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10 tracks | 46 minutes
Released Jun 2007
on VIbrance The Arts
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Classic, easy-going, roots reggae featuring female vocalist; "Sade of Reggae."
Bio / Background
Let us begin, at 10.30°N latitude and 61.15°W longitude (Trinidad WI), where the voice of an angel first touches ears in the form of a baby’s cry. At the tender age of five, this voice was a soprano, and at times, soloist in a local school choir. Music was a big part of her future but the fullness was yet to be seen.
Fast forward more than 20 years later to Hartford Ct., where the harsh realities of 21st century living become apparent. “Warrior princess African Empress I, trodding this wilderness, jump on a horse and ride.” These are some of the words that would later become the lyrics for some of her most personal expressions of struggle to find self, spirituality, and serenity. A devoted “Rastafarian,” mother, and writer, she says, “I love my faith, I love my family and I love my music.”
No stranger to the ears, Empress Cherisse has shared the stage with artists such as Beenie Man and Capleton.
↓ more ↓She now teams up with musician, songwriter and producer, Arif Anwar of Vibrance The Arts, to collaborate on her debut album. Easy going, spiritually rooted and conscious lyrics make up the persona of her musical character. She is already noted in the underground roots world as the “Sade” of reggae.
In a genre dominated by men, few women stand out…but out of the wilderness comes a warrior princess, armed with the heart of a lioness, standing firm and strong, a Queen…Omega…Menen…Empress…Cherisse.
EMPRESS CHERISSE: SERENITY (PAGES 1&2: INSIDE BOOKLET)
1. QUEEN OMEGA: VOCALS- CHERISSE MORRIS; GUITAR- BRIAN “IAN” BEST.
2. WARRIOR PRINCESS: BASS, TAMBORINE, BONGOS, KEYS, SHAKERS, DRUMS- A. ANWAR; GUITARS- B. BEST; VOCALS- C. MORRIS.
3. LOVE AND HONOR: VOCALS- CHERISSE MORRIS; GUITARS- BRIAN BEST; BASS, DRUMS, KEYS, TAMBORINE- ARIF.
4. IRATES: GUITAR- HAILE IYAH-ISRAEL; BASS, DRUMS, KEYS- ARIF ANWAR; VOCALS- CHERISSE MORRIS.
5. HEART OF A LIONESS: GUITAR- BRAIN BEST; VOCALS- CHERISSE MORRIS; KEYS, DRUMS, BASS- ARIF ANWAR.
6. SERENITY: DRUMS, KEYS, BONGOS, BASS- ARIF; GUITAR- BRIAN BEST; VOCALS- CHERISSE MORRIS.
7. SEARCHING: VOCALS-CHERISSE MORRIS; KEYS, DRUMS, BONGOS, BASS- ARIF; GUITAR- “TUFF LION”.
8. GRABBA: VOCALS- CHERISSE; KEYS, BASS- ARIF; GUITAR- “IAN”;
DRUMS- ERIC BROADWAY.
9. IT’S NOT OVER: BONGOS, SHAKERS, DRUMS, BASS, CLAVI STICKS, KEYS- ARIF; GUITARS- BRIAN BEST; VOCALS- CHERISSE.
10. SHE (FEATURING ARIF): DRUMS, BASS, KEYS, CLAVI STICKS, WOOD BLOCK- ARIF; VOCALS- CHERISSE; ADDITIONAL VOCALS- ARIF;
GUITAR- “TUFF LION”.
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*ALL LYRICS/MELODIES WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY CHERISSE MORRIS. EXCEPT ON “SHE,” ADDITIONAL LYRICS/MELODIES BY ARIF ANWAR.
* VOCALS FOR TRACKS: 1,2,4& 5 RECORDED AT TRIPPLE KROWN STUDIO, HARTFORD, CT.
* ENGINEERED, MIXED, ARRANGED, AND PRODUCED BY ARIF ANWAR.
* RECORDED AT VTA RECORDING STUDIO, RALEIGH, NC.
* MASTERED/GRAPHICS
*PHOTOS/ALBUM LAYOUT: VIBRANCE THE ARTS (VIBRANT FILMS)
COPYWRITE, PUBLISHED 2007 VIBRANCE THE ARTS (ASCAP)
VIBRANCE THE ARTS (“MUSIC, CULTURE, ARTS, LIFE“)
WWW.VTAROOTSMUSIC.COM
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