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GONAIRES), Chris McDonald, Othniel Lewis and renowned drummer Desi Jones.

"God has given us reggae and whenever He hears that sound, He says, 'Yes, that is my Jamaican people," explains Carlene who is also an ordained Christian minister with a Ph. D. in pastoral counseling from South Florida's "Trinity Theological Seminary" and a graduate of Orlando's "Ron Kenoly Praise Academy".

Born in Colonel's Ridge, Clarendon, Jamaica, Carlene Davis was raised by her grandparents who instilled the importance of Christ in her life from an early age. She would rise to prominence within Jamaican music's secular realm with her massive 1982 country-tinged reggae version of Paul Kelly's "Stealing Love on the Side".

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A spate of hits followed throughout the 80's and 90's; including a cover-version of ABBA's "The Way Old Friends Do".. and, others in "Going Down to Paradise", "It Must Be Love", "With You", "The first Word in Memory", "Winnie Mandela" .. the latter released in 1990 as a tribute to the First Lady of the South African resistance against Apartheid. Later, there was the 1992 dancehall chat-topper, "Dial My Number".

It was Carlene's breast cancer diagnosis in 1996 that brought her fully to Christ and provided her   the requisite spiritual strength to deal with such a challenging affliction.

TRUE WORSHIP re-confirms the curative power of God's love. Carlene Davis is playing a significant role in uniting the world through the Gospel and music.

 

 

 

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