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Waliou Jacques Daniel Isheola "Wally" Badarou (born 22 March 1955) is a French-born musician. A synthesizer specialist, Badarou was the long-time associate of the British band Level 42, known for its blend of funk, pop, soul and rock. He has co-written and performed on a number of the band's tracks since their recording début in 1980, later co-producing them. Though not an official member of Level 42, he has long been considered an informal "fifth member"[citation needed] of what has otherwise usually been a quartet with bassist Mark King, drummer Phil Gould, keyboardist Mike Lindup and guitarist Boon Gould. All...

Badar Miandad, also known as Badar Ali Khan, (1968 - March 2, 2007) was a Pakistani singer. He released 22 albums in his native Pakistan. His cousin was the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Most recently, working with producer/arranger/composer Suresh "Baba" Varma, Badar had leapt to the forefront of his art, becoming a Qawwali superstar with Baba Records' multimillion-selling album Good Karma 1. Blending the traditional with the contemporary, the ethereal with erotic, Badar Ali Khan succeeded in transforming this ancient art form into something totally modern, incredibly potent and powerfully intoxicating for contemporary young audiences. He died in 2007...

Tekla Bądarczewska-Baranowska (1834 -September 29, 1861) was a female Polish composer. She became world-famous for her piece Modlitwa dziewicy, or A Maiden's Prayer which was composed in 1856 and first published as a supplement to the Paris Revue et Gazette Musicale in 1859. Possibly one of the biggest selling pieces of piano music of all time, the piece, which is still recorded, is a medium difficulty short piano piece for intermediate pianists. Some have liked it for its charming and romantic melody: others have described it as "sentimental salon tosh". Arthur Loesser described it as ‘this dowdy product of ineptitude’....

Badar Miandad, also known as Badar Ali Khan (1968-2007), was a Pakistani singer. He released twenty-two albums in his native Pakistan. His cousin was Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Working with producer/arranger/composer Suresh "Baba" Varma, Badar leapt to the forefront of his art, becoming a Qawwali superstar with Baba Records' multimillion-selling album Good Karma 1. Blending the traditional with the contemporary, Badar Ali Khan succeeded in transforming this ancient art form into something totally modern. He died in 2007 in Lahore of a heart attack, after two years of heart trouble. .