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alt. (context nonstandard slang English) One who is a superior ball player (usually basketball). n. (context nonstandard slang English) One who is a superior ball player (usually basketball).
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Balla (musician) is the musical alter-ego of Portuguese musician and record producer Armando Teixeira (musician). Balla's music references the sound and style of Serge Gainsbourg and Jaques Brel, combined with hip hop and cut-and-paste references drawn from his time as DJ and producer with both Bizarra Locomotiva and the platinum selling Da Weasel. The arrangements have been described as "reflecting a taste for sound composers like Barry Adamson". Armando Teixeira is recognized as a composer, musician and producer of note within Portugal, and his 2006 studio album A Grande Mentira has been described by Portuguese public radio station Antena 3 as "pop, electronica, eroticism and fury". "In this space, I have adopted the solitary writing of a Nick Cave or Iggy Pop" Balla has said of his own work. When asked if Balla was the summary of his years spent in Bizarra Locomotiva or Da Weasel, he responded "Probably, yes... Any of these bands were very closed, while Balla represents freedom. I am able to experiment a lot. Here there is a little bit of everything that I have done."
Balla was an ancient city in mountainous Pieria of Macedonia, on the Haliacmon river, south of Phylace, possibly at modern Palaiogratsiano.
Balla may refer to
Geography- Balla Balla River in Western Australia
- Balla Philip, New Brunswick, a small community in Canada
- Balla village in Karnataka, India
- Balla, County Mayo, a small town in Ireland
- Balla, Indonesia, a district in Mamassa Regency, West Sulawesi, Indonesia
- Balla railway station that serves the Balla town
- Balla (Pieria), an ancient city in Macedonia
- Balla-Bassène, a settlement in Senegal
- Balla-Djifalone, a settlement in Senegal
- Balla-Djiring, a settlement in Senegal
- Ras Bar Balla, historic town in the southern Lower Juba region of Somalia
- Balla et ses Balladins, a dance-music orchestra from Guinea
- Balla Baby, a song by American rapper Chingy
- Anotha Day Anotha Balla, the first album by South Circle
- I'm A Balla, an album by Lil' Flip
- Balla (musician)
- Balla Attila (born 1959), Hungarian artist
- Balla Camara, Guinean economist and politician
- Balla Fasséké, Sundiata Keita's griot
- Balla Jabir (born 1985), Sudanese footballer
- Balla Moussa Keïta (1934–2001), Malian actor and comedian
- Balla Tounkara, musician and singer from Mali
- Ajit Singh Balla (born 1931), Indian high jumper
- Giacomo Balla (1871–1958), Italian painter
- György Balla (born 1962), Hungarian politician
- Ibrahim Balla (born 1990), Albanian-Australian boxer
- Mihály Balla (born 1965), Hungarian politician
- Mo Chua of Balla (died 637), founder of Balla, County Mayo
- Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla (born 1989), Sudanese-born Qatari middle-distance runner
- Qamil Balla (born 1989), Albanian-Australian boxer
- József Balla (1955–2003), Hungarian wrestler
- Thomas Balla (born 1936), American fencer
- Vital Balla, Congolese politician
- Vivienne Balla (born 1986), Hungarian fine art and fashion photographer
- Zoltán von Balla (1883–1945), Hungarian chess player
- Zsolt Balla (born 1987), Romanian professional judoka and mixed martial artist
Usage examples of "balla".
Trewe made a few acrid references to Zochrey Cargus and his client, and again discussed with Jubal a new tide-mole and locks across Ballas Cove.
From Ballas Harbor had been brought a pair of antique long-rifles, once used to guard the tide-locks.
Finally Wu managed to hit the balla weak grounder that spun and wobbled in circles of ever decreasing limits.
Hama and Trimma were the line-handlers, Godrich and Balla cut and stitched the precious kite-cloth given by bin-Firnas.
It was the same chant I'd heard at the airport: Busha boomba, balla wa!