Another artist I've found is a well known Jamaican snger; Ce'Cile. Her music, as well, dominate the; reggae and dancehall genre. This Jamaican diva has consistently been tipped as the woman who's most likely to join Dancehall's men in the mainstream. Style,grace, intelligence, creativity, attitude and flare for controversy are all key components for a budding diva. Already having a handful of hit singles in Jamaica, her albums are also released worldwide in countries such as; Japan and in Europe. With her North American/Caribbean style like album 'Waiting', is most likely to increase her stardom popularity. Looking at this image on the left, she's wearing a mid-cut bright yellow dress with green accessories. The yellow could relate back to her culture as yellow is one of the colours of the Jamaican flag. The use of low key lighting gives her a define contrast, which particularly compliments her cheek bones.
One of the main reasons as to why I chose Ce'Cile to compare to our artist, Princess Landa was not only because of their Jamaican orientated taste in music and style, but lyrically, they're music familiarise with eachother, for example, Ce'Cile's debute single; 'Nah stress Over Man' really relates to Princess Landa's song; 'Ni time Fi Dem'. In both of these songs, the ladies are challenging mainstream ideas about women independence. Looking at the image on the left, she's challenged mainstream conventions through the use of mise en scene, in this case; hair,makeup and especially her clothes. She's covered and is dressed in an almost classy mannor. This suggest that she's and independent woman (like our artist Princess Landa). The background juxtaposes her outfit as she looks quite stylish but the background looks a little corrupty with the posters and graffiti. However, looking at this image more carefully, her pose is rather seductive and suggests something sexual, again reinforcing mainstream ideology of females in society.
Her debut single 'Nah stress over Man' :
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