VOA [Voice of America] Global English : February 18, 2019 04:00PM-05:00PM EST

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Closed captions transcript: 00:00:00 To have to try to resist that priest when I was 00:00:03 a boy who was sexually assaulting me so whatever difficulty him or discomfort this 00:00:09 is for anybody in the papal palace it's nothing compared to what survivors have had 00:00:15 to undergo ahead of the summit program says defrocked former Cardinal Theodore 00:00:18 McCarrick for sexual abuse of minors and adults 00:00:21 a move some saw as positive while others say was all P.R. 00:00:25 I'm Julie Walker China's government accused the US of trying to block its 00:00:29 industrial development Monday by alleging Chinese mobile network gear poses 00:00:33 a cyber security threat to countries rolling out new Internet systems in 00:00:37 a potential blow to the U.S. 00:00:39 Effort rally its allies on the issue British media reported that the country's 00:00:43 intelligence agencies have found it's possible to limit the security risk of using 00:00:47 Chinese equipment so-called five G. 00:00:48 Networks the US argue teaching might use Chinese tech companies to gather 00:00:53 intelligence about foreign countries they use says if the action will be strong if 00:00:57 U.S. Authorities include that European cars are 00:00:59 a threat to national security and should be hit with big tariffs A.P. 00:01:03 Correspondent Charles de la Desmond explains the coast apartment is expected to 00:01:07 issue soon in the pinion of whether or to impulse in danger national security 00:01:11 enough to justify import taxes the president would then have ninety days to decide 00:01:16 whether to impose them now the margarita Sheena's says if the U.S. 00:01:21 Goes ahead with actions detrimental European exports the European Commission would 00:01:26 react in a swift and adequate Brussels and Washington have been trying to work out 00:01:30 a trade deal the progress has been slow I'm sure most of the small businesses and 00:01:35 government offices slowly reopened across Haiti on Monday after more than 00:01:39 a week of violent demonstrations protesters are demanding the resignation of 00:01:43 President Hovan on Moyes after over skyrocketing prices for basic goods amid 00:01:47 allegations of government corruption public transportation resumed in the capital 00:01:51 Port au Prince where people began lining up to buy food water and gasoline as crews 00:01:55 cleared the barricades their voice has refused to step down that was prime minister 00:01:59 said. He's agreed to reduce certain government budgets by thirty percent and also 00:02:03 vowed to investigate alleged misspending tied to 00:02:07 a Venezuelan program that provided Haiti with subsidized oil I'm Nicole Wallace 00:02:13 news. 00:02:22 The axis. It's been over 00:02:27 a year since anything has been posted on our social media pages nearly seven years 00:02:32 and she's released an album and six since she's been on stage but no matter how 00:02:37 long she stays away she will always be welcomed back with open arms from her dying 00:02:43 our loyal fans this week we are traveling back to the nineteen eighties when 00:02:48 a country girl from England began her journey to becoming the most successful 00:02:53 British female solo artist of all time Welcome to 00:02:57 a special throwback edition of the soul lounge spotlight D.J. 00:03:02 And this week we're featuring the mood sounds SHA day I do. 00:04:26 Hello. 00:04:34 To. 00:04:43 Move. 00:04:49 Along 00:04:50 a. Long 00:05:00 long. Long. 00:05:50 Cold. 00:05:59 Shoulder. 00:06:22 Length. 00:07:26 Helen full day i do was born in the Ojo state of Nigeria to 00:07:30 a Nigerian economics professor and 00:07:33 a British nurse her parents separated soon after she was born and sha days mother 00:07:38 moved her and her older brother to England where she was raised in the countryside 00:07:43 by her grandparents in 00:07:44 a rare interview SHA day described her younger self as fiercely independent 00:07:50 a country girl with tomboyish tendencies which seems odd considering her adult 00:07:55 image and sound are decidedly urban sensual and sophisticated. Day has always 00:08:02 been a creative music was not her first love after high school she earned 00:08:07 a place at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design where she studied 00:08:11 fashion during that time she also wrote songs for and occasionally sang backup in 00:08:17 a band called Pride One night she was asked to perform lead on the song we just 00:08:22 heard smooth operator and as it happens there were muse. Industry folks in the 00:08:27 audience and before long she and three of her band mates were signed to Epic 00:08:32 Records their debut album diamond life was released in July of one thousand nine 00:08:37 hundred eighty four and eventually sold over six million copies old wide the band 00:08:43 who called themselves shot day and incorporated sounds of jazz R. And B. 00:08:48 And pop to create a hybrid that was popular at the time in the U.K. 00:08:53 And eventually become the foundation of the neo soul movement in the U.S. 00:08:58 Ten years later. And heard. 00:10:26 This. 00:10:35 Is. Wrong you told to live. 00:10:43 Our Lives lol. Lol. 00:10:52 Lol. 00:10:59 Lol. 00:11:29 Above. 00:11:52 The BE. 00:12:07 Above. 00:13:27 If the thing. 00:17:52 Day's debut album diamond like that was hang on to your love of the album only took 00:17:58 six weeks to record and I want to bring 00:18:00 a war for the best album in one nine hundred eighty five should they release their 00:18:04 second project called Promise which reached number one on the U.K. And the U.S. 00:18:10 Album charts the title came from letters shot days Father wrote to her and which he 00:18:15 referred to the promise of hope to recover from cancer unfortunately it eventually 00:18:20 took his life that same year of the many things that makes the album so Basho the 00:18:25 fight. That it was recorded live is what stands out to me you can hear the soul of 00:18:30 the musicians and of course day throughout I want you to take 00:18:34 a listen so you can hear what I mean here's 00:18:36 a shot today and the sweetest taboo on the soul. 00:18:59 With. 00:20:24 The. 00:22:21 This is the spotlight is weak we are going back to the old school. The life the 00:22:27 music. 00:23:03 Plus. 00:24:21 This. 00:26:11 This. 00:26:25 Stay tuned for more from Shot today when we return for the fall back edition of the 00:26:31 spotlight. Welcome back to the soul lounge spotlight 00:26:38 I'm the lady D.J. 00:26:39 And this week we're taking 00:26:40 a look back at the life and influence of one of the still allusive artists in the 00:26:45 game SHA day whose music is loved and has inspired everyone from 00:26:51 a wreath of Franklin to Missy Elliott she and her band of the same name have sold 00:26:57 over fifty million albums worldwide and according to London's The Sunday Times is 00:27:02 the most successful British female artist in history After two successful multi 00:27:08 platinum albums and sold out world tours SHA de took 00:27:13 a break her six year marriage to Spanish film director Carlos go had ended and she 00:27:19 needed time to focus on her personal life during her time off they met 00:27:23 a Jamaican music producer in the two of them had 00:27:25 a daughter named. Understanding how important it was for her to be there for 00:27:32 a day took 00:27:32 a few more years off to focus on other hood and finally in one nine hundred ninety 00:27:36 two they went back into the studio to record her fourth album titled Love deluxe 00:27:43 critics panned the album calling it icy and void of hard feeling but that didn't 00:27:48 stop diehard fans from supporting the project love deluxe reached the top in five 00:27:53 countries thanks to its first single which by many is considered one of shot his 00:27:58 signature song this is no ordinary love. Life. 00:29:35 Poll. 00:31:12 Come. 00:34:29 Race to. 00:34:40 Ah. 00:35:00 Ah. Ah ah. 00:35:14 Ah ah. 00:35:27 ah Ah ah ah ah. 00:35:37 ah Ah ah ah. 00:36:14 Ah ah. 00:36:23 Ah ah ah ah ah ah. ah Ah ah ah. 00:36:33 Ah ah. 00:36:42 Q O. 00:36:52 O. 00:37:11 O. 00:38:35 O. 00:38:54 If you're enjoying that week celebration day let me know I'm on Facebook and 00:38:59 Twitter at V.O.A. Lady D.J. 00:39:02 You can also suggest artist you'd like to hear covered during future spotlights But 00:39:07 now let's get back to this is charged the day on the soul and spotlight. 00:40:05 Was. 00:40:44 She to you. 00:43:11 Yes. 00:44:20 That was cherish the day from one thousand nine hundred two album Love the locks it 00:44:25 would be eight years before she would release another it's unclear what day it was 00:44:29 during during that time as she just out of the spotlight shadow has said many times 00:44:35 . That she's not 00:44:36 a fan of being famous and she finds the media's fascination with her personal life 00:44:41 both invasive and disturbing so she's become somewhat of 00:44:45 a wreck loose her band however continue to work under the name Sweetback and they 00:44:50 released their self titled debut album in one thousand nine for in the year two 00:44:55 thousand shot declared that she was ready for 00:44:58 a comeback so she and the band returned to the studio to begin work on Lovers Rock 00:45:03 named for the music that day listen to in our youth 00:45:07 a departure from their jazz influence sound Lovers Rock was heavy on the R. And B. 00:45:12 The soul that been the Reggae the album are in them 00:45:16 a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album and lead single by your side was nominated for 00:45:21 Best Pop female vocal performance Here's shot today with by your side on the soul. 00:46:49 Probably. Follow you. To my. 00:47:02 Column. 00:47:09 Blah. Blah blah blah blah. 00:47:19 Blah blah. Blah blah. 00:47:29 Blah blah blah. Blah. 00:47:38 Blah. Blah blah. 00:47:57 Funny. 00:49:45 Following the release of Lovers Rock day disappeared again for ten years now what 00:49:51 we do know is that during that time shot they moved into 00:49:54 a small remote town in England and focused on raising her daughter alongside her 00:50:00 boy and his son she made 00:50:01 a few rare public appearances including at the order of the British Empire is our 00:50:06 O.B.E. 00:50:07 Ceremony that honored her for her services to music one of the most prestigious 00:50:12 honors for British artists. Shad 00:50:15 a six album Soldier of Love was released in two thousand and ten it debuted at the 00:50:21 top of the two hundred chart selling happened million copies and it's very first 00:50:26 week 00:50:26 a testament to the love and the loyalty of shot these fanbase so here we are in two 00:50:32 thousand and seventeen and I've been hearing whispers of rumors that day is back in 00:50:37 the studio and as 00:50:39 a dying art fan who has never seen her live I'm certainly hoping it's true seeing 00:50:44 her on stage the shot it experience is certainly high on my bucket list but in the 00:50:50 mean time of course we have over twenty years of music to enjoy well Dolly's thank 00:50:55 you again for joining me on another soul lounge spot like I will be back next week 00:51:00 with music from another one of your favorite soul artists and between then and now 00:51:06 I'll be sure to reach out to me via social media Facebook and Twitter at V.O.A. 00:51:10 Lady D.J. 00:51:12 Until we meet again take care of yourselves and each other piece. Your inside. 00:51:57 It's all along. 00:54:22 Greg. 00:54:33 Greg. 00:55:33 Greg this is the only news I'm getting all right protesters are gathering to cross 00:55:39 the US to decry president Donald Trump's declaration of 00:55:42 a national emergency to fund his planned to US Mexico border wall organized by the 00:55:47 liberal group Move On and others of the President's Day demonstrations assailed the 00:55:51 declaration as undemocratic anti immigrant and based on 00:55:55 a nonexistent emergency protester Bishop Harrison says it does nothing to make the 00:55:59 country safer this is 00:56:01 a law we need the Mexico nor Congress will pay for that the American people do not 00:56:06 want. Well not make any more secure their cooperation shifts billions of 00:56:13 dollars for 00:56:13 a military can. Into the border the move came after Congress didn't approve as much 00:56:18 as Mr Trump wanted for the Wall President Trump is firing back after a former F.B.I. 00:56:23 Official went public with bombshell claim he suggested Monday that key law 00:56:27 enforcement officials engaged in treasonous activity when they considered invoking 00:56:31 a constitutional amendment to remove him from office A.P.'s Rita Foley explains and 00:56:37 the fired F.B.I. Deputy director has a new book out.