- Sister Carol
Infobox musical artist
Name = Sister Carol
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Background = solo_singer
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Born = birth date and age|1959|01|15
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Origin = flagicon|Jamaica Kingston,Jamaica
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Genre =Reggae ,dancehall
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Years_active = 1984 – present
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URL = [http://www.sistercarol.com/ www.sistercarol.com]
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Notable_instruments =Carol Theresa East (born
15 January 1959 in Kingston,Jamaica ) [ [http://homepage.usask.ca/~odv678/deejays.html The Excyclopedia of Reggae Musicians Part I : Dee-Jays] ] is a Jamaicanreggae recording artist .When she was 14, her family immigrated to
Brooklyn, New York . East soon became involved in the Jamaican music scene. She earned a degree in education from theCity College of New York in 1981, the same year she gave birth to her first child. Around that time she metBrigadier Jerry , a Jamaican DJ, who encouraged her to try DJ chatting in Jamaican dancehall style, rather than singing.After winning competitions in New York and Jamaica, she toured with
The Meditations . Her first album, "Liberation for Africa", was released in 1983 [ [http://www.roots-archives.com/release/4622 Sister Carol 'Liberation for Africa' at the Roots Archives] ] as a limited edition on the Jamaican "SG" label [ [http://www.roots-archives.com/label/840 SG music label at Roots Archives] ] . The 1984 album "Black Cinderella" [ [http://www.roots-archives.com/release/1677 Black Cinderella at the Roots Archives] ] established her. She formed her own record label, also called Black Cinderella.East has appeared in the movies "Something Wild" (1986) and "
Married to the Mob " (1988).References
External links
* [http://www.sistercarol.com/main.asp Official Website]
* [http://music.yahoo.com/ar-264442-bio--Sister-Carol Sister Carol at Yahoo! Music]
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