Mandisa Ducreay drops a ‘sing along’ Reggae single titled “Between Me and You” in time for the lovers for Valentines Day. The song describes a deep sentiment on love and attraction. It is purely delivered with sweet harmony and melody with beats by Pscyhedelic Studio/Beats depicting the true roots of Reggae old school music.
Mandisa could be ‘the voice’ of the reggae music industry. Her powerful and sultry sound will sweep you off your feet and will take your breath away. She has a dynamic personality and is ready to take her talent to the world stage.
Mandisa has a long history performing in the arts and music which stems way back to her primary school days. She played the piano for about a year at primary school while living in Antigua with her father. Upon her return home, she didnt get the opportunity to contine learning, however, during her highschool years she was a choir fanatic, being the soloist and performing at school plays, in pageants and festivals such as the St. Cecilia choir festival. Mandisa loved singing and continued to sing in the choir at church and was often called upon to sing the psalms.
Mandisa often desired to sing professionally at a very young age but did not pursue due to inadequate resources. She also had a passion to work with young people, so traveled to the United States to pursue a degree in Social Work. While at the University, she participated in CSO (Caribben Student Organization) Calypso Competitions. She participated in these shows held at the University, competing for three years and emerging the first female Monarch the second time around with a song called , “Convenience”.
Upon her return to Dominica, she contined her other passion and that is working with the children and the youth. During that time, however, the stage continued to call her. She competited and performed in numerious calypso competitions, such as Stardom, calypso Queen and the main stage. Mandisa competited for three years and made it past eliminations in 2017, after hurrican Maria; that year being her best year where she made it to the Quarter finals with the song “Suitiweh”.
Mandisa states that many of her fans have asked her if she will continue to sing Calypso, the answer is, “Yes”. She is still very open to singing calypso again. She just wants to explore the genre of Reggae music and to explore other opportunities there.
