'even the newest stars are honored'
Tami Chynn
REAL NAME:Tammar Anika Chin
BIRTH DATE/PLACE:June 14, 1983, Kingston, Jamaica
Her father, Richard Chin, is of Chinese descent with Cherokee ancestry and her mother, Christine Chin is of half Afro-Jamaican and half-British ancestry.[2]. Her parents were in a band called The Carnations and her younger sister, Tessanne Chin, is a reggae fusion singer and former member of the group 'Mile High'.
She grew up in the parish of St. Andrew, Tami attended St. Peter and Paul prep school, later attended Campion College. In 1998 ,at age 14, she moved to London, UK where she spent three years studying the performing arts and in 2001, at age 17, moved back to Jamaica where she worked on her music career and recorded her first single Rock U.
Before pursuing music she toured with fellow Jamaican artist Shaggy as a back up dancer on his Caught Red Handed Tour. In early 2005 she travelled to Los Angeles, USA to perform for Universal Motown Records and in May she was signed to the major label,at age 24, for a four album deal [6]. Before releasing her debut album in the US she appeared in recordings with international Reggae stars Sean Paul on his album The Trinity for the track All on Me, Beenie Man and Lady Saw.
In March 2006 she was nominated for Best New Entertainer Award at the International Reggae and World Music Awards but lost the award to reggae artist Matisyahu. Leading up to the release of her debut album Out of Many...One she toured clubs around the US for promotion. Later in 2006 she released her first US single "Hyperventialting" which became a hit on the internet that summer [9] but wasn't a mainstream success. During that summer she released her first album Out of Many...One which also failed to chart in the US but managed to peak at #41 on the Japanese Oricon charts.
In 2007 her song Over and Over Again appeared on the compilations Biggest One Drop Anthems 2007 (released October 8, 2007 on the Greensleeves label) [13] and Strictly The Best Vol. 38 (released November 20, 2007 through VP Records). In March 2006 she was nominated for Best New Entertainer Award at the International Reggae and World Music Awards but lost the award to reggae artist Matisyahu. Leading up to the release of her debut album Out of Many...One she toured clubs around the US for promotion.
Later in 2006 she released her first US single "Hyperventialting" which became a hit on the internet that summer but wasn't a mainstream success. During that summer she released her first album Out of Many...One which also failed to chart in the US but managed to peak at #41 on the Japanese Oricon charts.
In 2008 Tami received notice by artist Akon who signed her up to his label Konvict Muzik and began production of her sophmore album Prima Donna. Recording of the album began in January in Akon's Atlanta studios with Akon and RedOne excecutive producing the album. The lead single for the album, Frozen featuring Akon, was released in August, 2008. In March she toured the UK and made an appearance on the BBC Radio show 1Xtra Live, on March 22, 2008 with Akon and performed Frozen.
As of September, 2008 she is set to star in a Pepsi commercial along side Verne Troyer, T-Pain and Shaggy. Tami made a cover of Kung Fu Fighting for the commercial which is based on Kung Fu. She is also set to open for New Kids on the Block on their New Kids on the Block Tour during October along side Lady GaGa, Natasha Bedingfield and Colby O'Donis. She recently appeared in the video "I'm So Paid" by Akon.
BIRTH DATE/PLACE:June 14, 1983, Kingston, Jamaica
Her father, Richard Chin, is of Chinese descent with Cherokee ancestry and her mother, Christine Chin is of half Afro-Jamaican and half-British ancestry.[2]. Her parents were in a band called The Carnations and her younger sister, Tessanne Chin, is a reggae fusion singer and former member of the group 'Mile High'.
She grew up in the parish of St. Andrew, Tami attended St. Peter and Paul prep school, later attended Campion College. In 1998 ,at age 14, she moved to London, UK where she spent three years studying the performing arts and in 2001, at age 17, moved back to Jamaica where she worked on her music career and recorded her first single Rock U.
Before pursuing music she toured with fellow Jamaican artist Shaggy as a back up dancer on his Caught Red Handed Tour. In early 2005 she travelled to Los Angeles, USA to perform for Universal Motown Records and in May she was signed to the major label,at age 24, for a four album deal [6]. Before releasing her debut album in the US she appeared in recordings with international Reggae stars Sean Paul on his album The Trinity for the track All on Me, Beenie Man and Lady Saw.
In March 2006 she was nominated for Best New Entertainer Award at the International Reggae and World Music Awards but lost the award to reggae artist Matisyahu. Leading up to the release of her debut album Out of Many...One she toured clubs around the US for promotion. Later in 2006 she released her first US single "Hyperventialting" which became a hit on the internet that summer [9] but wasn't a mainstream success. During that summer she released her first album Out of Many...One which also failed to chart in the US but managed to peak at #41 on the Japanese Oricon charts.
In 2007 her song Over and Over Again appeared on the compilations Biggest One Drop Anthems 2007 (released October 8, 2007 on the Greensleeves label) [13] and Strictly The Best Vol. 38 (released November 20, 2007 through VP Records). In March 2006 she was nominated for Best New Entertainer Award at the International Reggae and World Music Awards but lost the award to reggae artist Matisyahu. Leading up to the release of her debut album Out of Many...One she toured clubs around the US for promotion.
Later in 2006 she released her first US single "Hyperventialting" which became a hit on the internet that summer but wasn't a mainstream success. During that summer she released her first album Out of Many...One which also failed to chart in the US but managed to peak at #41 on the Japanese Oricon charts.
In 2008 Tami received notice by artist Akon who signed her up to his label Konvict Muzik and began production of her sophmore album Prima Donna. Recording of the album began in January in Akon's Atlanta studios with Akon and RedOne excecutive producing the album. The lead single for the album, Frozen featuring Akon, was released in August, 2008. In March she toured the UK and made an appearance on the BBC Radio show 1Xtra Live, on March 22, 2008 with Akon and performed Frozen.
As of September, 2008 she is set to star in a Pepsi commercial along side Verne Troyer, T-Pain and Shaggy. Tami made a cover of Kung Fu Fighting for the commercial which is based on Kung Fu. She is also set to open for New Kids on the Block on their New Kids on the Block Tour during October along side Lady GaGa, Natasha Bedingfield and Colby O'Donis. She recently appeared in the video "I'm So Paid" by Akon.
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RWW FASHION FEATURE - 'BRIDGET SANDALS'
Novia McDonald-Whyte - Contributing editor Jamaica Observer
Sunday, December 07, 2003
Sandals designer Bridget say "Bridget sandals" in Jamaica and fashion watchers, as well as lovers of sexy leather straps, will smile the smug smile of those in the know. It has been, for Bridget Brown, (known by thousands as Bridget), a journey of twenty-odd years. The fact is, the leather soles of her sandals almost left her barefooted on several occasions. "It took me three years," Bridget tells SunDay to get my feet off the ground. I paid the price for not going to school. I had to endure artisans not cutting the leather properly, bad work attitude, sabotage, you name it, I went through it."
A baptism of fire, some might be tempted to add for the former Playboy Bunny. "I was a bunny between 1972 and 1977 at the Playboy Boscobel Beach," says Bridget, flashing her signature toothy smile, and still conscious of that bunny poise.
"Playboy was forced to close (no tourists were coming to Jamaica). I was forced to come back to Kingston. I had to find some means of survival. My first stop was G's One of a Kind -- an upscale boutique that sold one-of-a kind Italian shoes and clothing. I left that in May 1981, after Bob Marley's death. I sold pound-cloth for Carmen Brown of Karmen's Corner. "There I was with my scale underneath my arm, and my cushions at my side. I really never wanted to make sandals. I also made skull caps and crochet bags."
Start she did and never looked back. Bridget even found the time and finances to attend school in Milan. "I went to school out of curiosity. I wondered if I was doing something wrong. Little did I know that I was in fact doing something right. My customers are happy, the sandals are fitting right, and I, too, am satisfied. I admire what I am doing."
No idle boast. Bridget Sandals were on the runway at New York Fashionweek, and Caribbean Fashionweek. Bridget Sandals are in Barbados, St Kitts, Antigua, Lincoln Avenue, South Beach (Miami), in the Village (New York) and at Controversy -- Battersea London.
Come next season, there's the possibility of a shipment to Japan, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, and Dallas.
"You have to be skilfull to survive. It has been a 20-year fight for survival. It's a struggle to maintain quality, confidence, style, craftsmanship. Finally, you have to have integrity in business."
As the chat comes to an end and Bridget does that Bridget walk towards her taxi, and there's a feeling that the very best is still to come from this beautiful sister.
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