QUEEN IFRICA
She is known as Queen Ifrica
because everything about her is of royal character.
Effervescent, audacious, strong and self-assured yet modest and
humble, Queen Ifrica was christened Ventrice Latora Morgan, 26
years ago. Of the stock of music great Derrick Morgan, Queen
Ifrica is poised to become a raging lioness in Jamaica’s
entertainment industry.
Her magical voice has been lacing the theme song of
International Year of the Volunteers (IYV) campaign and recently
in ‘He’s Just My Brethren’ with Lady G, in reaction to Tony
Rebel and Swade’s ‘Just Friends’. With roots firmly secured in
the Rastafarian faith, Queen Ifrica says her duty is to be an
example to women, through entertainment.
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She laments the haphazard
approach to the industry by female entertainers, their lyrical
content and mode of dress. She, however, commends female
entertainers for attempting to assert themselves, but bemoans
some of their motives for doing so. She notes that circumstances
have unfortunately dictated what values females believe in and
live by.
Ifrica’s interest in music began some eight years ago, when she
entered the Magic City Star Search competition in Montego Bay,
Jamaica’s second city. Here, she placed first and went on to ace
the grand finals held at Club Inferno in Montego Bay. This
victory seemed to have boosted Ifrica’s confidence because in
1995 she auditioned to perform at one of Jamaica’s major music
festivals – Reggae Sumfest, and as the god’s would have it,
Ifrica got the opportunity to perform on Singer’s Night. Her
performance followed that of DJ Buju Banton.
Queen
Ifrica Links:
The Music Of
Queen Ifrica
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