Jaki is a given name and a surname which may refer to:
The Lugbara live in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda , and South Sudan. Their number totaled approximately 240,000, with around 180,000 residing in north-western Uganda, with the remaining population spread across bordering areas of the modern-day Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. The Lugbara people speak in a Sudanese language. The basic social and economic unit found in Lugbara culture is a lineage group under the authority of a male genealogical elder called ba wara, meaning "big man". These lineage groups, often referred to as sub-tribes, typically lived in a village built atop a hillside or ridge. In addition to the male elder, other religious leaders include diviners, oracles, and rain men.
John Arthur "Jaki" Byard was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger. Mainly a pianist, he also played tenor and alto saxophones, among several other instruments. He was known for his eclectic style, incorporating everything from ragtime and stride to free jazz.
Jaki Liebezeit was a German drummer, best known as a founding member of experimental rock band Can. He was called "one of the few drummers to convincingly meld the funky and the cerebral".
Motorik is the 4/4 beat often used by, and heavily associated with, krautrock bands. Coined by music journalists, the term is German for "motor skill". The motorik beat was pioneered by Jaki Liebezeit, drummer with German experimental rock band Can. Klaus Dinger of Neu!, another early pioneer of motorik, later called it the "Apache beat". The motorik beat is heard in one section of Kraftwerk's "Autobahn", a song composed to convey the feeling of driving on the German highway. It is heard throughout Neu!'s "Hallogallo", from their self-titled album Neu!, and used on all subsequent Neu! albums with differing tempos and variations.
Jacqueline Graham is a British singer-songwriter. Following her hit version of "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" with David Grant in 1985, Graham scored a further five UK top 20 hits over a two-year period. In 1994, her cover version of Chaka Khan's hit "Ain't Nobody" reached number one on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs.
Stanley L. Jaki was a Hungarian-born priest of the Benedictine order. From 1975 to his death, he was Distinguished University Professor at Seton Hall University, in South Orange, New Jersey.
An entertainer is a person who entertains
Jacqueline is a given name, the French feminine form of Jacques, also commonly used in the English-speaking world. Older forms and variant spellings were sometimes given to men.
Jaki Shelton Green is an American poet and was appointed North Carolina Poet Laureate in 2018. In November 2009, she was named the first Piedmont Laureate by a collection of Triangle-area arts councils. She currently resides in Mebane, North Carolina. Green teaches Documentary Poetry at Duke University within the Center for Documentary Studies.
Breaking Away is a 1979 film.
Atemlos is the sixth studio album of German electronica and global pop artist Christopher von Deylen under his principal project, the band "Schiller". The album was released on 12 March 2010. The album contains 30 new compositions from Schiller, including two electronic symphonies in 5.1 surround sound. It was internationally marketed as Breathless.
Phantasies is an album by the American jazz pianist Jaki Byard with the Apollo Stompers, recorded in 1984 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.
Here's Jaki is an album by pianist Jaki Byard recorded in 1961 and released on the New Jazz label.
Trae is a given name.
Jakov is a Croatian and Serbian masculine given name, a variant of the biblical names Jacob and James. The name Jacob is of Hebrew origin and means "God protects" and is also a Latin derivative of the original Hebrew name Jakow, which comes from the word Akev and literally translates as "heel". The name Jakov often occurs in other languages, some examples are the names James, Jacques and Diego. According to the latest population census, 11,555 people with the name Jakov live in Croatia. Often the nicknames of Jaki/Јаки, Jakša/Јакша and Jakica/Јакица will be used for people bearing the name. It may refer to:
Rhianna is a feminine name and a variation of the Welsh name Rhiannon. Notable people with the name include:
The Late Show: An Evening with Jaki Byard is a solo performance by American jazz pianist Jaki Byard recorded in 1979 and released as a live album on the HighNote label in 2014.
Patryk Tomasz Jaki Leader of the European Conservatives in the European Parliament. Vice-president of the PiS party since 2024. Member of the European Parliament in the IX and X terms. Polish political scientist and politician holding a PhD in security sciences and serving as an academic lecturer.
Petrik is a name which can serve as a given name and as a surname.
Liebezeit is a surname of German origin. Notable people with the surname include: