Sister Nancy
Sister Nancy ( born 2 January 1962 as Ophlin Russell Myers in Kingston, Jamaica), also known as Muma Nancy, is the stage name of Ophlin Russell Myers. It is regarded as the world's first female dancehall deejay and was for over two decades, the dominant female voice of the dancehall scene. Their most successful song " Bam Bam " received awards from the BBC and the Observer.
Biography
Sister Nancy has grown up as one of fifteen siblings. Her older brother Robert acquired under the pseudonym Brigadier Jerry also fame as a dancehall deejay.
During her teenage years she tried many a time in different sound system (Jamaica ) | sound systems in Kingston as a DJ, producer Winston Riley to the Sister Nancy in 1980 discovered and took with him to his studio for test shots. This resulted in their first single called " Papa Dean". This was a huge success in Jamaica. After she became known through the publication, Sister Nancy was the first female dancehall deejay an invitation to Reggae Sunsplash, the biggest festival for Dancehall and Reggae Earth, which was broadcast worldwide. Thus they also gained international notoriety. After further productions and collaborate with well-known artists such as Yellowman, with whom she published together with the Deejay Fathead Album "The Yellow, The Purple & The Nancy " on Greensleeves Records, published in 1982 their debut album " One, Two " on the label Techniques Records which was produced by Winston Riley. The album was previously released as a single hit " Bam Bam " also. In live concerts, she often went with her brother system and its sound system Jahlove Music Sound. With him she also went along on their first European tour where they contested a highly critically acclaimed concert at the Brixton Town Hall in London among others. In 1996, Sister Nancy to New Jersey in the United States. Full-time she has worked in the banking sector. In an interview in 2002 she told said despite their profession is the music with her in the first place ( "music is first love "). 2006 Sister Nacy worked with the Canadian producer Rcola and brought a drum 'n' bass version of their song " Bam Bam " out. The song was also used in the film Belly, and in the video game Skate. In 2007, the third album was released with the name " Sister Nancy Meets Fireproof " which was abgemixt of djMush1, appeared on the label Special Potato Records. djMush1 also produced the songs of the New York ska band The Slackers. produced in the same year was Sister Nancy by the BBC and the newspaper The Observer awards for her early hit " Bam Bam ".
Sister Nancy has been married since the early eighties and has a daughter who was born in 1987. She lives with her family in New Jersey where she works as a bank clerk.
Discography
Songs on riddim compilations and publications were not considered.