Etana

WITH her second album out and climbing reggae charts around the world, Jamaican singer Etana recently wrapped up a 12-city tour of the United States, which began on May 10. This tour comes hot on the heels of a hectic two-week tour of South America, which ended mid-April. “South America was a good start to the summer,” a news release from her publicist quoted Etana. “Though we were the only dark-skinned people there most of the time, race wasn’t an […]

Kingston, Jamaica:—With her second album out and climbing reggae charts around the world, Etana embarked on a 12-city tour of the United States, which began on May 10. The reigning princess of reggae, Etana has already performed to capacity crowds in places such as Denver, Salt Lake City and Oregon and she describes the experience as amazing. This tour comes hot on the heels of a hectic two-week tour of South America, which ended mid-April. “South America was a good […]

Sting patrons saw a stellar performance from the strong one. She left the stage a few minutes after 5am emerging the most dominant of the female acts and measuring up with the overall performances of the night. Packaged with the headlining acts, “the 13 Warriors”, she brought fire works to the stage saving the day with a complete 30 minute set delivered in fine style. Responses roared from the crowd as she disbursed her latest and greatest, with hit after […]

What was your most memorable experience of Rototom Sunsplash 2010 and did it meet your expectations? The crowd chanting ETANA, ETANA over and over for an encore, that was surreal to me. I still remember the big loud horns that can be heard from miles away. Based on the change of venue I didn't expect to see that many people or for it to be better than it was when I performed in Italy 2008. Describe the set up of […]

Reggae song bird, Shauna McKenzie better known as Etana has broadened her list of attributes in entertainment. The Reggae Ambassador has secured an acting role in the soon to be released film, “Ghett’a Life”. The movie’s official premiere is scheduled for Summer 2011. This will debut Etana as an actress and marks her arrival to the film industry. Fans can expect a different side to the performer in her fresh role, acquired through a succesful audition. Etana plays the role […]

The Etana/RETV music video competition came to a close recently and the singer's handlers are hailing it as a success. The competition, which featured Etana's three new videos August Town, Free and Happy Heart, was the first of its kind locally and from what is termed "the overwhelming response", the competition went over with a bang. "One of the things that really impressed us was the number of votes we received from throughout the Caribbean," one of the conceptualisers remarked. […]

Reggae singer, Etana, is launching an exclusive music video competiton on reggae-based network RETV this week, which is centred on three of her newly filmed music videos including August Town, Free and Happy Heart. The competition, which runs until the second week of the New Year, culminates Etana's new music promotions. Adding to the excitement of the competition is the fact that fans can vote for their favourite of the three videos and win prizes like a 13" MacBook, Blackberry […]

Etana collected two trophies at the International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) last Sunday in New York. The Strong One walked away with trophies for Best Female Vocalist and Best Album. The singer was happy and humbled by the awards, saying, "everytime someone thinks of me and my work with such high regard that they believe I deserve an award, is just a humbling experience," the songstress said. Etana recently released videos for the songs Caltariba System and Blessings, […]