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It’s all about the love of music first, it’s an amazing feeling to turn those words to music. And it’s always important to reach out to others in their projects.
As a singer that has known the 90 s’ and the 2000s’ some will say the 90s’ were the glorious years for the music while the 2000s’ helped to take the music to another dimension more commercial and less affective? In the 90s’ we could relate to music by the message but after the 2000s’ we just listen to sounds what can you say about since you are lyrics writer?
I think everybody appreciate the music the way they feel it, I know the lyrics are important it’s simply doesn’t have to be heavy, in the other hand you can be satisfied simply by the way the music sounds, I know the generation of before is always trying to criticize the next one but it’s all cool, the music simply evolve with the time this is a fact that has to be understood.
You seem to have a very special relation with Africa how African rhythms influence your art?
Yes, as a Jamaican we grow thinking about Africa; this is a place where we want to go at least once in our life time. I’ve been fortunate enough to travel there for music business, I have performed there and collaborated with many African artists. I call my fans NYATRIBE as a tribute to my African fans. In Africa the energy of fans is huge. This is a place where you can feel love vibrates in the air. I have collaborated with the Congolese artist Barbara Kanam, Muss from Cote d’Ivoire and made a song with South African dj's Euphonik and Fresh, Jessy Matador and many others.
Also talking about Africa you were appointed In February 2014, Goodwill Ambassador for REACH A HAND UGANDA, how did you deal with this responsibility?
Normally, I took it as a new opportunity to reach out to others.
for ordinary women than for us women in stage, to have relationships.
How is your love life affecting your art?
I don’t try to mingle both I stay focused first on my art It’s one the best love of my life.
A year ago your younger sister Nyla welcomed a child some of your fans have been watching you closely too in the love side, waiting your next move, so any news on that side about your special one? Will you announce your wedding or pregnancy very soon?
I have been in a relationship; love is important to me. I hear people say their married to the game , well I’m not love is too important to neglect that beautiful side of my life.
You have kept a strong bond with your sisters producing in 2015 Chit Chat a program airing on you tube weekly how was this experience?
chit chat was fun, I always love doing things with my sisters. I’m glad we did it. we explored another side of ourselves. life is more interesting when we do that. in the end it wasn't really our thing. I’m honestly grateful to my fans for bearing with me through this process of self-discovery.
You are one of the few artists that write almost all their songs what is your main inspiration while writing songs?
Everything in life as a meaning and it’s source of inspiration, I have been working also with great composer like Black Lion, and Kemar the son of Marcia Griffiths together we have created the Bloodline Entertainment crew we have written for artists like of Christina Aguilera, Nicole Scherzinger, Jennifer Lopez and Wisin & Yandel.
As you mentioned you are member of Bloodline Entertainment, a crew that wrote song for the like of Christina Aguilera, Nicole Scherzinger, Jennifer Lopez and Wisin & Yandel. and many others .Why did you choose to put your skills to serve other musicians?
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