JoJo
Mac, beautiful and talented singer and songwriter, adds to the
copious Talents, which hail from the parish of Clarendon in Jamaica
West Indies. She has lived in the United States (U.S.) for most of
her life, and can tackle any music genre; however, she will admit
that she has never strayed from her reggae roots. In 2002, JoJo met
the late Sir Clement “Coxone” Dodd, who was so impressed by her
creativity and style that he recorded a song with her the very first
day they met by way of introduction by Reggae veteran Ernest Wilson.
She recorded 22 songs of which she wrote 20 in an eight month period.
Two singles, “Good Girl Go Bad” an original, and a cover
“Victim” originally done by Candi Staton, were released during
the making of the impending album. Unfortunately, the album was never
released due to Coxone’s passing.
Determined
to not let a setback keep her from pursuing her career in the music
industry, back in the U.S., JoJo continued her pursuit by singing in
nightclubs and opening for major acts in the reggae industry,
capturing the attention of every audience she encounters leaving them
gratified. JoJo has the tenacity to display versatility on any genre
of rhythmic grooves and has a knack for being one with the beat. As a
performer she is electricity personified and has a commanding way
about her with an “in your face” delivery of her songs and songs
from other artists. She never ceases to mesmerize her audience, small
or large, garnering their full attention. JoJo Mac has shared stage
with the likes of Beenie Man, Shabba Ranks, Marcia Griffiths and many
more of the top Reggae Acts. She recently shared the stage with Cuba
Gooden Sr. of the group Main Ingredient. She was recently the only
Reggae act at the Philadelphia Latin Festival, an annual event.
JoJo
Mac is a brand and she wears many hats. She was the host of a cable
television show, Reggae On The Move” in Washington DC, while at the
same time writing for a Baltimore newspaper “Caribbean Connection,”
giving advice to the lovelorn in a weekly column called “Issues of
the Heart.” The Philadelphia resident is currently a news
correspondent for several radio stations across the US and the United
Kingdom. Her voice has also been used for voice-overs. Despite her
many talents and experiences, she would be quick to point out that
her first love is singing and performing. She is an avid songwriter
who either wrote or co-wrote all of the songs for her Debut Album/CD
“Superstar” released digitally in October 2011. The spin-off
album titled “Superstar Reloaded” is her newest release. An
official video for the track “Forget Him” was released followed
by a video for the track “Girls Night Out Weekend Remix” along
with a couple of hot reggae and dancehall tracks with Chaka Demus, of
which one track takes the number three spot on her most recent
album...I’m In Love with Chaka Demus went to Number One on the New
York Foundation Reggae charts and Number 3 on The South Florida
Reggae Chart. She was voted Top Female Artist of the Year for 2013
on The New York Foundation Reggae Charts as well…….In July 2014
she became the third member of Grammy-winning, roots reggae group
Black Uhuru. In 2015 Pickout Records released a single “Dread Out
Deh”, originally done by Joy White, which gave JoJo Mac her first
real International buzz. In the summer of 2015 she released her first
book; a novel titled “Secrets: Mixed up Moods and Deadly
Attitudes”. JoJo Mac is definitely one to watch.
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