Ce' Cile

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Location:
Kingston, Jamaica, JM
Type:
Artist / Band / Musician
Genre:
Reggae / Hip Hop / Reggaeton
Site(s):
Label:
Danger Zone Records
Type:
Indie
Girl Power, Jamaican Style

Talk about "Jamaican", "female", "reggae" / "dancehall" and her name will

definitely be called. Known simply as "Ce'Cile", this Jamaican diva has

consistently been tipped as the woman most likely to join Dancehall's men in the

mainstream. Style, wit, grace, intelligence, creativity and flare for

controversy are all key components for a budding diva. Add a bit of sexiness,

along with a large measure of talent and you've just defined the allure of

Ce'Cile – Dancehall's "Bad Gyal". Already armed with raft

of popular Jamaican singles, albums released in Japan and Europe, it's her much

anticipated North American / Caribbean debut album "Waiting", (Danger Zone / SoBe

Records) that is most likely to thrust her to international stardom.

From the beginning Ce'Cile has been an innovator. This 'Bad Gyal' has kept

tongues wagging since first breaking into the Dancehall scene with the self

produced, shockingly refreshing and thought provoking smash "Changez" designed

as a marketing ploy by poking fun at her male counterparts. Rhythmically

inventive and catchy, it shot across dancehall's macho braggadocio,

light-heartedly lampooning the music's biggest male names with unflattering

speculation on their bedroom performance. Not surprisingly, it won her a legion

of female fans. Ce'Cile is a deadly combination of sex appeal with veracity and

though dancehall for the most part is purely a testosterone-driven sphere, to

miss Ce'Cile is to miss half the story. She writes lyrics that other females shy

away from for fear of being shunned in Jamaica's male dominated music scene.

Being the most outspoken, especially on issues concerning women, Ce'Cile has

never felt trapped from expressing her stance as being bold, calculating and

brutally honest in her lyrics and subject matter. Her hit song "Give It To Me",

(Coolie Dance rhythm driven) requesting reciprocal oral treatment (taboo in

Jamaica) was demanding and in your face. "Can You Do Di Wuk" a duet with Sean

Paul featured on his Grammy winning multi - platinum selling album "Dutty Rock"

was a testiment to her "badgyal" demeanor and the track became a natural pick

for djs worldwide and made it possible for her to join Sean in Europe during his

Dutty Rock tour for several shows including the Europe MTV Awards pre-party and

Wembly Stadium in the UK. On her album "Waiting", she delves into other topics

such as "Faking" disclosing the fact that many women have to resort to that

level in order to pacify their partner's inadequate performance. "Talk Talk"

playfully reveals the fact that many women are not above sampling their friend's

goodies due to the information they confide about their man. "Worth It" is the

ultimate "spend your money on me" tune, where she explains her "pro gold

digging" stance. These are just samples of her creative, controversial and fun

subject matters. However, Ce'Cile does not forget her roots, thus in addition to

spitting on hardcore dancehall bangers, she also delivers on a number of groovy,

roots reggae tracks. Ce'Cile's sense of assurance can be partially

due to the fact that she's somewhat of an anomaly within the Island's music

industry as she stems from one of Mandeville's (one of Jamaica's key affluent

town) oldest, wealthiest and most prestigious familiesThe granddaughter of

Mandeville's cherished mayor, Ce'Cile unexpectedly fell in love with the tough

sound of dancehall and instead of battling her way through Kingston's hard

scrabble recording scene, she systematically and single-mindedly pursued her

career from the inside and began honing her signature "singjay" vocal style; a

blend of honeyed melodies and rapid-fire rapping delivered in English but tinged

with patios (jamaican dialect), otherwise known as chatting or toasting.

Ce'Cile's signature sound - the combination of sultry singing, along with finely

honed deejaying, has left in her wake a string of "Ce'Cile knockoffs" that have

started emulating her pioneering style, but Ce'Cile maintains she is a full

package that can never be duplicated. Ce'Cile has been widely acknowledged with

the bevy of award nominations received over the past five years which include

capturing accolades for; the Irie Jam Radio Awards, Jamaican Federation of

Musicians, 2 IRAWMA awards, South Florida Reggae Awards, Stone Love Awards, Star

Awards, Richie B's awards, Tamika Awards and more. To date, Ce'Cile is still one

of the few Dancehall artists to be featured in Source Magazine, Vibe Magazine

and XLR8R Magazine. Ce'Cile also yearly tours Caribbean, USA and Europe bringing

her fresh style to all audiences (by the way she is as comfortable in front of

an audience of 30,000 as she is in front of an audience of 3000). This

groundwork has lead to crossover hits in Germany such as: "Rude Bwoy Thug Life",

"Hot Like We", a collaboration with DJ Tomec and other genre-crossing

collaborations with British breakbeat producers Stanton Warriors and the

electornica wizard Amon Tobin. Ce'Cile has managed to secure collaborations with

elite artists including; Trina, Shaggy, Timberland, Beenie Man, Elephant Man,

Sean Paul, Lady Saw and Olivia. Ce'Cile has come this far by doing things her

own way, in her eyes being true to herself and her music is why she is Jamaica's

(and soon the world) loving Bad Gyal. Such an uncompromising attitude makes

Ce'Cile truly an original voice. Ce'Cile's North American Debut is on the Danger

Zone / SoBe Record label (indie) and is available on Itunes. The first

single "So Fly" (a duet with Beenie Man) has already been charted number 1 on

the NY Reggae Charts, and in the top ten on the South Florida Reggae charts and

is now added to Miami's Power 96.

Songs from the album can be heard at www.myspace.com/cecileCollaborations on this album include

Shaggy, Ding Dong, Beenie Man and Trina. Producers on the album are: Scot

Storch, Danger Zone Records, Lloyd "Baby G' Jammys, Dale "Dr. Dizzle" Virgo,

Steelie and Clevie, Cordel "Skatta" Burrell, Ariff Cooper, Kirk "Kirkledove"

Bennett, South Rakkas Crew, and Ce'Cile Charlton.EPK can be viewed at www.myspace.com/cecile

Bookings: 1876 998 5083Album Info and Orders: Waitingalbum@gmail.comLabel:

Dangerzonemusicgroup.comLabel: www.sobeentertainment.com



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