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Queen Ifrica is a reggae singer and deejay from the hills above Montego Bay, Jamaica.
She is the daughter of ska music legend Derrick Morgan but was raised by her mother and stepfather.
Her career began in her home town in 1995 when she won a talent competition in a local club.
In 1998 she began working with Tony Rebel's record label, Flames Productions, and has since performed in such music festivals as Reggae on the River in California and Reggae Sumfest in Jamaica.
Queen Ifrica, royal empress, also known as Fyah Muma, took the music world by surprise, when in 1995 she turned on a scorcher of a performance in a talent contest at the aptly named Club Inferno in Montego Bay.
The Queen beat all other contestants to win by a landslide.
Her baptism in the business included a performance on Reggae Sumfest’s Singer’s Nite; coming onstage after a blazing set by Buju Banton, Queen Ifrica was not overawed by the occasion, but succeeded in commanding a good reception to her message.Queen Ifrica joined the Flames Production camp in 1998 when, at a show in honour of the late Garnett Silk, Tony Rebel hearing the clean vocals and the unmistakable quality of her performance, asked her to join the Flames camp.
Since then, she has worked her way up to being one of the premier female cultural reggae artists in the business.
Queen’s stage craft, her repertoire, and her total artist development have bloomed over the years, ultimately making her into a staple in cultural reggae events around the world.Queen has had several of her recordings become a staple on the airwaves, from the ever popular “Randy” to “Boxers and Stockings”.
Queen Ifrica’s music resonates with conscious, purifying energy.
She remains grounded in her way of life, her community and her children.
She has a strong social consciousness, supporting her words with actions by being an active participant in several community outreach activities.
Included in this is her work on the Committee for Community in the heart of Kingston’s inner-city, particularly the S-Corner community in Kingston 13.
The United Nations’ celebration of the Year of the Volunteers in 2001 saw her teaming with Tony Rebel and others to deliver a song recognized by the United Nations as a gem.With her haunting melodies, clear sound and fluid delivery, Queen Ifrica sets out to be a force to be reckoned with, creating timeless rebel music in the ilk of her father Derrick Morgan, Garnett Silk, Nina Simone and Miriam Makeba.
Her aspiration is to make music that lives on.A Rastafarian by faith, she is known for her work in the community and for writing songs about deeply personal subject matter in songs such as Below the Waist and Daddy.
However, the subject matter of her work also has expressed homophobia, such as in Keep It To Yourself.HomophobiaAccording to The Jamaica Online Star, during a performance at the Grand Gala on Tuesday, August 6, 2013, Queen Ifrica made statements glorifying male straightness and heterosexual marriage.
The Jamaica Forum of Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (JFLAG) expressed disappointment over anti-gay statements stating that her sentiments are an example of the constant prejudice that is being allowed to take prominence on the national stage in Jamaica.
They also stated that the remarks she made bears some resemblance to statements fellow reggae recording artiste Tony Rebel made at the same event last year.
Her response was, "Like myself, I think they are exercising their right to speak for what they believe in.
However, I think it is unfair for them to incriminate me when there is no incrimination there.
I simply spoke for what I believed in.
They should simply speak from what they believe in but not try to tarnish my character in the process." She went on to say, "I never caused the beheading of anyone.
If I did then there would be a problem.
Until a member of the gay community can give birth from their union they should not be abrasive to heterosexuals, because they came from that union."In August 2013, a gay rights group, Jamaica Association of Gays and Lesbians Abroad (JAGLA, started an online campaign to have the Canadian government withdraw Ifrica from a concert called Rastafesta due to her history on using homophobic lyrics such as "no fish" and "no faggotism".
http://dailyxtra.com/toronto/news/toronto-music-festival-feature-homophobic-jamaican-headliner?market=207The Metronews Newspaper in Canada later reported that she was withdrawn from the show after pressure from the sponsors and other officials.
http://metronews.ca/news/toronto/775149/headlining-artists-rastafest-performance-cancelled-after-homophobia-complaints/