Micheal Oghenovo Straaw, popularly known in the Nigerian music industry as Mich Straaw, is the soul/R&B singer, who sounds so ...

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(ThyBlackMan.com) Few R&B groups from the late 1980s and early 1990s managed to blend vocal precision, stage charisma, and emotional depth quite like Troop. Hailing from Pasadena, California, the five ...

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November 4, 2025 — The smooth sounds of ‘90s R&B will fill Yokut Hall this winter when legendary groups SWV and Shai take the stage at Tachi Palace Casino Resort on Saturday, February 7, 2026. The ...

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