Season 1, Ep18: "Family, Community and Music with Rochelle Bradshaw"

Around The Table With Powerful Women

Joy Caffrey, Christie Daniels and Wendy Love Edge interview musical powerhouse Rochelle Bradshaw in Episode 19- Family, Community and Music with Rochelle Bradshaw

Rochelle Bradshaw is the proud owner of a powerful, unique voice and her mesmerizing renditions will leave the listener breathless…wanting, yearning for more.

Rochelle now lives in the USA but she was groomed in Portland, Jamaica. She embraced singing from an early age, and by the time she was thirteen years old, she was already a member of her local church choir, school choir and a local band.

Her deep passion for music soon drove Rochelle from her quiet, sheltered life in Port Antonio to the resort town of Ocho Rios where she quickly became a sought-after vocalist for various bands, playing the hotel and club scene in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

From her new base many new opportunities unfolded for Rochelle. Reggae producer Barry O’Hare ( X-Rated Records) quickly recognized her extraordinary gift and enlisted her for recording sessions which led to collaborations with other producers like Bobby Digital ( Digital B) and Dean Fraser and many chart-topping artists such as Sizzla, Anthony B, Duane Stephenson, Tarrus Riley and Luciano. Her vocals are also featured on two Grammy winning albums Burning Spear Calling Rastafariand Damian Marley’s Stony Hill.

Rochelle, who comes from a lineage of distinguished musicians, the late Anthony Bradshaw (father) & Devon Bradshaw (uncle), currently performs with Stephen Marley son of legendary Bob Marley and has toured the world over with some of Jamaica’s finest artists Garnet Silk, Luciano, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Joseph Israel & The Original Wailers.

Rochelle describes herself as a humble roots daughter, mellow and easy-going. She mostly writes her own lyrics and the themes in her songs are about her own life experiences.She resists putting a particular brand or description to her music except to say it is soulful, hard-hitting and powerful reggae.

With her band Rochelle Bradshaw & Hypnotion the sky is the limit and she hopes that years from now, their music will remain impactful and relevant.

Thanks for listening!

Intro and Outro music by Angela Edge FB: @Angelaedge

Special Guest: You can find out more and connect with Rochelle Bradshaw here: https://www.facebook.com/rochellebradshaw93

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Joy Caffrey - Energy Healer, Motivational Speaker, and Artist [e-mail]

Christi Daniels - Life Coach, Soul Gardener, and Author: [e-mail]

Wendy Love-Edge - Author, Artist, Activist and Founder of Bulldozer Health, Inc. [e-mail]

CONTRIBUTORS Joy Caffrey, Christi Denae Daniels, Wendy Love-Edge. Intro and Outro music by Angela Edge FB: @Angelaedge. With editing help from Flint Woods.

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