Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleKanya King, the founder of the Mobo Awards, has died at the age of 57 (Getty)Kanya King, the founder of the Mobo Awards, has died at the age of 57 following a “determined battle with colon cancer”, the Mobo organisation said. King established the Mobo Awards in 1996 as a single mother from a Kilburn council estate.The Mobo Awards grew into a national institution, celebrating a diverse range of artists including Olivia Dean, Stormzy, and Raye. A statement from the Mobo Organisation said: “Thirty years ago, Kanya King remortgaged her home, alone, without institutional backing, without industry support, to build a stage that would transform British music forever.”It continued: “What Kanya created was never simply an awards ceremony. It was an act of cultural justice.”In fullKanya King death: Mobo Awards founder dies aged 57 after cancer battleThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Mobo Awards founder Kanya King dies aged 57
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleKanya King, the founder of the Mobo Awards, has died at the age of 57 (Getty)Kanya King, the founder of the Mobo Awards, has died at the age of 57 following a “determined battle with colon cancer”, the Mobo organisation said. King established the Mobo Awards in 1996 as a single mother from a Kilburn council estate.The Mobo Awards grew into a national institution, celebrating a diverse range of artists including Olivia Dean, Stormzy, and Raye. A statement from the Mobo Organisation said: “Thirty years ago, Kanya King remortgaged her home, alone, without institutional backing, without industry support, to build a stage that would transform British music forever.”It continued: “What Kanya created was never simply an awards ceremony. It was an act of cultural justice.”In fullKanya King death: Mobo Awards founder dies aged 57 after cancer battleThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
