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Carol Theresa East (born 15 January 1959, Kingston, Jamaica〔Keita Maeda, ("The Excyclopedia of Reggae Musicians Part I : Dee-Jays". )〕), known by her stage name of Sister Carol, is a Jamaican-born American reggae recording artist and actress. She has used many other stage names, including Black Cinderella (also the name of her record label) and Mother Culture. ==Biography== Originally from the Denham Town district of West Kingston, she was 14 when her family emigrated to Brooklyn, New York.〔Campbell-Livingston, Cecelia (2012) "(Black Cinderella )", ''Jamaica Observer'', 17 October 2012, retrieved 17 October 2012.〕 Her father Howard East was a Senior Engineer with Radio Jamaica and contributed to recording sessions as Studio One.〔 She soon became involved in the Jamaican music scene herself. She earned a degree in education from the City College of New York in 1981, the same year she gave birth to her first child. Around that time she met Brigadier Jerry, a Jamaican DJ, who encouraged her to try DJ chatting in Jamaican dancehall style, rather than singing. After winning competitions in New York and Jamaica, she toured with The Meditations. Her first album, ''Liberation for Africa'', was released in 1983,〔("Sister Carol – Liberation for Africa" ) at the Roots Archives.〕 as a limited edition on the Jamaican ''SG'' label.〔(SG music label at Roots Archives )〕 The 1984 album ''Black Cinderella''〔(Black Cinderella ) at the Roots Archives.〕 established her. She formed her own record label, also called Black Cinderella. East has appeared in the Jonathan Demme movies ''Something Wild'' (1986), ''Married to the Mob'' (1988), and ''Rachel Getting Married'' (2008). In the 2000s she returned to Jamaica, living in St. Ann.〔 Her daughter Nakeeba Amaniyea is also a deejay.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sister Carol」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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