Sister Carol, Jamaica’s ‘Black Cinderella’, is still using her her music to teach, strengthen, and inspire.

Her most recent musical release is ‘Nubian Wombman’, a reggae song that was strategically shared in Women’s History Month. This was done because as the ‘Nubian Wombman’ is a tribute to Black women at in Africa and in the diaspora.

On the record, Sister Carol intentionally highlights the Black woman’s beauty, acumen, exuberance, and relevance, as well as several other noteworthy attributes inherent in all melanated African women.

“The Nubian Woman can never, ever be in danger as our brother Bob Marley said, ‘you running and you running away but you can’t run away from yourself’. The gift of Melanin is one of our greatest gifts from The Most High and we can never deny. To know thyself is an important part of the journey. Once you bolster that self-love, self-pride, and self-esteem, then you can’t lose impact easily,” she said.

Sister Carol also used the biological version of woman in the title, ‘Wombman’ which signifies her commitment to the Rastafarian faith and way of life.

The song, produced by the Black Cinderella herself, was officially released in March.

Hailing from Denham Town West Kingston, and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Sister Carol was the third woman to be nominated for a Reggae Grammy in 1996, after Judy Mowatt in 1986 and Rita Marley in 1992.

Born Carol East, she is the daughter of engineer, Howard East who contributed to many Studio One recordings. Her career came of age when more women were being introduced to dancehall and reggae music such as Lady G, Sister Nancy, and JC Lodge. At the time, the women were not regarded as hardcore but they laid the foundation for future hardcore female artists like Lady Saw and Spice.

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