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British musician

John Abraham Fisher (1744 – May or June 1806) was an English violinist and composer.

Biography

Fisher was born at Dunstable in 1744, the son of Richard Fisher. He was brought up in Lord Tyrawley's house, learning the violin from Thomas Pinto, and his appearance at the King's Theatre (1763), where he played a concerto, was "by permission" of his patron. The following year Fisher was enrolled in the Royal Society of Musicians. He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford, 26 June 1777. His indefatigable industry obtained him the degrees of Bac. and Doc. Mus. on 5 July 1777, his oratorio Providence being performed at the Sheldonian Theatre two days previously. The work was afterwards heard several times in London; but Fisher's name as a composer is more closely connected with theatrical than with sacred music.

He became entitled to a sixteenth share of Covent Garden Theatre by his marriage about 1770 with Miss Powell, daughter of a proprietor. He devoted his musical talent and business energy to the theatre. When his wife died Fisher sold his share in the theatre, and made a professional tour on the continent, visiting France, Germany, and Russia, and reaching Vienna in 1784. The Tonkünstler-Societät employed three languages in a memorandum—"Monsieur Fischer, ein Engelländer und virtuoso di Violino"—which probably refers to the stranger's performance at a concert of the society. Fisher won favour also at court, and became as widely known for his eccentricities as for his ingenious performances. It was not long before he drew odium upon himself through his marriage with, and subsequent ill-treatment of, Anna Storace, the prima donna. The wedding had taken place with a certain amount of éclat, but when the virtuoso bullied and even struck his bride, the scandal soon became public, and a separation followed. Fisher visited M

 For a period of nearly fifteen years John Abraham Fisher (1744-1806) was a figure of prominence in the musical life of 18th-century London. Fisher studied with Thomas Pinto and began working as a violinist in London theatre orchestras, making his debut at the King's Theatre on 25 January 1765. He became attached to the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, in 1767 where, in addition to composing incidental music, he led the orchestra during the period 1769-1778. Fisher's theatrical music enjoyed considerable success and the Gazetteer and New Daily Advertiser (28 February 1776) praised the composer's music for the masque, The Syrens, stating that "natural genius, and scientific knowledge, are happily blended in the music, and several of the airs would not disgrace the first Italian masters".

Like most English-born composers Fisher's music did not find a place in the winter concerts series in London (such as that organised by J.C. Bach and C.F. Abel) which were often organised by continental musicians and which even more often featured the music of continental composers. Such marginalisation did not deter Fisher, however, and he was able to find other performance opportunities for his music. In addition to his theatrical music he composed an oratorio, Providence, which was first heard in Oxford on 2 July 1777 following the award of a Doctor of Music degree. This work was repeated in London in 1778 and 1800. His songs and symphonic works were performed in the concerts of the summer pleasure gardens of London, especially at Vauxhall Gardens where Fisher led the orchestra ca. 1769-1773.

After 1778 Fisher returned to a more active performing career as a violinist and he began a series of European concert tours in 1780 which took him to France, Germany, Russia and Austria. Michael Kelly records Fisher's arrival in Vienna from Russia in 1783 and his unusual courtship of the celebrated English singer, Anna Selina (Nancy) Storace. Their brief and stormy marriage ended with

American rapper

Musical artist

Rashia Tashan Fisher (born December 18, 1974), known professionally as Rah Digga, is an American rapper and actress. She is best known as a longtime member of the Flipmode Squad, a hip hop group led by Busta Rhymes. Her debut album, Dirty Harriet (2000), peaked in the top-20 of the Billboard 200, and she released her second album, Classic, in 2010. She starred in the horror film Thirteen Ghosts (2001) as Maggie.

Early life

Rah Digga was born in New Jersey. She studied electrical engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. She learned how to rap by studying the raps of KRS-One, Rakim, and Kool G Rap of the Juice Crew.

Career

Music

She worked with hip hop group Twice the Flavor before joining the Outsidaz, leading to a feature on the track "Cowboys" from the Fugees album The Score. She was spotted by Q-Tip at the Lyricist Lounge which led to her meeting Busta Rhymes and joining his Flipmode Squad. She has appeared on several Busta Rhymes albums. Her critically acclaimed debut album "Dirty Harriet" was released on April 4, 2000 on Flipmode/Elektra Records and is certified gold in the U.S. and platinum worldwide. She also worked with Bahamadia on the track "Be Ok" from Lyricist Lounge, Vol. 1. At that time they were the two leading women of the Lyricist Lounge movement, which also served as the home base for artists such as Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Pharaohe Monch, Common Sense, Lord Have Mercy, Foxy Brown and Shabaam Sahdeeq. In 2001 she starred in the film Thirteen Ghosts and sang the title track "Mirror Mirror" on the soundtrack. Also in 2001, she performed with Deborah Cox, Monica, Tamia and Mýa at Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration contributing an original rap verse to "Heal the World".

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