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30th
January 2010
Toni To
Un-Break Hearts For Jazz
Stan Bishop
When
it comes to stunning looks and rich vocal abilities,
songstress Toni Braxton is certainly one of
the world’s best shoe-ins. Another thing
she may soon be known for is giving her many
fans an expected dynamic performance at this
year’s St. Lucia Jazz!
Yes – believe it or not – the six-time
Grammy Award-winning sultry diva is the latest
confirmation for the nineteenth annual St. Lucia
Jazz to be held in May.
The chart-topping multi-platinum artiste was
confirmed in a press release issued by the St.
Lucia Tourist Board earlier this week.
Braxton, whose hits, such as “You’re
Makin’ Me High,” ‘Un-Break
My Heart” and “Breathe Again,”
dominated the 90’s music scene, will join
an eclectic cast of other world-class performers
for St. Lucia Jazz 2010. The list so far include
Jean Luc Ponty, Quito and the Edge, Steel Pulse,
Shaggy, Maxi Priest, Carimi, Foreigner, St.
Lucia’s own Ronald “Boo” Hinkson
and Earl Klugh. Other notable artistes for the
May 1st to 9th music festival include locally-based
performing acts such as Teddyson John, Monty
Maxwell, Alison Marquis, Harvey Millar, Claudia
Edward, and Carl Gustave.
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Organizers
are hoping that with such top acts, the annual
event will continue to grow to secure its place
as one of the world’s leading legendary
jazz festivals.
Braxton was born in Severn, Maryland, USA, on
October 7, 1967 and is an operatically-trained
vocalist. As a girl, she and her sisters sang
in the church choir but would often watch Soul
Train on television whenever their parents went
shopping.
She later dropped out of college after songwriter
Bill Pettaway noticed her singing to herself
at a gas station. Through Pettaway, she and
her four sisters were later signed to Arista
Records in 1990 and coined The Braxtons.
In 1991, she was signed to LaFace and a year
later her song, “Love Should Have Brought
You Home Last Night,” was featured in
the movie “Boomerang,” starring
Eddie Murphy.
Her self-titled debut album appeared in 1993,
followed throughout the years by “Secrets,”
“The Heat,” ‘More Than A Woman”
and “Libra.”
A new album from the former “Dancing With
The Stars” act is scheduled for a March,
2010 launch, of f which the single “Yesterday,”
has been making rounds close to the top of the
charts.
Discuss
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