The Mobo founder, who has died aged 57, had an unprecedented vision: to give Black British music a glitzy and joyful awards ceremony. But her impact went well beyond it • News: Kanya King, founder of Mobo awards for Black British music, dies aged 57 I first met Kanya King in the mid-1990s, when I was still reeling from the failure of my own attempt to target the Black audience via my newspaper, Black Briton. Kanya came along a couple of years later and showed how it should be done. In framing he

With warmth, kindness and unlimited energy, Kanya King revolutionised Black British culture
Joseph Harker
