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Winsome Benjamin
REAL NAME:Winsome Benjamin
BIRTH PLACE: Clarendon, Jamaica
WINSOME started singing in the church at the early age of four and very soon became a leader in her chosen field to sing. Her love for music was unusual, and the church gave her the preparation she needed. She made it her stage and this is where she is most happy.
In 1994 she migrated to Germany where she began singing as a professional. She began touring extensively in Germany, places such as Kiel, Hamburg, Travemuende, Bremen, Muenster, Hannover, Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig, Bielefeld, Kassel, Dortmund, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Duesseldorf, Cologne, Frankfurt, Trier, Saarbruecken, Baden Baden and many other european countries like Sweden, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, has also discovered her magnificent talent and flooded all her performances, she also appeared on many TV and Radio shows.
Her charisma touched everyone who has come into her presence. In 1997 she produced and released her first gospel album entitled "Live for Jesus“. Her hit single "My Sweet Lord was produced and release in 2000 by Desi Jones, former drummer of "Chalice “, this was a cover version written by George Harrison of “The Beatles”. "Bring The Family Back“and "Give It Up For Jesus“was released in 2002.
Winsome was a major performer in 2000 on the "Gospel Train" which was promoted by Mr. Tommy Cowan of Glory Music. There she shared stage with some of Jamaica's finest in gospel.
She is a Singer/Song Writer and arranges her songs, she also enjoys speaking the German Language. Her repertoire includes Gospel, Inspirational, Soul and Love songs. She is very dedicated to her occupation and is presently working on her new album.
Winsome has shared stage with artistes such as Inner Circle, Hip Hop Bobby Valentino, Lady G, Doug E Fresh , Alaine, Bad Gal Cecile, Machel Mantano, Daville, Chevelle Franklyn, Calypso Rose, BB Seaton, Leon and the People, Ken Boothe, Ernie Smith, Junior Tucker, Papa San, John Holt, Lt. Stichie, Ken Lazarus, Pam Hall, Peter Lloyd, Leroy Sibbles, Dwight Pinkney, Hopeton Lewis, Mickey Spice, Boris Gardener, A.J. Brown, Karen Smith, Dean Frazer, Buju Banton, just to name a few.
Winsome BenjaminWinsome Benjamin now managed by Clifs Enterprise Corp is peaking in her career, Performing in Canada, The Cayman Island, Guyana, and in the U.S.A. She recently performed with Mr.”Knocking on Heavens Door” Ed Robinson on the International Reggae and World Music Awards at the World famous Apollo Theater Harlem, USA. She also performed in Chicago at the Festival of Life July 4-8 at Washington Park and was blessed with presents of Pop Star R&B singer R. Kelly.
Her single "TRUE LOVE" has being recently released, accompanied by the music video for the same single featuring Ed Robinson.
BIRTH PLACE: Clarendon, Jamaica
WINSOME started singing in the church at the early age of four and very soon became a leader in her chosen field to sing. Her love for music was unusual, and the church gave her the preparation she needed. She made it her stage and this is where she is most happy.
In 1994 she migrated to Germany where she began singing as a professional. She began touring extensively in Germany, places such as Kiel, Hamburg, Travemuende, Bremen, Muenster, Hannover, Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig, Bielefeld, Kassel, Dortmund, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Duesseldorf, Cologne, Frankfurt, Trier, Saarbruecken, Baden Baden and many other european countries like Sweden, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, has also discovered her magnificent talent and flooded all her performances, she also appeared on many TV and Radio shows.
Her charisma touched everyone who has come into her presence. In 1997 she produced and released her first gospel album entitled "Live for Jesus“. Her hit single "My Sweet Lord was produced and release in 2000 by Desi Jones, former drummer of "Chalice “, this was a cover version written by George Harrison of “The Beatles”. "Bring The Family Back“and "Give It Up For Jesus“was released in 2002.
Winsome was a major performer in 2000 on the "Gospel Train" which was promoted by Mr. Tommy Cowan of Glory Music. There she shared stage with some of Jamaica's finest in gospel.
She is a Singer/Song Writer and arranges her songs, she also enjoys speaking the German Language. Her repertoire includes Gospel, Inspirational, Soul and Love songs. She is very dedicated to her occupation and is presently working on her new album.
Winsome has shared stage with artistes such as Inner Circle, Hip Hop Bobby Valentino, Lady G, Doug E Fresh , Alaine, Bad Gal Cecile, Machel Mantano, Daville, Chevelle Franklyn, Calypso Rose, BB Seaton, Leon and the People, Ken Boothe, Ernie Smith, Junior Tucker, Papa San, John Holt, Lt. Stichie, Ken Lazarus, Pam Hall, Peter Lloyd, Leroy Sibbles, Dwight Pinkney, Hopeton Lewis, Mickey Spice, Boris Gardener, A.J. Brown, Karen Smith, Dean Frazer, Buju Banton, just to name a few.
Winsome BenjaminWinsome Benjamin now managed by Clifs Enterprise Corp is peaking in her career, Performing in Canada, The Cayman Island, Guyana, and in the U.S.A. She recently performed with Mr.”Knocking on Heavens Door” Ed Robinson on the International Reggae and World Music Awards at the World famous Apollo Theater Harlem, USA. She also performed in Chicago at the Festival of Life July 4-8 at Washington Park and was blessed with presents of Pop Star R&B singer R. Kelly.
Her single "TRUE LOVE" has being recently released, accompanied by the music video for the same single featuring Ed Robinson.
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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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