Sister Carol
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Sister Carol (born January 15, 1959 in Kingston , Jamaica ) is a Jamaican reggae singer and actress . She also appears under other stage names, for example as "Black Cinderella" or "Mother Culture". Her real name is Carol Theresa East .
Life
Carol first grew up in the Kingston district of Denham Town. When she was 14, her family moved to Brooklyn , New York . Her father, Howard East, worked on Radio Jamaica RJR 94 FM and contributed to the recording of Studio One . In 1981, the year she graduated from City College of New York , Carol gave birth to her first child.
In the early 1980s, Robert Russell, better known as " Brigadier Jerry ", advised her to chat instead of sing. After winning several competitions in New York and her homeland, she went on tour with the meditations . In 1983 her debut album Liberation for Africa was released . With her second album Black Cinderella from 1984 she became better known and later founded her own music label with the same name. Her album Lyrically Potent was nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album . In the 2000s she returned to Jamaica, where she lives in St. Ann County .
In February 2015 the reggae band New Kingston released the album Kingston City , on which Sister Carol can be heard in the piece Conquer Dem .
Others
Her daughter Nakeeba Amaniyea is active as a DJ .
Albums
- 1983: Liberation for Africa (Serious Gold)
- 1984: Black Cinderella ( Jah Life )
- 1989: Jah Disciple (RAS Records)
- 1991: Mother Culture (RAS Records)
- 1994: Call Mi Sister Carol ( Heartbeat )
- 1996: Lyrically Potent (Heartbeat)
- 1997: Potent Dub (Heartbeat)
- 1999: Isis - The Original Rasta Womb-man ( Tuff Gong )
- 2001: Direct Hit! (Catapult)
- 2003: Empressive (M10)
- 2006: 1Derful Words (Black Cinderella)
- 2012: Togetherness (Sister Carol & Friends)
- 2014: Live No Evil (Black Cinderella)
She has also released numerous EPs , singles and maxi singles.
Filmography
- 1986: Dangerous Girlfriend (Something Wild)
- 1988: The Mafiosi Bride (Married to the Mob)
- 2008: Rachel Getting Married (Rachel Getting Married)
- 2013: Awake Zion (documentary)
Web links
- Sister Carol at Allmusic (English)
- Sister Carol at Discogs (English)
- Sister Carol in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Artist website
Individual evidence
- ^ The Encyclopedia of Reggae Musicians Part I: Dee-Jays
- ↑ a b Cecelia Campbell-Livingston: Black Cinderella , The Jamaica Observer , October 17, 2012.
- ↑ Sister Carol 'Liberation for Africa' at the Roots Archives ( Memento of the original from July 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Black Cinderella at the Roots Archives ( Memento of the original from May 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Brief review of the album Kingston City , Popshot.over-blog.de from March 5, 2015. Accessed March 9, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sister Carol |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | East, Carol Theresa (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jamaican reggae singer and actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kingston , Jamaica |