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Sister Nancy (Ophlin Russell) was born on 2 January, 1962, is a Jamaican singer. Discover Sister Nancy's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?

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Age 62 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 2 January 1962
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1962

Ophlin Russell (born on 2 January 1962), better known as Sister Nancy (or Muma Nancy), is a Jamaican dancehall DJ and singer.

She is known to the world as the first female dancehall DJ and was described as being a "dominating female voice for over two decades" on the dancehall scene.

One of her most famous songs is "Bam Bam", labeled as a "well-known reggae anthem" by BBC and a "classic" by The Observer.

Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Russell was one of 15 siblings.

Her elder brother, Robert, is better known as Brigadier Jerry, and by her mid-teens, she would occasionally perform on the Twelve Tribes of Israel soundsystem Jahlovemuzik sound system that she worked with, and worked for three years on the Stereophonic sound system with General Echo.

Sister Nancy was born in a conservative household in Kingston.

She was expected to perform conservative duties such as being an elder of the community and promote socially conservative values such as staying in the household, be drug-free, and family oriented.

Early on, she rebelled against her traditional values and followed her brother Brigadier Jerry in DJing.

She was repeatedly dissuaded from DJing and encouraged to pursue Christian music by her father.

When she was a teenager, she got into Dancehall.

She was the only girl to show up to dance.

The family norms did not appeal to her and she ran away from home for months at a time.

Nancy followed DJ Junior Chalice around Jamaica and in St. Thomas was given a chance by him to DJ.

1966

While the song was originally recorded in 1966 by Toots and the Maytals, it is Sister Nancy's version that is so often sampled in various genres.

R. Henry Gordon, N. N. McCarthy and Frederick "Toots" Hibbert hold the copyright to the original version of the song, but were never compensated royalties for use of the song by Sister Nancy or any artist who sampled her cover.

1980

She is quoted from an interview as saying, "Me never nervous again after that. That was 15. When I was 16 I say, 'Alright, I go step up me thing.'" In 1980, producer Winston Riley was the first to take her into the studio, resulting in her first single, "Papa Dean" for his Techniques label.

Russell-Myers went on to perform at Reggae Sunsplash, making her the first female deejay ever to perform there, and she is also the first female Jamaican deejay to tour internationally.

She had further success with singles such as "One Two", "Money Can't Buy Me Love", "Transport Connection" and "Bam Bam".

1982

Her debut album, One Two was released in 1982.

She went on to work with producer Henry "Junjo" Lawes, recording "A No Any Man Can Test Sister Nancy", "Bang Belly", and a collaboration with Yellowman, "Jah Mek Us Fe A Purpose".

She continued to appear live, sometimes on Jahlove Music with her brother.

The sound system toured internationally, with both Sister Nancy and Brigadier Jerry making their debut UK performances at the Brixton Town Hall, London in 1982.

Despite his first album being released after hers, Sister Nancy claims her brother as her main inspiration and supporter.

His stage presence and voice projection have clearly influenced Sister Nancy's work and career.

Aspects of his rolling vocal pattern, sing jay style, expressive performances, and culturally conscious lyrics are found in much of Sister Nancy's music.

Much like her brother, she also focuses on cultural issues and has a spiritual tone as well in many of her tracks.

Unlike his sister however, Brigadier Jerry was never really able to capture his exceptional live performances on a recorded track that was on par.

Today he still puts out the occasional single and tours somewhat regularly.

1996

In 1996, she relocated to New Jersey.

2002

In an interview with The Jamaica Observer in 2002, Russell said that although she was working in the banking sector, that "music is [her] first love" and said she still performs "every now and then".

She explained that her absence from the recording scene was due to her wanting to "give other female artists a chance", though she said she was still "as ready as the first day [she] came into the business".

The Observer cited Russell a role model for a successive generation of female acts, including Lady Saw, Sister Carol, Macka Diamond, Lady G, Shelly Thunder, Carla Marshall, Lorna G, Lady English, and Lady P.

2007

In 2007, Russell released the second of her two albums, Sister Nancy Meets Fireproof, produced by djMush1, formerly of the Slackers (NYC Ska) on Special Potato Records.

The album was distributed by Jammyland Records in New York, NY.

The album features four original compositions, as well as four instrumental versions of the aforementioned songs.

2011

In 2011, Sister Nancy did an interview where she stated that it's harder now for women to make it in the field of music.

When asked why, she said it's because "Maybe because there weren’t so many female artists out and men respected the women."

This seems to agree with Cooper that dancehall music liberated women from "repressive respectability and conservative gender ideologies."

Rastawomen singers are free to act and say as they please on stage.

Upon its original release, "Bam Bam" never really caught on in Jamaica but has been a fixture in other genres of music ever since.