SHANIQUE MARIE
Swing Ting, Jamaica
La artista jamaicana Shanique Marie, Queen of the Eternal Children y cara visible del colectivo Equiknoxx, publicó en 2021 su primer LP ‘Gigi’s House’, en el que sus raíces jamaicanas hacen hueco a influencias del r&b, hip-hop o jazz.
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A woman whose height is no representation of the power and capacity of her voice, Shanique was born to sing. Her mother would say that she knew her daughter would be a singer from the very first cry she heard her bellow from her little mouth. Her nourishment began at Mona Preparatory where her voice had no place to hide. She was quickly discovered and was given the space of lead soloist all throughout her time there.
The first woman of Equiknoxx, Queen of the Eternal Children, Shanique Marie mixed her influence of Reggae with Jazz to create a fresh sound while keeping her other roots in R&B, Hip Hop on her critically acclaimed Uno EP. No stranger to the airwaves, her breakout single “Coconut Jelly Man” featuring Cali P enjoying worldwide rotation, being playlisted on radio stations in Switzerland and Amsterdam amassing over One Million streams, with constant play in the United Kingdom, Poland and in her homeland, Jamaica.
Shanique has collaborated with a host of impressive acts both locally and globally including Krayzie Bone, Flava D, Finn, Lex Luger, Aisha Devi, Masicka, Sharda, Yaadcore, Addis Pablo, Redlight, RTKal, Fox & Swing Ting. In recent years Shanique has toured extensively with forward-thinking Jamaican collective Equiknoxx whose projects Eternal Children and Basic Tools neatly showcase her formidable abilities to great effect.
Marie’s singles Ring The Alarm, Freak, as well as collaborations Lifey/Movers with DJ Finn & Survey Says with Classical composer Michael Vincent Waller opened a fresh direction building on a unique artist’s musicality as well as the dextrous mic controlling abilities she’s honed rocking worldwide festival stages from Mexico to Spain to Canada, Croatia & Ghana.
In 2021 Shanique released her debut album Gigi’s House on the Equiknoxx Music label to international acclaim with support from Resident Advisor, Riddim Magazine, CRACK, Mixmag, The WIRE as well as being featured on Bandcamp's best albums of 2021 and being included in CHANEL’s fashion show soundtrack curated by Michel Gaubert.
“Shanique Marie’s Gigi’s House sounds like the moment an Equiknoxx acolyte could become a star. Marie’s voice is a beautifully controlled but freewheeling thing…” - The WIRE
“Gigi’s House offers a uniquely modern sound that only Shanique Marie could devise” - Bandcamp Daily
Resident Advisor: https://ra.co/reviews/33890
Bandcamp Daily: https://daily.bandcamp.com/shortlist/the-shortlist-june-2021