What an extraordinary woman, my heart just raced at the sight of seeing her. But fortunate enough I also had the opportunity of interviewing this female legend Marcia Griffith.

She has been around and as a female artist in reggae has too made such a big impact on the industry as a role model to all other female reggae artist. It's one of the moments I'll never forget!

About Marcia Griffith

Born in West Kingston, Griffiths started her career in 1964, performing on stage with Byron Lee and the Dragonaires. Her performance was sufficiently impressive that she was invited to record for the Studio One label, for which she recorded her early hit singles including "Truly", "Melody Life", and "Feel Like Jumping".

From 1970 to 1974 she worked together with Bob Andy in the group Bob and Marcia, on the Harry J label. Between 1974 and 1981 she was a member of the I Threes, a background group, which supported Bob Marley & the Wailers. She continued to record as a solo artist throughout the 1970s, working with producers such as Sonia Pottinger, and Joseph Hoo Kim.

Her recording of the Bunny Wailer song "Electric Boogie", released in 1976 and re-released in 1989, made the Electric Slide, a line dance, an international dance craze. It reached number 51 on the US Billboard Hot 100 making it her most successful single. It remains the highest-selling single by a female Reggae singer of all time.
She had two children with JBC disc jockey Errol Thompson, and raised them alone after his death in 1983. She has more recently had further hits with producer Donovan Germain.

Marcia Griffiths & Friends is a studio album by a Jamaican reggae female singer, Marcia Griffiths, released on October 30 in 2012, under VP Records. No other female vocalist has charted hits in as wide a range of styles in the genre, and the album was released as a tribute to this great lady, Marcia Griffiths, a one of a kind of performer with a truly unique history in the music.

Penthouse productions presents the album as two CD collection "Marcia Griffiths & Friends", with 38 duets recorded in collaboration with the label. The collection features some of reggae's top vocalists in combination with the legendary singer.

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Writtenby/Content: Lauren,  Images/ Videos: Yeke, Interview: Africanlife.eu (Lauren & Yeke)

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