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A “female version of Horace Andy… Solid and different.” – Achis Reggae
From her work with Sly & Robbie (Annette Brissett and the Taxi Gang) to penning hits for Marcia Griffiths (“I Shall Sing”) and the duet “I’ll Be There For You” with Beres Hammond, Annette Brissett has been a key figure in reggae music for decades. And on her most recent album, Lift Your Head Up, a project two years in the making, Annette shines as a solo artist.
Annette’s unique lyrical style and consciousness are deep, powerful and soul searching. An accomplished musician herself (she played every instrument on the Sasston release, Gun Shooting Raw), the 14-tracks on Lift Your Head Up rock the body with authentic reggae music and real instruments and uplifts the soul with delicate dub and well crafted production. Early praise for the record compares Annette to a “female version of Horace Andy… solid and different” (Achis Reggae).
Like many others before her, Annette came out of a religious background before beginning her musical career at the age of eleven. Her basic spirituality soon became the inner source that has stimulated and inspired her to write and compose the kind of music and lyrics that she does and most of what motivates her creativity comes from everyday experiences and her soul. As she so aptly says, “The more I got into the music, the more it got into me”.
