Words by Jonathan Cunningham
There’s no shortage of women in reggae and dancehall willing to market themselves with slackness but spend a second listening to Etana‘s music and it’s immediately evident that she refuses to be one of them. The 27-year-old songstress continuously inspires listeners to perform at their best and cast negativity by the wayside. Much like the music of some of her personal role models–Marcia Griffiths, even early Whitney Houston–an uplifting message runs through all her material and –perhaps even more remarkably–it arrives in a form that can be embraced by youths and big people alike.
