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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Sister Carol
Person · female · Jamaica · Kingston · born 1959 · recording since 1983
Jamaican singer-songwriter
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Also known as Sister Carol East · シスター・キャロル
Timeline
10 events▣ Album 8◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1950s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: Liberation For Africa
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1990s
2000s
Biography
English biography236 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1364064057
Biography
Carol Theresa East (born 15 January 1959), known by her stage name of Sister Carol, is a Jamaican reggae recording artist. She has used many other stage names, including Black Cinderella (also the name of her record label) and Mother Culture.
Early life and education
Carol Theresa East was born in the Denham Town district of West Kingston. Her father, Howard East, was a Senior Engineer with Radio Jamaica and contributed to recording sessions as Studio One. When she was 14-years-old, her family moved to Brooklyn, New York.
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.
Career
After winning competitions in New York and Jamaica, she toured with The Meditations. Her first album, Liberation for Africa
Liberation For AfricaSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Liberation for Africa7:162Dance Hall Style3:543None of the Babylon Business3:264Love In The Morning2:355Shackles3:596Lovers Rock Style4:287Still Waiting Impossible3:188Black Woman3:429Principle4:0510Show Business3:12, was released in 1983, as a limited edition on the Jamaican SG label. The 1984 album Black Cinderella
Black CinderellaSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Murdee & Stylee3:392Reggae Gone International4:003Spidla-Ding3:354No Way No Better Than Yard3:045Down in the Getto4:006Jah Is Mine3:457Dedicated to Bob Marley3:388Free Food Ticket3:489International Style3:2410Black Cinderella2:5811Oh Jah (Mi Ready)3:4712My Children4:03 established her. She formed her own record label, also called Black Cinderella. Jah Disciple followed in 1989.
East has appeared in the Jonathan Demme movies Something Wild (1986), Married to the Mob (1988), and Rachel Getting Married (2008). Demme featured East's songs in Ricki and the Flash (2015).
Personal life
In the 2000s she returned to Jamaica, living in St. Ann. Her daughter Nakeeba Amaniyea is a deejay.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 11 | 82.8th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 19 | 43.6th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (11 release groups · 9 studio albums)
Albums · 9
1983 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 39:55
1Liberation for Africa7:162Dance Hall Style3:543None of the Babylon Business3:264Love In The Morning2:355Shackles3:596Lovers Rock Style4:287Still Waiting Impossible3:188Black Woman3:429Principle4:0510Show Business3:121989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 36:14
1Ram the Party4:002A No Me Name Peggy3:433Jah Disciple3:364Potential3:205Get It Straight Africans3:316Lost in a Space3:577Intelligence3:108A No Me Mommy & Daddy3:479Wicked Collie3:2710Remember When3:431991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
1Shackles2Mother Culture3Ababajoni4B Who U R5Tight Spot6The Music Nice7Mi Glad Mi Find God8Lovers Rock Style9Mandela's Release10It Haffi Done1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 45:56
1Call Mi Sister Carol4:442Blackman Time4:083Run Things3:464I Am What I Am4:505Reggae Samba3:506Mr. Moneyman3:557Jamaican People4:088Solomon & Sheba4:019Ghetto Youths4:0110Ital Jacuzzi4:0211Call Mi Sister Carol (Long version)4:311995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 43:41
1Murdee & Stylee3:392Reggae Gone International4:003Spidla-Ding3:354No Way No Better Than Yard3:045Down in the Getto4:006Jah Is Mine3:457Dedicated to Bob Marley3:388Free Food Ticket3:489International Style3:2410Black Cinderella2:5811Oh Jah (Mi Ready)3:4712My Children4:031996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 48:54
1Natty Live Up3:552Dread Natty Congo4:303Sell-Out (featuring Sugar Minott)3:374Red Eye3:555Milk n Honey4:436Can't Stop Reggae4:227Gimme Mi Freedom (featuring Junior Jazz)4:178Herbal Affair4:049Mi Love the Father3:3510Strong and Fit3:4211Man to Man4:4112Traiter Dub3:331999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:04:19
1Opportunity3:552Reggae Arena3:533Gentle Lover4:194Cut & Clear4:065Promises4:006Ezekiel 373:537Womb-Man4:158Rasta Girl4:299I-Sis Appela3:5210Fire Pon the West4:041170 Sup'm Pieces of Bob4:2012Kings & Queens4:1613Hiv3:0114Chok Lit4:0815Force3:4816Herbal Is Natural4:002002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:04:12
1His Mercey Endureth4:072Rastafire3:233Nuh Mash It Dung4:314Hempumentary4:245Satisfaction Guaranteed4:166Oh What a Joy3:557Rose in Jah Garden4:198No to Incest3:499Mama, Mama3:3710Mello-Yellow4:1111Freedy Freedy3:2612Nineoneone2:3913Empty World3:5114Cold Shack4:2915Original Drum5:0216Rhythm of Reggae4:13— · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 49:37
1Honey Dub4:242Natty Congo Dub4:543Strong And Fit Dub3:304Father Rock3:385Can't Stop The Dub4:156Herbal Dub4:097Red-Up Dub3:578Traitor Dub3:359Who The Dub Fit4:4310Homeward Dub4:2511Ras Dub3:5612E-Z Dub4:11
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | I Am What I Am / Mr. Moneyman / Call Mi Sister CarolSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 17:361I Am What I Am4:48 2Mr. Moneyman3:52 3Call Mi Sister Carol (album version)4:29 4Call Mi Sister Carol (Omega mix)4:27 | 1994 |
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Direct Hit: Sister Carol Live!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 1:15:001Fanfare2:31 2Conquering Lion0:40 3Mi Love The Father2:43 4Black Cinderella5:59 5Promises3:45 6Call Me Sista Carol3:20 7Can't Stop Reggae5:27 8Reggae Arena5:00 9Womb-man4:27 10Rasta Girl6:56 1170 Sup'm Pieces of Bob6:21 12Medley6:54 13Cut & Clear3:39 14Natty Live Up5:12 15Herbal Is Natural2:55 16Herbal Affair4:11 17Wild Thing5:00 | Live | 2001 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Sister Carol head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 11 | 82.8th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 19 | 43.6th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sister_Carol_%282012%29-2.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/895d0fbf-9e47-4557-abba-0c6ff0f49c1cdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/895d0fbf-9e47-4557-abba-0c6ff0f49c1ccore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3485348genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3485348seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_Carolbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_Carol
Why this artist is in the database
- List of reggae musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Jester Jay Goldman · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q3485348 · MusicBrainz: 895d0fbf-9e47-4557-abba-0c6ff0f49c1c
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