Mobo Awards founder Kanya King dies at 57

Mobo Awards founder Kanya King dies at 57Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAlex TaylorBBC News Culture reporterGetty ImagesKanya King founded the Mobo Awards in 1996Mobo Awards founder Kanya King, who worked tirelessly to champion black musicians' contribution to British culture, has died at the age of 57.She was best known as the tenacious founder of the Music of Black Origin awards, which celebrated their 30th anniversary earlier this year in Manchester.Speaking at the ceremony, she t... Entrepreneur died of colon cancer, with Mobo Organisation hailing her as ‘one of the most fearless champions’ in the music industryKanya King, the entrepreneur and tireless champion of Black British music who founded the Mobo awards, has died aged 57 from colon cancer.The news was announced by the Mobo Organisation, who said she died on Wednesday “after a courageous and characteristically determined battle” with her illness.