Nyanda
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Nyanda Janelle Thorbourne, (born April 15, 1978) better known by her stage name/mononym Nyanda, is a Jamaican-American singer and songwriter from Kingston, Jamaica. Nyanda is a member of the R&B/reggae duo Brick & Lace whose debut album, Love Is Wicked, was released through Geffen / Kon Live in 2007 and featured the chart-topping single "Love Is Wicked".
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2013 marked the start of a new chapter for the multi-talented singer/songwriter Nyanda Thorbourne, known to the world as Nyanda from the chart topping Pop/Reggae duo Brick & Lace. Born to a Jamaican father and an American mother, both of whom are musical, she was raised on the sounds of reggae, R&B, Hip Hop and Country – which explains the trans-eclectic sound you hear reverberating from her music. Nyanda entered the music business in the late 90s singing background vocals for Jamaican icons Ma
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- United States
- Place of birth
- Kingston
- Occupation
- composer
- Genre
- reggae
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- 1978-04-15
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18 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- Brick and Lace (2006–2012)
- Solo career (2013–present)
- Bloodline
- Philanthropy
- Reach a Hand Uganda (RAHU)
- Discography
- Singles
- As lead artist
- As featured artist
- Non-singles
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Nyanda Janelle Thorbourne, (born April 15, 1978) better known by her stage name/mononym Nyanda, is a Jamaican-American singer and songwriter from Kingston, Jamaica. Nyanda is a member of the R&B/reggae duo Brick & Lace whose debut album, Love Is Wicked, was released through Geffen / Kon Live in 2007 and featured the chart-topping single "Love Is Wicked".
In February 2013, Nyanda released her first promotional single, "Trouble", after announcing that she would be pursuing a solo career in music. Her first official single, "Slippery When Wet", was released in September 2013.
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