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Tanya Mullings
REAL NAME: Tanya Mullings
BIRTH DATE/PLACE:Canada
MUSICAL RELATIONS: Karl Mullings (father)
Multi Award winning Canadian pioneer Tanya Mullings currently holds the title as "Top Female Artist" with the 2008 RMAA & "Top Reggae Album" (Music Is My Life)","Top Producer", and "Top Female Singer" with the 2007 CRMA.
Internationally recognized Tanya has dedicated 20 years & 4 albums of work with the most prestigious producers in the industry covering all sub-genres of Reggae and Rhythm & Blues. Tanya’s career got underway in the late 80s. Surrounded by a plethora of musical sounds, she gravitated to the mellow strains of reggae infused jams popularly called lovers rock.
Over the years Tanya has performed throughout the USA, Canada, England and the Caribbean where she has enjoyed a warm acceptance due to her solid musical delivery. She performed on the 1992 Reggae Sunsplash in Montego Bay Jamaica, the 1993 Reggae Sumfest in Jamaica, 1996 Reggae Sunsplash held at Chakka Cove in St. Anns Jamaica, 2005 & 2007 Montreal International Reggae Festival in Canada, 2007 Calgary International Reggae Festival in Canada, Brixton Academy London England, Madison Square Gardens New York City, Hard Rock Live Orlando FL, Irie Jamboree Roy Wilkins Park Queens New York, and Smile Jamaica TVJ. Among the artistes who have appeared on shows with Tanya are: Barrington Levy, Elephant Man, Collie Buddz, Mr Vegas, Super Cat, Junior Reid, Buju Banton, Freddie McGregor, Third World, Beenie Man, Tarrus Riley,Celia Cruz, Morgan Heritage, Wayne Wonder, UB40, Dennis Brown, Half Pint, Beres Hammond, Sizzla Kalonji, Leon Coldero, Tony Rebel, Yellow Man, Coco Tea, Cindy Breakspear, Byron Lee and the Dragonaires, Alton Ellis, Alison Hinds, Hortense Ellis, Hopeton Lewis, Delroy Wilson, Leroy Sibbles, Ken Booth, John Holt, Sugar Minott, Maxi Priest, Sister Nancy, Lady Ann, Carlene Davis, LT. Stitchie, Brian and Tony Gold, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Shaggy and Diana King.
She has won various industry awards including 14 Canadian Reggae Music Awards, 7 Caribbean Crucible Awards and for 2007 Tanya picked up a Reggae Music Achievement Award & Canadian Reggae Music Award for top female vocalist. She was nominated four times for the prestigious Juno Awards and was presented with the Citizens Award for the Arts by the City of Brampton in Ontario, Canada. In 2004 her hit songs ‘A Love Thang’ Produced by Multi Platinum producer Bobby “Digital” Dixon and ‘Love and Affection’, were featured on the television pilot “Da Kink In My Hair”, which was produced and directed by Tonya Lee Williams of the Young and the Restless, written by Trey Anthony and starring urban-entertainer Sheryl Lee Ralph.
On Feb. 5th, 2008 Tanya was featured in “Heart Beat” on Bravo! Canada. “Heart Beat” is a unique documentary series, which showcases Canadian-Caribbean musicians and explores the hearts, minds and worlds of Canada’s most dynamic musical creators. After the loss of her Father/Manager Karl Mullings, Tanya’s single Nuh Easy started to blaze the airwaves. Working with Multi-Platinum producers Bobby Digital Dixon, Dalton Browne and “Computer” Paul Henton on her fourth album, along with Morgan Heritage, Devonte, Patrick Roberts, Danny Browne, and Byron Bobby Treasure, Robert "Dubwise" Browne and Dubmatix. The CD also features artist such as Morgan Heritage, Tanto Metro, Craig T and Mega Banton.
Tanya has reclaimed her spot at the top of the female reggae hierarchy when she released "Music Is My Life" that showcases her raw, indomitable talent, sultry, vibrant sound and demonstrates once again why she has enjoyed such ardent fan appeal and excitement with the dazzling yet potent spin that permeates her musical renditions.
With no surprise Tanya continues to climb the musical ladder as she joins the airways as the new co-host on the ever so popular “Rebel Vibez”, while still maintaining her role as VP of i.M.O.K. Enterprises.
BIRTH DATE/PLACE:Canada
MUSICAL RELATIONS: Karl Mullings (father)
Multi Award winning Canadian pioneer Tanya Mullings currently holds the title as "Top Female Artist" with the 2008 RMAA & "Top Reggae Album" (Music Is My Life)","Top Producer", and "Top Female Singer" with the 2007 CRMA.
Internationally recognized Tanya has dedicated 20 years & 4 albums of work with the most prestigious producers in the industry covering all sub-genres of Reggae and Rhythm & Blues. Tanya’s career got underway in the late 80s. Surrounded by a plethora of musical sounds, she gravitated to the mellow strains of reggae infused jams popularly called lovers rock.
Over the years Tanya has performed throughout the USA, Canada, England and the Caribbean where she has enjoyed a warm acceptance due to her solid musical delivery. She performed on the 1992 Reggae Sunsplash in Montego Bay Jamaica, the 1993 Reggae Sumfest in Jamaica, 1996 Reggae Sunsplash held at Chakka Cove in St. Anns Jamaica, 2005 & 2007 Montreal International Reggae Festival in Canada, 2007 Calgary International Reggae Festival in Canada, Brixton Academy London England, Madison Square Gardens New York City, Hard Rock Live Orlando FL, Irie Jamboree Roy Wilkins Park Queens New York, and Smile Jamaica TVJ. Among the artistes who have appeared on shows with Tanya are: Barrington Levy, Elephant Man, Collie Buddz, Mr Vegas, Super Cat, Junior Reid, Buju Banton, Freddie McGregor, Third World, Beenie Man, Tarrus Riley,Celia Cruz, Morgan Heritage, Wayne Wonder, UB40, Dennis Brown, Half Pint, Beres Hammond, Sizzla Kalonji, Leon Coldero, Tony Rebel, Yellow Man, Coco Tea, Cindy Breakspear, Byron Lee and the Dragonaires, Alton Ellis, Alison Hinds, Hortense Ellis, Hopeton Lewis, Delroy Wilson, Leroy Sibbles, Ken Booth, John Holt, Sugar Minott, Maxi Priest, Sister Nancy, Lady Ann, Carlene Davis, LT. Stitchie, Brian and Tony Gold, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Shaggy and Diana King.
She has won various industry awards including 14 Canadian Reggae Music Awards, 7 Caribbean Crucible Awards and for 2007 Tanya picked up a Reggae Music Achievement Award & Canadian Reggae Music Award for top female vocalist. She was nominated four times for the prestigious Juno Awards and was presented with the Citizens Award for the Arts by the City of Brampton in Ontario, Canada. In 2004 her hit songs ‘A Love Thang’ Produced by Multi Platinum producer Bobby “Digital” Dixon and ‘Love and Affection’, were featured on the television pilot “Da Kink In My Hair”, which was produced and directed by Tonya Lee Williams of the Young and the Restless, written by Trey Anthony and starring urban-entertainer Sheryl Lee Ralph.
On Feb. 5th, 2008 Tanya was featured in “Heart Beat” on Bravo! Canada. “Heart Beat” is a unique documentary series, which showcases Canadian-Caribbean musicians and explores the hearts, minds and worlds of Canada’s most dynamic musical creators. After the loss of her Father/Manager Karl Mullings, Tanya’s single Nuh Easy started to blaze the airwaves. Working with Multi-Platinum producers Bobby Digital Dixon, Dalton Browne and “Computer” Paul Henton on her fourth album, along with Morgan Heritage, Devonte, Patrick Roberts, Danny Browne, and Byron Bobby Treasure, Robert "Dubwise" Browne and Dubmatix. The CD also features artist such as Morgan Heritage, Tanto Metro, Craig T and Mega Banton.
Tanya has reclaimed her spot at the top of the female reggae hierarchy when she released "Music Is My Life" that showcases her raw, indomitable talent, sultry, vibrant sound and demonstrates once again why she has enjoyed such ardent fan appeal and excitement with the dazzling yet potent spin that permeates her musical renditions.
With no surprise Tanya continues to climb the musical ladder as she joins the airways as the new co-host on the ever so popular “Rebel Vibez”, while still maintaining her role as VP of i.M.O.K. Enterprises.
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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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