Sawa may refer to:

• The Sawa peoples of Cameroon
• Sawa, Syrian internet service provider

Locations

• Sawa, Nepal
• The Sawa Defence Training Centre of Eritrea
• Sawa, Lesser Poland Voivodeship (south Poland)

Arts

• SAWA, Japanese techno-pop singer
• Devon Sawa, Canadian actor
• Sawa, the main character in the 1998 film Kite and 2008 film Kite Liberator along with Monaka.

Media

• Radio Sawa, an Arabic-language radio station

People

• Homare Sawa, Japanese soccer player
• Józef Sawa-Caliński, Cossack, commander in Confederation of Bar
• Metropolitan Sawa, Patriarch of the Polish Orthodox Church

See also[link]

• Sahwa (disambiguation)

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Helen Meles
Background information
Origin	Eritrea
Genres	Eritrean music
Occupations	Lead singer and Actress
Instruments	vocals
Years active	1990's-present

Helen Meles is a prominent Eritrean Singer and Actress. She has released several albums and appeared in many top-rated Eritrean films.^[1]

Biography[link]

"Helen Meles - Soulful voice which sends strong vibes all over"

Helen Meles' biography is the story one of the biggest African stars of the early 21st century. She established herself as a talented singer, bona fide diva during her two decade long musical career. She has become one of the biggest selling Eritrean artists of all time, and has captured the hearts and minds of Eritreans and neighbouring African countries alike.

Her Musical Career started in her early years at the age of 8 when she joined the Kassala RED FLOWERS band (ቀያሕቲ ዕምባባ) which was formed by the EPLF's Education Branch of Kassala. With the band she performed in different places of Sudan as a Lead Singer. Her friends describe her as a free-spirited and rebellious individual who was not afraid to show her ‘other’ sides of her personalities. Helen is a highly passionate artist who reads and is responsive to her own feelings, a trait which is not clearly exhibited in many artists, especially those from the fighter community. One can feel the throbbing of her soulful voice which sends strong vibes all over. Her beauty is mesmerising and it can be described by her proud and majestic posture and her profile can be sketched by her captivating facial expressions while doing her dance routines.Strangely, if one is not familiar with her history, she does not exhibit any indication of the harsh life she led in the battlefields of Eritrea in her looks. Indeed, she was a combatant with a strong touch of music in her. Although somewhat camouflaged, perhaps carefully depicted, she seems to elegantly include her past experiences in her some of her songs.

Helen's expertise lies in popular music which encompasses a wide range of styles of both local and international origins. She takes Tigrinya music to a different level by mixing traditional and modern music which is influenced by European, Arabic and African music. For instance, (only junior to the Creator) “ምንኣስ ፈጣሪ’’, can be described as one of the most interesting songs from the ‘ResAni’ CD because of its new style which Helen introduces in the song – a mixture of South African beat accompanied by a gospel-like sound. Helen can easily be compared to the diva of the Eritrean music scene of the sixties and seventies, Mrs Tberh Tesfahunegn, who instilled (ዘስረጸት) a strong patriotic feeling in many young Eritreans of the time. Both Tberh and Helen sing from the heart and their musical styles, although separated by decades of events and technological developments, are interestingly similar. It is vague how deep Helen’s knowledge of Teberh is, as there exists a generational divide between them.

One can feel that there is a controversy in her style, as opposed to her lyricists’ and composer/producers’ input in her songs. It is bit confusing to tell whether they complement each other or simply tear each other apart beautifully. Whether they are at odds or complement each other, the end product is highly interesting. It would be interesting to see how Helen Meles’s confident demeanour, her untamed passion, her eloquent language of the heart, and most of all, her powerful voice can yet again transform Eritrean music into another level in the coming decade.

Discography and Acting Career[link]

1. CD ALBUMS

• Vol. 1 - Kuhulay Segen - 1997
  
• Vol. 2 - 'Ti Gezana - 1998 (Remix of Tebereh Tesfahuney Oldies)
  
• Mamina (Remix of Amleset Abay Oldies) feat. Amleset Abay
  
• Vol. 3 - Remix Of Kuhulay Segen - 2000
  
• Vol. 4. - Res'ani - 2003
  
• Vol. 5 - Halewat - 2006
  

2. Single Hit Releases

• Abey keydu silimatki (1990),* Eza adey (1998),* Warsay (1998),* Shabai /AKA/ Aba Selie (1999),* Debdabieu (1999), * Mesilka we (2000),* Sham (2000),* Betey (2001),* Gagyeka (2002),* Nacfa (2003),* Nibat fikri (2003),* Likie (2003),* Nisa tinber (2003),* Kewhi lubu (2004),* Manta Fikri (2004),* Ertrawit ade (2004),* Halime Ember (2005),* Fir Fir (2006),* Nihnan nisikin (2006),* Abaka Ember (2006),* Tsetser (2008),* Menesey (2010),* Rahsi (2011).

3. Acting Career

• Fikrin Kunatn (1997), * Debdabieu (1999), * Mesilka'we (2000), * Rahel (2002), * Manta Fikri (2004), * Tuwyo Netsela (2006), * Menyu Tehatati (2007)

National Awards[link]

1. 2000 3rd AbaSelie (Shabay) EriTv Award National Songs
2. 2001 4th Sham Raimoc Eritrean Artistic Award
3. 2001 1st Sham EriTv Award Top Ten Love Songs
4. 2003 3rd Res’Ani, 4th Nib’At Fikri, 7th NisiHa Fikri Top Ten Eri-Festival Artistic Award
5. 2005 1st Halime Ember Top Ten Eri-Festival Artistic Award
6. 2006 2nd Fir Fir Top Ten Eri-Festival Artistic Award
7. 2007 7th Beleni’ta Top Ten Eri-Festival Artistic Award

See also[link]

• Music of Eritrea

References[link]

 2. Eritrean Compass

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Rose Muhando,born 1976 in Dumila village, Kilosa District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania, is a popular East African Swahili gospel artist.

Rose, a former devout Muslim and mother of three, claims to have seen a vision of Jesus Christ while indisposed on her sick bed at the age of nine,having suffered for three years, after which she was healed and later converted to Christianity.

She started her music career as a choir teacher in Dodoma's Saint Mary’s Choir for the Chimuli Anglican Church.

Accomplishments[link]

On January 31, 2005, Rose Muhando was awarded the best composer, best singer, and for the best album of the year during the Tanzania Gospel Music Award Concert, 2004.

In December 2005 she participated in a Gospel concert to help raise funds for a Daresalam children orphanage.

On Feb 2011 Rose Muhando signed multi album recording deal with Sony Music. The signing was announced at a press conference in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on February 9 and is the first deal of its kind for East Africa.

Some of her albums include:

1.Mteule Uwe Macho,2004

2.Kitimutimu,2005

3.Jipange Sawasawa,2008.^[1][2]

Awards[link]

• 2005 Tanzania Music Awards: Best Female Vocalist & Best Religious Song ("Mteule uwe macho") ^[3]

References[link]

2009 The Best Tanzanian Gospel Singer Awards: Rose Mhando; The Best Singer in Tanzania, awarded Tsh 200, 000 by Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation TBC under the Umbrella of her song called ‘Nibebe’

Refer to this link written in Swahili http://wapotz.org/blog/2010/01/09/rosemhando Won best female gospel artist in Africa(2008)in the groove awards held in Kenya.

External links[link]

• http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/118508707/PDFSTART
• http://kenyachristian.blogspot.com/2008/03/artist-spolight-rose-muhando-in-todays.html
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89maW4DxP7k
• http://lyrics.fienipa.com/en/node/2218
• Presenting The Dynamic Gospel Singer -- Rose Muhando

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Pierre Littbarski

Personal information
Full name	Pierre Michael Littbarski
Date of birth	(1960-04-16) 16 April 1960 (age 52)
Place of birth	West Berlin, West Germany
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Winger, Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1967–1976	VfL Schöneberg
1976–1978	FC Hertha 03 Zehlendorf
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1978–1986	1. FC Köln	234	(89)
1986–1987	RC Paris	34	(4)
1987–1993	1. FC Köln	172	(27)
1993–1995	JEF United Chiba	63	(10)
1996–1997	Brummell Sendai	29	(5)
Total		532	(135)
National team
1979–1982	West Germany U-21	21	(18)
1980	West Germany B	1	(0)
1981–1990	West Germany	73	(18)
Teams managed
1999–2000	Yokohama F.C.
2001	Bayer Leverkusen (assistant)
2001–2002	MSV Duisburg
2003–2004	Yokohama F.C.
2005–2006	Sydney FC
2006–2008	Avispa Fukuoka
2008	Saipa
2008–2010	FC Vaduz
2010–2011	VfL Wolfsburg (assistant)
2011	VfL Wolfsburg (caretaker)
Honours 1. FC Köln Runner-up DFB-Pokal 1980 Winner DFB-Pokal 1983 Runner-up UEFA Cup 1986 Runner-up DFB-Pokal 1991  West Germany Runner-up UEFA U-21 Championship 1982 Runner-up FIFA World Cup 1982 Runner-up FIFA World Cup 1986 Winner FIFA World Cup 1990
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Pierre Michael Littbarski (born 16 April 1960 in Berlin) is a German football manager and former player. He was mainly a winger or attacking midfielder and is best known for his brilliant dribbling abilities. He was a FIFA World Cup winner with West Germany in 1990. He was also runner–up twice in 1982 and 1986 with West Germany. He was caretaker manager of VfL Wolfsburg after taking over from Steve McClaren from 7 February 2011 to 17 March 2011.

Playing career[link]

Littbarski spent most of his playing career at 1. FC Köln, winning the DFB-Pokal once, in 1983, and was three times runner up in the Bundesliga (1982, 1989 and 1990). He has also played for Racing Club de Paris in Ligue 1 as well as for JEF United and Brummel Sendai in Japan. In his career, he was initially used as a deep-lying striker before being utilised as an attacking midfielder. "Litti", as he was nicknamed by German fans, was widely known for his excellent dribbling abilities and humorous attitude, being one of the fan favourites in German Bundesliga during this decade. In 1985 his goal versus Werder Bremen was elected "Goal of the Year".

International career[link]

Littbarski had a prolific but short career as part of the West German Under-21 side. He was a part of the squad that got to the 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship final. The team lost to England 5–4 after a two-leg final (losing 1–3 away and winning 3–2 at home). Littbarski scored a hattrick against the English in Germany, but ultimately they lost the tie.

Littbarski earned his first cap for West Germany on 14 October 1981 in the 1982 World Cup qualification against Austria. West Germany manager Jupp Derwall started him in a three-man front line alongside Klaus Fischer and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. Littbarski's international career got off to a promising start, as he scored both the opening and the second goals in that game. His third international goal came at the 1982 World Cup, in the second round match against Spain, a 2–1 victory. Against France in the semi-final, Littbarski scored the opening goal and, later, on a penalty kick in the deciding post-overtime shoot-out. The now legendary match ended in a 3–3 draw, with the Germans eventually winning 5–4 on penalties. Littbarski was also involved in the dramatic equalizer, crossing to Horst Hrubesch, who headed to Fischer, who in turn scored with an overhead bicycle kick. West Germany lost 3–1 to Italy in the final. Littbarski played the whole match, receiving a yellow card in the 88th minute.

At the UEFA Euro 1984, West Germany, with Littbarski, were eliminated in the group stage after a string of poor performances. The 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, while successful for West Germany, proved less so for Littbarski personally. He was benched by manager Franz Beckenbauer, and had to watch the semi–finals and the finals from the bench. Eventually, West Germany finished again as runners–up, this time losing 3–2 to Argentina. In 1987, he played in a notable match against England and scored two goals, one directly from a corner, as the Germans won 3–1.

The German players had high hopes for the UEFA Euro 1988 on their home soil. However, the hosts lost 2–1 to the Netherlands in the semi–finals. Littbarski did not score any goals in the tournament. In 1990, Littbarski enjoyed a successful final appearance at the FIFA World Cup, as West Germany won their third title, defeating Argentina 1–0 in the final in Rome. Littbarski scored his only goal in the group stage against Colombia but started three of the four games at the knockout stage, including the final.

Managerial career[link]

In 1999 he started his coaching career with Yokohama FC of Japan Football League and he led the club to the promotion to J. League Division 2. He has also been the manager of Yokohama FC (twice), as well as assistant manager of Bayer 04 Leverkusen and manager of MSV Duisburg.

Sydney FC[link]

He was manager of Australian A-League side Sydney FC between 2005 and 2006, and led them to the FIFA Club World Championship in 2005, and a win in the inaugural A-League Championship.

He was famous amongst Sydney FC supporters and the media for his stylish brown suits. Sydney under Littbarski were criticised for boring football, but the results could seldom be argued with and Sydney FC went on to claim the inaugural A-League Championship under his reign. Littbarski and Sydney FC severed ties on Wednesday, 5 May 2006, with Littbarski announcing he would not re-sign for the club following disputes over a cut-price contract offer.^[1]

Avispa Fukuoka[link]

In December 2006, Littbarski was appointed the manager of Avispa Fukuoka, a J-League side that was newly demoted to the second division after the 2006 season. In July 2008, he left the club and was replaced by Yoshiyuki Shinoda.^[2]

Saipa FC[link]

On 26 July 2008 it was announced that he became the new manager of Iranian side Saipa F.C.^[3] His contract was terminated on 8 October 2008 after nine games.

FC Vaduz[link]

On 4 November 2008 he signed a contract as head coach and team manager of FC Vaduz.^[4] On 12 April 2010 he was dismissed due to lack of success.^[5][6]

VfL Wolfsburg[link]

On 9 June 2010 Littbarski signed a two years contract as assistant coach by VfL Wolfsburg.^[7] After Steve McClaren was sacked on 7 February 2011, Littbarski was appointed caretaker manager of VfL Wolfsburg. Felix Magath was subsequently made head coach in March 2011.

Career statistics[link]

^[8]

International goals[link]

Score and results list West Germany's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 October 1981	Praterstadion, Vienna	Austria	1–1	3–1	1982 World Cup qualifier
2.				3–1
3.	18 November 1981	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund	Albania	6–0	8–0	1982 World Cup qualifier
4.	14 April 1982	Müngersdorferstadion, Cologne	Czechoslovakia	1–0	2–1	Friendly
5.	12 May 1982	Oslo	Norway	2–1	4–2	Friendly
6.				3–1
7.	2 July 1982	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid	Spain	1–0	2–1	1982 World Cup
8.	8 July 1982	Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville	France	1–0	3–3	1982 World Cup
9.	24 February 1985	Estádio Nacional, Lisbon	Portugal	1–0	2–1	1986 World Cup qualifier
10.	27 March 1985	Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbrücken	Malta	4–0	6–0	1986 World Cup qualifier
11.	17 April 1985	Rosenaustadion, Augsburg	Bulgaria	3–1	4–1	Friendly
12.	30 April 1985	Strahov Stadium, Prague	Bulgaria	2–0	5–1	1986 World Cup qualifier
13.	9 September 1987	Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf	England	1–0	3–1	Friendly
14.				2–0
15.	13 October 1987	Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen	Sweden	1–0	2–2	Friendly
16.	22 March 1989	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia	Bulgaria	2–1	2–1	Friendly
17.	4 October 1989	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund	Finland	2–0	6–1	1990 World Cup qualifier
18.	19 June 1990	San Siro, Milan	Colombia	1–0	1–1	1990 World Cup

Honours[link]

• FIFA World Cup Winner: 1990
• FIFA World Cup Runner-up: 1982, 1986
• UEFA Cup: Runner-up 1985–86

References[link]

External links[link]

• League matches of Pierre Littbarski season by season at RSSSF
• TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen's Who's Who

v t e West Germany squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup Runners-Up 1 Schumacher 2 Briegel 3 Breitner 4 K. Förster 5 B. Förster 6 Dremmler 7 Littbarski 8 Fischer 9 Hrubesch 10 Müller 11 Rummenigge (c) 12 Hannes 13 Reinders 14 Magath 15 Stielike 16 T. Allofs 17 Engels 18 Matthäus 19 Hieronymus 20 Kaltz 21 Franke 22 Immel Coach: Derwall

v t e West Germany squad – UEFA Euro 1984 1 Schumacher 2 Briegel 3 Strack 4 K. Förster 5 B. Förster 6 Rolff 7 Brehme 8 K. Allofs 9 Völler 10 Meier 11 Rummenigge (c) 12 Burdenski 13 Matthäus 14 Falkenmayer 15 Stielike 16 Bruns 17 Littbarski 18 Buchwald 19 Bommer 20 Roleder Coach: Derwall

v t e West Germany squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup Runners-Up 1 Schumacher (c) 2 Briegel 3 Brehme 4 Förster 5 Herget 6 Eder 7 Littbarski 8 Matthäus 9 Völler 10 Magath 11 Rummenigge 12 Stein 13 Allgöwer 14 Berthold 15 Augenthaler 16 Thon 17 Jakobs 18 Rahn 19 K. Allofs 20 Hoeneß 21 Rolff 22 Immel Coach: Beckenbauer

v t e West Germany squad – UEFA Euro 1988 semi-finalists 1 Immel 2 Buchwald 3 Brehme 4 Kohler 5 Herget 6 Borowka 7 Littbarski 8 Matthäus (c) 9 Völler 10 Thon 11 Mill 12 Illgner 13 Wuttke 14 Berthold 15 Pflügler 16 Eckstein 17 Dorfner 18 Klinsmann 19 Sauer 20 Rolff Coach: Beckenbauer

v t e West Germany squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup Winners (3rd Title) 1 Illgner 2 Reuter 3 Brehme 4 Kohler 5 Augenthaler 6 Buchwald 7 Littbarski 8 Häßler 9 Völler 10 Matthäus (c) 11 Mill 12 Aumann 13 Riedle 14 Berthold 15 Bein 16 Steiner 17 Möller 18 Klinsmann 19 Pflügler 20 Thon 21 Hermann 22 Köpke Coach: Beckenbauer

Devon Edward Sawa (born September 7, 1978) is a Canadian actor and voice actor. Although he appears in independent films, he is best known for portraying the part of Anton Tobias in the 1999 movie "Idle Hands" and for portraying Alex Browning in the 2000 movie Final Destination (and again in archive footage in the 2011 movie Final Destination 5). He also portrays the character Owen Elliot in the 2011 TV series Nikita.

Early life[link]

Sawa was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Joyce, a homemaker, and Edward Sawa, a refrigeration mechanic. He has two siblings.^[1] His father is Polish, and his mother is "a little bit of everything".^[2]

Career[link]

Sawa started his career in 1992 as a children's action toy spokesperson and his acting career rapidly developed throughout the 1990s. He has appeared in lead roles in the films Little Giants, Casper, Now and Then, Wild America, Idle Hands, and Final Destination. In 2000, he portrayed the role of Stan in an Eminem music video "Stan"^[3] alongside singer Dido who played Stan's girlfriend. He then became a voice actor, portraying the voice of Flash Thompson in Spider-Man: The New Animated Series. Sawa has continued to work steadily on independent films in recent years, including Extreme Dating, Shooting Gallery, Devil's Den, Creature Of Darkness, Endure and Sibling.^[4] In 2011, Sawa guest-starred on the CW television drama Nikita as Owen.^[5][6] He also joined the cast of two horror films, 388 Arletta Avenue and Sibling.^[7]

Filmography[link]

Awards[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Devon Sawa at the Internet Movie Database