David Folkes pretends to jump into the foam at the Chaka Khan Hacienda party at Pullman Yards on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. Photo by Ben Gray [email protected] ...

Chaka Khan was born Yvette Marie Stevens on March 23, 1953, in Chicago, Illinois, to Sandra Coleman and Charles Stevens. The oldest of five, Yvette grew up with a love of music, ...

“I’m happy to be a part of this whole thing,” Khan told us, applauding the modern thinkers at the label who put the launch together. As for her favorite song among the 10 hits on the album ...