Peter Mason Tue, 9 June 2026 at 2:51 pm UTC 5 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kanya King, founder of the Mobo awards, in 2007.Photograph: Frank Baron/The Guardian (Photograph: Frank Baron/The Guardian) Kanya King, who has died aged 57 of colon cancer, was co-founder of the Mobo awards, which were set up in the UK in 1996 to celebrate music of Black origin.