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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Free Expressions
Reggae - Released by VP Records on Feb 4, 2011
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Reggae Forever
Reggae - Released by Tad’s International on Mar 8, 2018
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Acoustic Gold (Live)
Reggae - Released by Freemind Music Records on Oct 14, 2022
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Thankful
Reggae - Released by Embrace The Lord Records on Apr 26, 2024
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Baby O
Miscellaneous - Released by Freemind Music - TML on Apr 2, 2021
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Lover Boy
Pop - Released by iMD-PAILLE ENTREPRISE on May 15, 2020
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Live in London
Reggae - Released by Freemind Music LLC on Feb 9, 2018
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All In One
Reggae - Released by Ineffable Records on May 21, 2020
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Young Gifted and Black
Reggae - Released by Ghetto Youths International on Feb 25, 2022
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Thy Will Be Done (feat. Jo Mersa Marley)
Dancehall - Released by Freemind Music on Jan 1, 2014
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Rock My Body Remix
House - Released by FREEMIND MUSIC RECORDS on Apr 12, 2024
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Don't Let Me Go
Reggae - Released by Tad's Record on Sep 8, 2023
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