# @bbcnews on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZM2-l2D2ca
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66394295-bbcnews-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-05T10:31:31.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

## Caption

Mobo 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.

King died on Wednesday after "a courageous and characteristically determined battle with colon cancer", the Mobo Organisation said in a statement. "She was surrounded by her family, close friends and love."

Tap the link in @BBCNews's bio to read more about her life. 

#KanyaKing #MOBOAwards #BBCNews

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