Cherine Anderson
Encyclopedia
Cherine Anderson is a Jamaican actress and dancehall
/reggae
vocalist.
(1997); she is also known for playing the character Serena in the 2003 Jamaican film, One Love.
Anderson has worked and performed with Sly and Robbie
, Sting, Wyclef Jean
, Bootsy Collins
, Jimmy Cliff
, Michael Franti
and others. She contributed to several Independent Online Distribution Alliance compilation
releases prior to the success of her January 2006 single
, "Good Love", which appeared on a compilation showcasing the riddim
of Jimmy Riley
's "Love & Devotion". "Good Love" appeared on the 2008 Grammy
nominated album, Anniversary, by Sly and Robbie and the Taxi Gang.
In 2006, Anderson collaborated with Chuck Fenda on the single, "Coming Over", which rose to #1 on the Jamaican charts, and remained on the Top 30 for 26 weeks. She also collaborated with Britney Spears
on the Sly and Robbie remix
of "Piece of Me
".
Anderson's made her directorial debut in 2007 when she directed the video for "Kingston State of Mind". The song would eventually top the Caribbean video charts and remained in the Top 10 for 4 months. Wyclef Jean is featured on the remix to "Kingston State of Mind"
Anderson opened for Wyclef Jean in Tortola, British Virgin Islands
in 2007, and she was a featured vocalist on Sly and Robbie and the Taxi Gang's United States/Canada tour the same year.
In late 2007 Anderson collaborated with Michael Franti
and Spearhead
on their All Rebel Rockers
album. She was also featured on the single "Say Hey (I Love You)
", as well as the tracks "Sound System" and "Little Bit of Riddem". In 2008 through 2009, Anderson toured extensively with Franti and Spearhead as their opening act in North America, Australia and Europe.
She has toured with artist such as John Mayer
(Battle Studies North American Tour (2010), Counting Crows
, Slightly Stoopid
, Sly & Robbie, Augustana
among others. Cherine has performed at festivals such as Coachella - USA (2009)
Bluesfest - Australia (2009)
Rototom Festival- Italy (2009)
Summer Jam- Germany (2009)
Arras Main Square Fest- France (2009)
Your World Festival- Holland (2009)
Rock-Zottegem Festival- Belgium (2009)
Sierra Nevada world Music Festival- USA (2009)
Mounatin Jam Festival- USA (2009)
UCLA Jazz & Reggae Festival - USA (2009, 2006)
Earthdance-USA (2009)
Rebel Salute - Jamaica (2009)
Ragga Muffins Festival - USA (2008)
Hollywood Bowl KCRW Series- USA (2008)
Hollywood Bowl Reggae Series- USA (2007)
Reggae Rising- USA (2007)
Big Day Out – British Columbia (2007)
BVI Festival- Virgin Island (British) (2007)
Reggae Sumfest –Jamaica (2007, 2006)
STING-Jamaica (2007,2009)
Reggae on the River –USA (2006)
International Reggae Day- Jamaica (2006)
She performed at three events (The Green Ball, The Inaugural Peace Ball, Rock The Vote/Calvin Klein Inaugural Party) to commemorate President Barack Obama
's inauguration.
Anderson first official product, "The Introduction-Dubstyle EP", was released in March 2009. The EP
included reggae chart toppers such as "Shine On Jamaica", "Talk If Yuh Talking
", "Kingston State of Mind
", "Shine on Jamaica" and "Coming Over Tonight".
Dancehall
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s. In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably,...
/reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
vocalist.
Biography
Anderson's acting career began with a role in Dancehall QueenDancehall Queen
Dancehall Queen is a 1997 independent Jamaican film starring Audrey Reid who plays Marcia, a street vendor struggling to raise two daughters.Detailed item informationDescriptionA street vendor discovers dancehalls and begins to live a double life....
(1997); she is also known for playing the character Serena in the 2003 Jamaican film, One Love.
Anderson has worked and performed with Sly and Robbie
Sly and Robbie
Sly and Robbie is the prolific Jamaican rhythm section and production team of drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare who joined in the mid 1970s after having established themselves separately in Jamaica as professional musicians...
, Sting, Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...
, Bootsy Collins
Bootsy Collins
William Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American funk bassist, singer, and songwriter.Rising to prominence with James Brown in the late 1960s, and with Parliament-Funkadelic in the '70s, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk...
, Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff, OM is a Jamaican musician, singer and actor. He is the only currently living musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievement in the arts and sciences...
, Michael Franti
Michael Franti
Michael Franti is an American poet, musician, and composer. He is the creator and lead vocalist of Michael Franti & Spearhead, a band that blends hip hop with a variety of other styles including funk, reggae, jazz, folk, and rock...
and others. She contributed to several Independent Online Distribution Alliance compilation
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
releases prior to the success of her January 2006 single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, "Good Love", which appeared on a compilation showcasing the riddim
Riddim
Riddim is the Jamaican Patois pronunciation of the English word "rhythm," but in dancehall/reggae parlance it refers to the instrumental accompaniment to a song. Thus, a dancehall song consists of the riddim plus the "voicing" sung by the deejay. The resulting song structure may be taken for...
of Jimmy Riley
Jimmy Riley
Jimmy Riley is a Jamaican singer who in addition to recording solo has also been a member of the Sensations and The Uniques.-Biography:...
's "Love & Devotion". "Good Love" appeared on the 2008 Grammy
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
nominated album, Anniversary, by Sly and Robbie and the Taxi Gang.
In 2006, Anderson collaborated with Chuck Fenda on the single, "Coming Over", which rose to #1 on the Jamaican charts, and remained on the Top 30 for 26 weeks. She also collaborated with Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
on the Sly and Robbie remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
of "Piece of Me
Piece of Me
"Piece of Me" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears from her fifth studio album, Blackout. It was released on November 27, 2007 by Jive Records as the second single from the album...
".
Anderson's made her directorial debut in 2007 when she directed the video for "Kingston State of Mind". The song would eventually top the Caribbean video charts and remained in the Top 10 for 4 months. Wyclef Jean is featured on the remix to "Kingston State of Mind"
Anderson opened for Wyclef Jean in Tortola, British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands, often called the British Virgin Islands , is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands make up part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, the remaining islands constituting the U.S...
in 2007, and she was a featured vocalist on Sly and Robbie and the Taxi Gang's United States/Canada tour the same year.
In late 2007 Anderson collaborated with Michael Franti
Michael Franti
Michael Franti is an American poet, musician, and composer. He is the creator and lead vocalist of Michael Franti & Spearhead, a band that blends hip hop with a variety of other styles including funk, reggae, jazz, folk, and rock...
and Spearhead
Michael Franti
Michael Franti is an American poet, musician, and composer. He is the creator and lead vocalist of Michael Franti & Spearhead, a band that blends hip hop with a variety of other styles including funk, reggae, jazz, folk, and rock...
on their All Rebel Rockers
All Rebel Rockers
All Rebel Rockers is an album by Michael Franti & Spearhead released on September 9, 2008 on Boo Boo Wax Records. It peaked at #37 on the U.S. Billboard 200, making it their most successful album....
album. She was also featured on the single "Say Hey (I Love You)
Say Hey (I Love You)
"Say Hey " is a single by Michael Franti & Spearhead featuring Jamaica soulstress Cherine Anderson released in 2009 from their album All Rebel Rockers. The single is produced by Sly & Robbie. The music video peaked at number five on the VH1 Top 20 countdown and the single has peaked at number 18 on...
", as well as the tracks "Sound System" and "Little Bit of Riddem". In 2008 through 2009, Anderson toured extensively with Franti and Spearhead as their opening act in North America, Australia and Europe.
She has toured with artist such as John Mayer
John Mayer
John Clayton Mayer is an American pop rock and blues rock musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and music producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to Atlanta in 1997, where he refined his...
(Battle Studies North American Tour (2010), Counting Crows
Counting Crows
Counting Crows is an American rock band originating from Berkeley, California. Formed in 1991, the group gained popularity following the release of its debut album in 1993, August and Everything After, which featured the hit single "Mr. Jones"...
, Slightly Stoopid
Slightly Stoopid
Slightly Stoopid is an American band based in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California, who describe their music as "a fusion of acoustic rock and blues with reggae, hip-hop, and punk". As a band, they have released eight albums with their sixth studio album, entitled Slightly Not Stoned Enough To Eat...
, Sly & Robbie, Augustana
Augustana (band)
Augustana is an American rock band from San Diego, California who are signed to the Epic Records record label. They are best known for their singles, "Boston" and "Sweet and Low."-Beginning years:...
among others. Cherine has performed at festivals such as Coachella - USA (2009)
Bluesfest - Australia (2009)
Rototom Festival- Italy (2009)
Summer Jam- Germany (2009)
Arras Main Square Fest- France (2009)
Your World Festival- Holland (2009)
Rock-Zottegem Festival- Belgium (2009)
Sierra Nevada world Music Festival- USA (2009)
Mounatin Jam Festival- USA (2009)
UCLA Jazz & Reggae Festival - USA (2009, 2006)
Earthdance-USA (2009)
Rebel Salute - Jamaica (2009)
Ragga Muffins Festival - USA (2008)
Hollywood Bowl KCRW Series- USA (2008)
Hollywood Bowl Reggae Series- USA (2007)
Reggae Rising- USA (2007)
Big Day Out – British Columbia (2007)
BVI Festival- Virgin Island (British) (2007)
Reggae Sumfest –Jamaica (2007, 2006)
STING-Jamaica (2007,2009)
Reggae on the River –USA (2006)
International Reggae Day- Jamaica (2006)
She performed at three events (The Green Ball, The Inaugural Peace Ball, Rock The Vote/Calvin Klein Inaugural Party) to commemorate President Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
's inauguration.
Anderson first official product, "The Introduction-Dubstyle EP", was released in March 2009. The EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
included reggae chart toppers such as "Shine On Jamaica", "Talk If Yuh Talking
Talk If Yuh Talking
"Talk if Yuh Talking" was Anderson's first official single from Cherine Anderson'sThe Introduction-Dubstyle EP. It was first released to Jamaican radio in early 2009 and saw some success in the early months. The song was selected as ROOTS FM's "What's the Verdict" winner by inner-city listeners...
", "Kingston State of Mind
Kingston State of Mind
"Kingston State of Mind" is a reality-charged song written and performed by singer/songwriter Cherine. The song addresses the current issues facing Jamaica including gun violence, crime and political inequities. "Kingston State of Mind" was produced by the duo of Sly & Robbie and became a hit for...
", "Shine on Jamaica" and "Coming Over Tonight".
External links
- Official website – http://www.cherineanderson.com
- Reverbnation – http://www.reverbnation.com/cherineanderson
- Yahoo! Movies Filmography – http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800290512
- Profile at PeppaPot MagaZeen – http://www.peppapot.com/getartist/Cherine%20Anderson
- Bio from BVI Music Festival 2007 – http://bvimusicfest.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=26
- Interview at Jamaicans.com – http://www.jamaicans.com/music/interviews/cherineandersoninterview2007.shtml