Nigerian- Irish double bass player Professor Chinyere Adah Nwanoku has made the BBC Woman’s Power List. In the list which has the likes of Beyonce and Taylor Swift, she takes the number nine spot.
Chi-chi, as she is popularly called, is the founder of the Chineke Orchestra, the founder of the first professional majority black and minority ethnic (BME) orchestra in Europe.
She is also a founder member of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
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| Wolf Alice's Ellie Rowsell, Beyonce, Adele and Taylor Swift |
Beyonce tops the list of the music industry’s ‘most influential women’, thanks to her “feminism, activism and empowering musical messages”. Elsewhere, women from throughout the industry and behind the scenes are also celebrated for their dedication and impact.
“It’s a celebration of 40 incredible women but hopefully it doesn’t stop there,” broadcaster and judge Tina Daheley told the BBC. “A lot of the people on the list are coming on to the programme, and I think that’s where the conversation will start.”
Speaking of Beyonce’s top ranking, Daheley continued: “She’s one of those people who’s absolutely in charge of her own destiny and she’s using that platform in a way that makes a difference: empowering black people in America, addressing injustice head-on and championing women.
“It’s not just the lyrics and activism in her music which, you could cynically say, sells music,” she continues. “She puts her money where her mouth is and she’s contributed to Black Lives Matter and the people affected by Hurricane Katrina.”
Check out the full top 20 below:
1. Beyoncé
2. Taylor Swift
3. Vanessa Reed (PRS for Music)
4. Adele
5. Stacey Tang (MD of RCA Records)
6. Gillian Moore (Director of music at Southbank Centre)
7. Rebecca Allen (President of Decca Records)
8. Marin Alsop
9. Chi-chi Nwanoku
10. Maggie Crowe (Director of events at BPI)
11. Olga Fitzroy
12. Annie Mac
13. Desiree Perez
14. Cardi B
15. Sia
16. Ellie Rowsell (Wolf Alice
17. Sarah Stennett
18. Nicola Benedetti
19. Hattie Collins
20. Dua Lipa
The 🚨TOP 10🚨 #WomenInMusic on the #WHPowerList have been revealed! 🌟 Featuring the most iconic performers, heads of labels, & topped by no less than @beyonce 👑🐝 #BBCMusicDay https://t.co/rrPgnLGp0l pic.twitter.com/jgR6RnyNwP— BBC Woman's Hour (@BBCWomansHour) September 28, 2018
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No.20 is @DUALIPA 🎙 Her 💔 bangers have sound-tracked our lives since she hit the charts. She was the most streamed woman of 2017 according to @Spotify & became the 1st woman to be nominated for five @BRITs 🖐 We ❤️️ her #newrules #WHPowerList https://t.co/XVsBX1CW7j pic.twitter.com/cWXnoU1Oyy— BBC Woman's Hour (@BBCWomansHour) September 28, 2018
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