Sometimes it is where you're from and not where you're at Tami
Chynn, seated in Akon's Atlanta studio is a long way from her
hometown of Kingston, Jamaica, the place where she experienced her
first foray into singing and dancing, initially for family and
friends then later for screaming fans.
At first glance it's clear to see that Tami Chynn is indeed one
of a kind a pop princess who emerged from one of the grittiest,
male dominated music scenes Jamaica's dancehall. "My influences are
very eclectic. If you browsed my iPod you'd get confused, but it
all works really," says Tami. As she prepares to release
PRIMADONNA, her major label debut on SRC/Universal Records, Miss
Chynn's main focus is making music that inspires girls everywhere
and of all ages. Tami succeeds in doing just that by singing fun,
empowering, sexy, and at times sentimental lyrics over the platinum
RedOne/Konvict sound. Her songs move you in the emotional and
physical sense of the word, as this album is sure to keep you on
the dance floor.
Ironically, as she prepares introduce her new material to the
world and embark on her debut performance with Akon, she returns to
the place where she first found inspiration to be a star. At the
age of fourteen, Tami Chynn moved to London where she spent the
next three years absorbing the culture and sights while attending
school for performing arts. It was
during this time Tami realized that her dream of becoming an artist
could in fact be her reality, and when she returned to Jamaica she
set out to establish her "roots." Taking lessons from Jamaican
artists such as Beenie Man, Sean Paul and Lady Saw, all of whom
she's collaborated with in the past, Tami realized early on the
importance of catering to her core audience before spreading
abroad. Soon after the release of her first video, "Rock U,"
Jamaica was all abuzz with talk of this fresh new female artist
who's hot sound was rivaled by her even hotter look.
Once she had everyone's attention, Tami Chynn earned her respect
as someone to watch, keeping herself current by appearing on the
hottest 'riddims' with many of the young successful artists out of
Jamaica. While her underground hits such as "Touch Me," "I'd Like
to Know," and "Show Me Now," were gaining popularity Tami released
an independent album led by the single "Hyperventilating" featuring
popular reggae group T.O.K.
