Etana
While Etana's vintage style of socially conscious reggae seems like a reaction to all the sex and violence in dancehall reggae, her journey back to roots music began as a reaction to the hedonistic side of R&B. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Etana -- a Swahili name for "the strong one" --was still known as Shauna McKenzie and living in Florida when she left the nursing program she was attending at college to join the R&B group Gift. Signed to a major label, the band was shooting its first, big-budget video, but Etana was troubled by the lingerie outfits they were required to wear and walked away from the group with plans to return to her homeland to open an Internet café. Back in Jamaica, the call of music was too strong, and she soon joined Richie Spice's group as a backup singer. In 2007, she recorded the track "Wrong Address" with some other members of Spice's group and it quickly rose to number one on the Jamaican charts. The track landed on Etana's debut, the 2008 VP records release The Strong One, which also featured the hits "I Am Not Afraid" and "Roots." In 2011 she returned with the single "People Talk," along with the album Free Expressions. Recorded at Kingston's legendary Tuff Gong studios, her third album, Better Tomorrow, followed in 2013.
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You and Me
Reggae - Released by City Lock Sound on Jan. 13, 2023
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Proppa
Reggae - Released by Freemind Music - TML on Feb. 26, 2021
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Spread Love
Reggae - Released by Tad’s International on Oct. 19, 2018
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Show Love
Reggae - Released by Tad’s International on Feb. 8, 2019
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Seven Days
Reggae - Released by Stashment Productions on May 3, 2012
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Free, Pt. 2 (Remix) [feat. Natty Rico]
Ambient - Released by Freemind Music LLC on Jul. 5, 2019
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Look to You (feat. Dan Aceda)
Reggae - Released by The African Bonfire on Jun. 19, 2017
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Uptown Downton (feat. Yolanda Brown)
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Freemind Music on Dec. 4, 2020
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All Weekend Man
Reggae - Released by Rawsoul International Music Group on Jun. 7, 2019
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Beautiful Day
Reggae - Released by Rawsoul Music LLC on Jan. 20, 2012
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Burned
Reggae - Released by Tad’s International on Dec. 22, 2017
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Better Tomorrow - Single
Reggae - Released by VP Records on Feb. 27, 2015
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Zion (feat. Cold Fever) - Single
Miscellaneous - Released by Freemind Music on Aug. 28, 2015
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Love for My People - Single
Reggae - Released by TrackHouse Records on Mar. 18, 2010
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