might be Khan’s greatest coup.
- EntertainmentThe Telegraph
Chaka Khan at Meltdown, review: septuagenarian gets the Festival Hall jumping with glitterball moves
Chaka Khan brought American showbiz glamour to the opening night of the highbrow Meltdown festival, in a rambling 90-minute show celebrating 50 years as the “Queen of Funk”. A brief preview movie whetted the audience’s appetite for a party with thumbs-ups from Stevie Wonder, who penned Khan’s first ever hit, Whitney Houston, who briefly served as her backing singer, and even folk supremo Joni Mitchell, who simply raved, “She’s just Chaka, man!”
- CelebrityTheGrio
Chaka Khan’s Tiny Desk performance sparks social media frenzy
Khan took to the Tiny Desk stage, where she sang some of her biggest hits including “I’m Every Woman” and […]
- EntertainmentConsequence of Sound
Chaka Khan Brings 50 Years of Funk Excellence to NPR’s Tiny Desk: Watch
The Queen of Funk performed “I’m Every Woman,” “Ain’t Nobody” and more hits. Chaka Khan Brings 50 Years of Funk Excellence to NPR’s Tiny Desk: Watch Jo Vito
- CelebrityPeople
Why Chaka Khan Thinks It's 'Ridiculous' When People Call Her the 'Queen of Funk'
"I've been trying to drop that 'funk' thing forever," said the singer
