women reggae vocalists?

RedPlanet

Can anybody recommend any reggae with female vocalists?
I heard somebody once, ages ago and never found out who it was, but it was good.

fuse

There's a deadly album called "Feel Like Jumping - The Best of Studio One Women"
Great tracks on it.
Marcia Griffiths & Norma Fraser would be worth checking out.

lostinsuperfunk

Phillis Dillon, very nice early roots stuff if you can find it. 'Perfidia' is a great tune.

Heinrich

http://sineadoconnor.com/

RedPlanet

Cheers i'm having a look for those now.
The reggae i'm onabout is that sort of Rap reggae, reallly wordy and rhyming along with the beat, you know.
If that's a particular genre of reggae or whatever.

Sinead O' Connor?
You gotta be kidding me.

lostinsuperfunk

Try looking for ragga - sounds more like what you're after. I don't know of any female vocalists though.

joenailface

its ska but doreen shaffer might be what your after, she sings with the skatalites on from paris with love and she has a few solo albums too, really good stuff for the reggae enthusiast

fuse

When you said Rap Reggae, it made me think of a song.
Called Rock The Beat by The Jamaica Girls
Probably more hip-hop than reggae.

It's on an compilation called Big Apple Rappin'

RedPlanet

Was looking for Doreen Shaffer last night to no avail.
Even connected to a peer to peer server in Jamica.
Not one hit in my search.

Discovered Matisyahu in the meantime tho.
Some good tracks on his "Youth" album.
Not stricly reggae tho.

StevieG

Dancehall Queens such as Dawn Penn, Patra, Lady May might suit
And some of the great rootsy singers have already been mentioned too
Sister Nancy is a personal fav as is Marcia Griffiths!

RedPlanet

Thanks for all the suggestions.
I'm checking out loads of it now.
Sister Nancy, yeah. Just like that:)

ObserverStation

Don't know many current female DeeJays but from the same era as Sister Nancy (80's) - Reggae wise, there was Mama Lisa (partnered Papa Kojak), Bionic Rhona (partnered Papa Face) and Lady Ann. Lots of good vocalists around too, the names will come back to me...............

chris01

RedPlanet wrote:

Can anybody recommend any reggae with female vocalists?
I heard somebody once, ages ago and never found out who it was, but it was good.

If you want some real good reggae check this out break it off by rihanna shes a reggae artist signed to def jam, you might have heard of her but shes a good reggae vocalist well her old stuff that is.

RedPlanet

well, i'm checking out some of that Rhianna but she sounds like some tart outa Destiny's Child wtf.

overstand

Hi,

For some conscious female reggae vocals, check out:

1. Dezarie
2. Sister Nancy

Also:
Althea and Donna - Strictly Roots

overstand

I am a Dublin based dub/reggae producer and I am looking for vocalists to work with (male or female). Influences too many to mention.

Go here to listen to what I am currently working on:
http://www.myspace.com/taliras

If you are interested in working together, PM me