TANICE MORRISON
Kingston: Reggae Soulchild, Tanice Morrison, is a strong affirmation of all that’s positive, enduring and uplifting about the music genre called reggae.
Passionate about her craft, the singer boldly identifies herself by using her given name as her stage name – no alter egos, no masks — she’s simply Tanice Morrison, a talented artiste whose time has come.
For Tanice, the preparation has been long and arduous, starting from in the early 80’s when she was just a little girl going to the studio with her mother, Studio One recording artiste, Keturah Duffus. Her mother has always been her strongest supporter and the little girl inside Tanice has never forgotten the many challenges she faces growing up and always does her best to make her mother proud.
Being surrounded by a lot of music, Tanice took her singing quite seriously. She entered several competitions including the Red Label Wine Song Competition (1997), where she advanced to the finals as the sole female contestant but never won. But that only served to strengthen the young singer.
Tanice always believed in the value of a good education and while pursuing the music, she pursued further studies as a teacher in music education. While in college, she was introduced to highly respected musician, Jon Williams, for whom she recorded some radio jingles, one of which was Red Stripe Light’s first radio advert. In 2002, another opportunity came for her to audition for Sir ‘Coxsone’ Dodd at Studio One Records. Very impressed with this new talent, Coxsone gave Tanice the opportunity to record her first original song, Old Hurt, which was officially released on the Studio One label in 2003.
Shrugging off all negatives concerning women in the business, Tanice, instead, has deliberately chosen to take up issues that define women and the youth and fervently hopes that her songs will be the catalyst for change. One of her recent (2013) singles, Rather Be Me, speaks specifically to the whole idea of empowerment and the preservation of values.The follow up song, All In The Mind, is yet another inspirational and uplifting offering which defines Tanice as an artiste and a woman.
Still playing a vital role in the performing side of the business as one of the professional cabaret acts on the coast, Tanice has performed at major events including Studio One’s 50th Anniversary show, in 2004. In November2005, she was one of the opening acts for the “Kenny Rogers in Concert”, held at King’s House. Another major concert was the (2011, 2013 resp.) staging Powerful Men and Women in Concert.
In 2010, she released an album, No Limitations, which, as the title suggests, is a full course meal which explores the totality of this vibrant and multi-talented singer christened Tanice Morrison.
Her 2014 “MISSING PIECES (BROKEN) has received positive reviews from fans and media critics as it hit the airwaves.
