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Empire Isis Win Best International Artist @ UMA

August 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Canadian artist Empire Isis has won ‘Best International Artist Of The Year’ at this year’s Undergound Music Awards.

CONGRATS TO Empire on her win - her music is fantastic!

This is her 6th award this year and it follows her win at the Toronto Independent Music Awards.

She is a fantastic artist and really nice. Kemi over at our sister site Hip Hossip adores her and Empire’s music is really dope. Do not sleep on her. 

www.myspace.com/empireisis  

She checks in with The Hip Hop Chronicle - shouts to Kizzle

Empire Isis Bio

Empire ISIS aka Empress Gangstress brings a new meaning to “World Music” by breaking down the musical barriers and fusing Hiphop, Dancehall & Reggae into a pop format, gaining her international recognition for her new LP “Sound the Trumpets.

Her first studio effort, “Sound the Trumpets”, was recorded between Montreal, New York, Tel Aviv and Kingston. The album was produced by Prayon, and Overstand at studio such as Tuff Gong, Penthouse, & King Of Kings in Jamaica.

Half British half Moroccan but raised by a Ugandan stepfather who adopted her - Empire ISIS, grew up in different places such as: Canada, the UK and Morocco. At the age 16, ISIS set off for South and Central America. However, it was only until she went to the rolling hills of Jamaica that she truly found herself. Her music speaks for itself and Isis says, “I want to inspire people to follow their dreams, to do what they’re here on earth for”.

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