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Here's a few details about me...........I was born In Montreal, Quebec my favorite place! Born into music, singing from the age of 4, music for me... is a necessity. My mother otherwise known as Laura T has been on the reggae seen for years, which won her an award for "Best Reggae Newcomer" at the Canadian Reggae Music Awards in 2001. So Proud! I started really singing ouside my home at age 16. I was invited to an audition for "UMOJA" Gospel Choir, made the audition and stayed with them for about 2 years. What an experience, it helped to keep me grounded through my teen years and I learned so much as a young singer. The support from other choir members, some who over time became like family to me was great. At age 19 I met the most amazing man......12 years later.... 2 wonderful children i'm so happy with my life. I am exactly where I'm supposed to be. Not looking to get rich quick I want to be successful at what I do. Nothing in life comes easy I think alot of people know that quite well. Hard work, perseverance, sacrifice, blood sweat and tears the end results are indiscribable. My husband Garnett "Bobby" Pottinger is a musician/producer/sound engineer. His father taught him how to play as a young boy. He looked at me one day about three years ago and said that it was time for me to make my first album. The children were getting older that I was a great mom and he reminded me that i 'd for a moment forgotten about myself and the things i had wanted to do and that i had to follow my dreams. So we decided to make the album here at home. We saved up bought some music gear put our heads and our hearts together, we've had lots of support from all around us. Our children also a big part of everthing my son a budding sound engineer and my daughter a singer. They love every minute of it. My husband played most of the live instruments on the album. I sang all the lead and harmony vocals, wrote all the lyrics my brother co-produced the song"My High". Now it's time to share this music with everyone else. There is a song on this album for everyone out there. There is really no genre to put me in because there is a fusion of everything. I love all kinds of music. Our caribbean roots played a big part of the music lots of reggae elements. Make a long story..... many late nights after the kids go to bed we stay up for hours, sometimes alone sometimes with my mom on the weekends with the kids and close friends. Juggling between,cooking cleaning, recording, writing lyrics we did it all. Alot of people have shared this experience with us and I am grateful and feel extremely blessed. You got to believe in yourself and i believe that all will happen in good time...........Shakky XOXO

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