-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- teena marie , a celebrated r&b singer-songwriter , was found dead sunday at her california home , her manager said . rising 2,400 feet above sea level , like myanmar 's own miniature mount fuji , mount popa , a volcano in the centre of the country is home to a hidden monastery . at its summit , taung kalat is a beautiful buddhist haven , home to monkeys , statuesque , golden buddhas , and according to legend , a group of long-suffering spirits . an active place of worship , burmese pilgrims visit each year , especially during the full moon festival seasons of nayon and nadaw , in may and november respectively . during december and in april , locals hike from the foot of mount popa to its summit , to take part in the thingyan festival . born mary christine brockert in santa monica , california , the 54-year-old artist famously paired with late funk legend rick james and was nominated four times for a grammy award , according to her official website . marie was found dead by her daughter after apparently dying in her sleep , manager mike gardner said . `` teena was a black voice trapped in a white body , '' said cathy hughes , founder of radio one , a broadcasting company that targets african-american and urban listeners . `` i would always tell her that she was one of the greatest vocalists of our time . '' among her songs were `` lovergirl , '' `` portuguese love , '' `` ooo la la la , '' and `` i 'm a sucker for your love . '' while no cause of death has been released , the singer 's publicist lynn jeter said that marie suffered a grand mal seizure -- a neurological event , marked by loss of consciousness and violent muscle contractions , according to the mayo clinic -- a month ago . franck ribery has dismissed reports linking wolfsburg forward kevin de bruyne with bayern munich as a potential replacement for the former france international or his team-mate arjen robben . de bruyne , who spent his two years at chelsea largely on loan before joining the second-placed bundesliga club , has scored nine goals this season and is topping the league 's assist charts with 16 -- seven more than the next best . but ribery says despite his impressive form the 23-year-old belgian is the wrong style of player to come in under pep guardiola because he has different assets to himself and the holland winger . kevin de bruyne is linked with bayern munich as a potential replacement for the club 's veteran forwards . the wolfsburg playmaker , here in action for belgium against israel , has 16 assists and nine goals this season . bayern 's franck ribery says despite de bruyne 's impressive form he is the wrong type of player for munich . `` luckily , someone was there , '' jeter said of that seizure . `` the ambulance took her to the hospital , and on the way she had another seizure . '' the publicist said that she had a `` great '' conversation on saturday with marie , who told her that she was excited about heading to atlanta to perform this week -- in what would have been her first performance since the seizure . marie sang under various record labels , including motown , epic , stax records and cash money classics , since bursting on the scene as a 19-year-old , according to her website . her last studio album , congo square , featured several collaborations . `` i am horrified by the sudden death of my darling teena marie , '' motown founder berry gordy said in a statement sent by his publicist . `` she was my ` baby , ' always true to herself , always true to her heart . '' berry called her a `` powerhouse performer , writer , producer and arranger . '' `` when i first auditioned her she was so awesome she blew me away , '' gordy said . `` she had so much soul -- the only thing white about her was her skin . '' the incredible spot is also a known gathering place for burmese spirits known as nats . the 37 great nats were aristocrats who died in painful circumstances such as leprosy , beheadings and snake bites . having endured such hardships , it is thought they deserve to be worshipped after death , so pilgrims make the mammoth journey up 777 winding steps to leave offerings to them from money to bottles of whiskey . the magical mountain is steeped in myth and legend , and is known by some as myanmar 's mount olympus . lofty pilgrimage : the buddhist monastery sits 737 metres above the sea on top of the mount popa volcano in central myanmar . ` he is not a player who takes the ball and dribbles forward and likes to have the opponents in front of him , ' ribery told german publication sport bild . ` de bruyne is great , when he fits the counterattack . at bayern , however , you usually only have three or four metres in front of you , not a lot of room . but he is a good player and he is still young , so he can still learn . ' `` the enduring influence of teena 's inspirational , trailblazing career , could only have been made possible through her brilliant song-writing , showmanship and high energy passion which laid the ground work for the future generations of r&b , hip-hop , and soul , '' said gene rumsey , chief label officer with concord music group . `` we feel extremely fortunate to have worked with a visionary who changed music in indelible ways . '' eddie levert , founder of the vocal group the o'jays , praised marie as both a singer and mother . `` there are a lot of black people who swore by her and believed in her , as far as her music was concerned , '' he said . `` she was a good mom , and to me , that is saying a lot . '' cnn 's roland s. martin and denise quan contributed to this report . taung kalat , is an active place of worship and a well-known gathering place for burmese spirits known as nats . ribery and robben 's contracts run out in 2017 and both have endured injuries worries of late prompting reports that an injection of youth such as 23-year-old de bruyne could be good for the club . ribery -lrb- left -rrb- says de bruyne 's counter-attacking skills do n't mesh with the style of pep guardiola -lrb- right -rrb- . ribery has struggled with injuries of late and has been linked with moves away from the bundesliga leaders . should bayern be in the market for a young attacker , however , ribery knows precisely who he 'd want to see at allianz arena -- de bruyne 's belgian team-mate eden hazard . ` he attacks all of the time . he loves to run at his opponent , ' he said . ` but he plays at chelsea - this could be very expensive for bayern . ' holy abode : the buddhist monastery is home to elaborately decorated buddhas and troops of macaque monkeys . panoramic views : from the top of mount popa pilgrims can see the spectacular ancient city of bagan . burmese pilgrims visit the sacred area each year , especially at festival season on the full moon of nayon and the full moon of nadaw . pilgrims and visitors admire the colourful shrines to the 37 burmese spirits known as nats . the incredible spot on top of the mount popa volcano is also a known gathering place for burmese spirits known as nats . the magical mountain is steeped in myth and legend , and is known by some as myanmar 's mount olympus . if bayern do go for de bruyne , against their outspoken veteran 's advice , they 'll have competition from manchester city , who have met with his representatives , along with paris saint-germain . wolfsburg are said to be keen to hang onto him for at least one more campaign that should include next season 's champions league . chelsea 's eden hazard would be an ideal fit with guardiola and the allianz arena , says ribery , but expensive .
taung kalat , on top of mount popa , in central myanmar , is part of a pilgrimage site of nat temples and relics . it is an active place of worship and gathering place for burmese spirits known as the 37 great nats . the nats died in painful circumstances such as snake bites , leprosy , beheading , forceful immolation and drowning .
seizure . `` the ambulance took her to the hospital , and on the way she had another seizure . '' the publicist said that she had a `` great '' conversation on saturday with marie , who told her that she was excited about heading to atlanta to perform this week -- in what would have been her first performance since the seizure . marie sang under various record labels , including motown , epic , stax records and cash money classics , since bursting on the scene as a 19-year-old , according to her website . her last studio album , congo square , featured several collaborations . `` i am horrified by the sudden death of my darling teena marie , '' motown founder berry gordy said in a statement sent by his publicist . `` she was my ` baby , ' always true to herself , always true to her heart . '' berry called her a `` powerhouse performer , writer , producer and arranger . '' `` when i first auditioned her she was so awesome she blew me away , '' gordy said . `` she had so much soul -- the only thing white about her was her skin . '' the incredible spot is also a known gathering place for burmese spirits known as nats . the 37 great nats were aristocrats who died in painful circumstances such as leprosy , beheadings and snake bites . having endured such hardships , it is thought they deserve to be worshipped after death , so pilgrims make the mammoth journey up 777 winding steps to leave offerings to them from money to bottles of whiskey . the magical mountain is steeped in myth and legend , and is known by some as myanmar 's mount olympus . lofty pilgrimage : the buddhist monastery sits 737 metres above the sea on top of the mount popa volcano in central myanmar . ` he is not a player who takes the ball and dribbles forward and likes to have the opponents in front of him , ' ribery told german publication sport bild . ` de bruyne is great , when he fits the counterattack . at bayern , however , you usually only have three or four metres in front of you , not a lot of room . but he is a good player and he is still young , so he can still learn . ' `` the enduring influence of teena 's inspirational , trailblazing career , could only have been made possible through her brilliant song-writing , showmanship and high energy passion which laid the ground work for the future generations of r&b , hip-hop , and soul , '' said gene rumsey , chief label officer with concord music group . `` we feel extremely fortunate to have worked with a visionary who changed music in indelible ways . '' eddie levert , founder of the vocal group the o'jays , praised marie as both a singer and mother . `` there are a lot of black people who swore by her and believed in her , as far as her music was concerned , '' he said . `` she was a good mom , and to me , that is saying a lot . '' cnn 's roland s. martin and denise quan contributed to this report . taung kalat , is an active place of worship and a well-known gathering place for burmese spirits known as nats . ribery and robben 's contracts run out in 2017 and both have endured injuries worries of late prompting reports that an injection of youth such as 23-year-old de bruyne could be good for the club . ribery -lrb- left -rrb- says de bruyne 's counter-attacking skills do n't mesh with the style of pep guardiola -lrb- right -rrb- . ribery has struggled with injuries of late and has been linked with moves away from the bundesliga leaders . should bayern be in the market for a young attacker , however , ribery knows precisely who he 'd want to see at allianz arena -- de bruyne 's belgian team-mate eden hazard . ` he attacks all of the time . he loves to run at his opponent , ' he said . ` but he plays at chelsea - this could be very expensive for bayern . ' holy abode : the buddhist monastery is home to elaborately decorated buddhas and troops of macaque monkeys . panoramic views : from the top of mount popa pilgrims can see the spectacular ancient city of bagan . burmese pilgrims visit the sacred area each year , especially at festival season on the full moon of nayon and the full moon of nadaw . pilgrims and visitors admire the colourful shrines to the 37 burmese spirits known as nats . the incredible spot on top of the mount popa volcano is also a known gathering place for burmese spirits known as nats . the magical mountain is steeped in myth and legend , and is known by some as myanmar 's mount olympus . if bayern do go for de bruyne , against their outspoken veteran 's advice , they 'll have competition from manchester city , who have met with his representatives , along with paris saint-germain . wolfsburg are said to be keen to hang onto him for at least one more campaign that should include next season 's champions league . chelsea 's eden hazard would be an ideal fit with guardiola and the allianz arena , says ribery , but expensive .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- teena marie , a celebrated r&b singer-songwriter , was found dead sunday at her california home , her manager said . rising 2,400 feet above sea level , like myanmar 's own miniature mount fuji , mount popa , a volcano in the centre of the country is home to a hidden monastery . at its summit , taung kalat is a beautiful buddhist haven , home to monkeys , statuesque , golden buddhas , and according to legend , a group of long-suffering spirits . an active place of worship , burmese pilgrims visit each year , especially during the full moon festival seasons of nayon and nadaw , in may and november respectively . during december and in april , locals hike seizure . `` the ambulance took her to the hospital , and on the way she had another seizure . '' the publicist said that she had a `` great '' conversation on saturday with marie , who told her that she was excited about heading to atlanta to perform this week -- in what would have been her first performance since the seizure . marie sang under various record labels , including motown , epic , stax records and cash money classics , since bursting on the scene as a 19-year-old , according to her website . her last studio album , congo square , featured several collaborations . `` i am horrified by the sudden death of my darling teena marie , '' motown founder berry to be worshipped after death , so pilgrims make the mammoth journey up 777 winding steps to leave offerings to them from money to bottles of whiskey . the magical mountain is steeped in myth and legend , and is known by some as myanmar 's mount olympus . lofty pilgrimage : the buddhist monastery sits 737 metres above the sea on top of the mount popa volcano in central myanmar . ` he is not a player who takes the ball and dribbles forward and likes to have the opponents in front of him , ' ribery told german publication sport bild . ` de bruyne is great , when he fits the counterattack . at bayern , however , you usually only have three or four metres in front of you , not a lot of room . but he is a good player and he is still young , so he can still learn . ' `` the enduring influence of teena 's inspirational , trailblazing career , could only have been made possible through her brilliant song-writing , showmanship and high energy passion which laid the ground work for the future generations of r&b , hip-hop , and soul , '' said gene rumsey , chief label officer with concord music group . `` we feel extremely fortunate to have worked with a visionary who changed music in indelible ways . '' eddie levert , founder of the vocal group the o'jays , praised marie as both a singer and mother . `` there are a lot of black people who swore by her and believed in her , as far as her music was concerned , '' he said . `` she was a good mom , and to me , that is saying a lot . '' cnn 's roland s. martin and denise quan contributed to this report . taung kalat , is an active place of worship and a well-known gathering place for burmese spirits known as nats . ribery and robben 's contracts run out in 2017 and both have endured injuries worries of late prompting reports that an injection of youth such as 23-year-old de bruyne could be good for the club . ribery -lrb- left -rrb- says de bruyne 's counter-attacking skills do n't mesh with the style of pep guardiola -lrb- right -rrb- . ribery has struggled with injuries of late and has been linked with moves away from the bundesliga leaders . should bayern be in the market for a young attacker , however , ribery knows precisely who he 'd want to see at allianz arena -- de bruyne 's belgian team-mate eden hazard . ` he attacks all of the time . he loves to run at his opponent , ' he said . ` but he plays at chelsea - this could be very expensive for bayern . ' holy abode : the buddhist monastery is home to elaborately decorated buddhas and troops of macaque monkeys . panoramic views : from the top of mount popa pilgrims can see the spectacular ancient city of bagan . burmese pilgrims visit the sacred area each year , especially at festival season on the full moon of nayon and the full moon of nadaw . pilgrims and visitors admire the colourful shrines to the 37 burmese spirits known as nats . the incredible spot on top of the mount popa volcano is also a known gathering place for burmese spirits known as nats . the magical mountain is steeped in myth and legend , and is known by some as myanmar 's mount olympus . if bayern do go for de bruyne , against their outspoken veteran 's advice , they 'll have competition from manchester city , who have met with his representatives , along with paris saint-germain . wolfsburg are said to be keen to hang onto him for at least one more campaign that should include next season 's champions league . chelsea 's eden hazard would be an ideal fit with guardiola and the allianz arena , says ribery , but expensive .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- teena marie, a celebrated r&b singer-songwriter was found sunday, her manager rising 2,400, like myanmar 's own miniature mount fuji mount popa a volcano is home a hidden monastery at its summit, taung kalat is a beautiful buddhist haven, home monkeys statuesque, golden buddhas according group long-suffering spirits an active place, burmese pilgrims visit each especially the full moon festival seasons nayon and nadaw, may and november respectively during december and in, locals hike from the foot mount popa its summit, take the thingyan festival born mary christine brockert in santa monica, the 54-year-old artist famously paired late funk legend rick james was nominated four a grammy award, according marie was found by after apparently dying, manager mike gardner `` teena was a black voice trapped, '' cathy hughes founder radio one, a broadcasting company targets african-american and urban listeners `` i would always her one the greatest vocalists. '' among her songs were lovergirl, `` portuguese love ooo la 'm a sucker your love. '' while no cause released, the singer 's publicist lynn jeter marie suffered a grand mal seizure -- a neurological event, marked loss violent muscle contractions according the mayo clinic -- a month franck ribery has dismissed reports linking wolfsburg forward kevin de bruyne bayern munich a potential replacement the former france international or his team-mate arjen robben. de bruyne, who spent his two years chelsea largely loan before the second-placed bundesliga club, scored topping 16 -- seven. but ribery says despite his impressive form the 23-year-old belgian the wrong style come under pep guardiola because different assets himself the holland winger. kevin de bruyne is linked bayern munich as the club 's veteran forwards. the wolfsburg playmaker, here in action for belgium against israel has 16 assists nine goals this. bayern 's franck ribery says despite de bruyne 's impressive form the wrong type munich. `` luckily, someone was there, '' jeter of that seizure. `` the ambulance took her, on had another seizure. '' the publicist that she a `` great '' conversation on saturday marie, told excited heading atlanta perform this -- in what the seizure. marie sang under various record labels, motown epic stax records cash money classics since bursting as 19, according her last studio album, congo square featured several collaborations. `` i am horrified the sudden death my darling teena marie, '' motown founder berry gordy sent. `` she my ` baby, ' always true always her heart '' berry called her a `` powerhouse performer, writer producer arranger '' `` when i first auditioned her she so awesome blew, '' gordy. `` she had so much soul -- white about. '' the incredible spot is also a known gathering place burmese spirits known nats. the 37 great nats were aristocrats died painful circumstances such, beheadings snake bites having endured such hardships, it thought they deserve worshipped after death so pilgrims make mammoth journey up 777 winding steps leave offerings from money to bottles whiskey the magical mountain is steeped myth, known some myanmar 's mount olympus lofty pilgrimage : the buddhist monastery sits 737 on top the mount popa volcano central myanmar ` he is a player takes forward likes have the opponents in, ' ribery told german publication sport bild. ` de bruyne is great, when fits the counterattack. at bayern, however, you usually only three or four metres, not. but he still, learn. ' `` the enduring influence teena 's inspirational, trailblazing career, could only made through her brilliant song-writing showmanship high energy passion which laid r&b, soul, '' said gene rumsey chief label officer with concord music group. `` we feel extremely worked a visionary who changed music indelible ways. '' eddie levert, founder the vocal group the o'jays praised marie as both a singer mother. `` there black people swore her believed, as far her music ''. `` she a good mom, and to, that saying. '' cnn 's roland s. martin and denise quan contributed. taung kalat, is an active place burmese spirits known nats ribery robben 's contracts run 2017 both have endured injuries worries of late prompting reports an injection youth such 23-year-old de bruyne good. ribery -lrb- left -rrb- says de bruyne 's counter-attacking skills do n't mesh the style pep guardiola. ribery has struggled with injuries of moves away the bundesliga leaders. should bayern be in the market a young attacker, however, ribery knows precisely 'd see at allianz arena -- de bruyne 's belgian team-mate eden hazard ` he attacks all the time. he loves run at his opponent, ' he said ` but he plays at chelsea - this could very expensive bayern. ' holy abode : the buddhist monastery is home elaborately decorated buddhas troops macaque monkeys. panoramic views : from mount popa pilgrims can the spectacular ancient city bagan. burmese pilgrims visit the sacred area each, especially at festival season on the full moon nayon and nadaw. pilgrims and visitors admire the colourful shrines to the 37 burmese spirits known nats. the incredible spot top the mount popa volcano is also a known gathering place burmese spirits known nats. the magical mountain is steeped myth, known some myanmar 's mount olympus if bayern do go for de bruyne, against their outspoken veteran 's advice 'll competition from manchester city who met his representatives along paris saint-germain. wolfsburg are said keen hang him that should include next season 's champions league. chelsea 's eden hazard would an ideal fit with guardiola the allianz arena, says ribery but expensive.
to be worshipped after death , so pilgrims make the mammoth journey up 777 winding steps to leave offerings to them from money to bottles of whiskey . the magical mountain is steeped in myth and legend , and is known by some as myanmar 's mount olympus . lofty pilgrimage : the buddhist monastery sits 737 metres above the sea on top of the mount popa volcano in central myanmar . ` he is not a player who takes the ball and dribbles forward and likes to have the opponents in front of him , ' ribery told german publication sport bild . ` de bruyne is great , when he fits the counterattack . at bayern , however , you usually only have three or four metres in front of you , not a lot of room . but he is a good player and he is still young , so he can still learn . ' `` the enduring influence of teena 's inspirational , trailblazing career , could only have been made possible through her brilliant song-writing , showmanship and high energy passion which laid the ground work for the future generations of r&b , hip-hop , and soul , '' said gene rumsey , chief label officer with concord music group . `` we feel extremely fortunate to have worked with a visionary who changed music in indelible ways . '' eddie levert , founder of the vocal group the o'jays , praised marie as both a singer and mother . `` there are a lot of black people who swore by her and believed in her , as far as her music was concerned , '' he said . `` she was a good mom , and to me , that is saying a lot . '' cnn 's roland s. martin and denise quan contributed to this report . taung kalat , is an active place of worship and a well-known gathering place for burmese spirits known as nats . ribery and robben 's contracts run out in 2017 and both have endured injuries worries of late prompting reports that an injection of youth such as 23-year-old de bruyne could be good for the club . ribery -lrb- left -rrb- says de bruyne 's counter-attacking skills do n't mesh with the style of pep guardiola -lrb- right -rrb- . ribery has struggled with injuries of late and has been linked with moves away from the bundesliga leaders . should bayern be in the market for a young attacker , however , ribery knows precisely who he 'd want to see at allianz arena -- de bruyne 's belgian team-mate eden hazard . ` he attacks all of the time . he loves to run at his opponent , ' he said . ` but he plays at chelsea - this could be very expensive for bayern . ' holy abode : the buddhist monastery is home to elaborately decorated buddhas and troops of macaque monkeys . panoramic views : from the top of mount popa pilgrims can see the spectacular ancient city of bagan . burmese pilgrims visit the sacred area each year , especially at festival season on the full moon of nayon and the full moon of nadaw . pilgrims and visitors admire the colourful shrines to the 37 burmese spirits known as nats . the incredible spot on top of the mount popa volcano is also a known gathering place for burmese spirits known as nats . the magical mountain is steeped in myth and legend , and is known by some as myanmar 's mount olympus . if bayern do go for de bruyne , against their outspoken veteran 's advice , they 'll have competition from manchester city , who have met with his representatives , along with paris saint-germain . wolfsburg are said to be keen to hang onto him for at least one more campaign that should include next season 's champions league . chelsea 's eden hazard would be an ideal fit with guardiola and the allianz arena , says ribery , but expensive .
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