Two for Reggae
Two female artists with distinctively different styles will share the same stage this week at the nightclub Room 960. The first is Etana, who, along with Queen Ifrica, is leading a female roots-reggae revival. The other, Barbee, is an up-and-coming dancehall singer overflowing with sex appeal.
The reggae world was introduced to Etana two years ago with the release of her first solo hit “Wrong Address,” which featured her playing an acoustic guitar and singing about class discrimination. With a natural hairstyle, a radiant smile, and long skirts, Etana’s image is a big change from her days in the all-girl quintet, GIFT, in 2000, while she was attending college in Miami.