Rose Windross originally began as a singer and songwriter in the UK

reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its Jamaican diaspora, diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first ...

scene. She recorded her first album, ''Just Rose'', on the Ital Records label when she was still at school. Windross both wrote and recorded

Soul II Soul Soul II Soul are a British musical collective formed in London in 1988. They are best known for their two major hits; 1989's UK number five and US number eleven " Keep On Movin'", and its follow-up, the UK number one and US number four " Back to ...

's first single "Fairplay" for Jazzie B, which is featured on the album, '' Club Classics Vol. One''. In the US, although the single was pressed, "Fairplay" was never officially released as a single there, but it appeared on the B-side to the single "Feel Free". In 1996, she performed vocals on Dpd's (one of Dillon & Dickins's aliases)

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Terence Trent D'Arby Sananda Francesco Maitreya (born Terence Trent Howard; March 15, 1962), who started his career with the stage name Terence Trent D'Arby, is an American singer and songwriter who came to fame with his debut studio album, '' Introducing the Hard ...

's " Sign Your Name" which was released on

Higher State Higher State is a dance record company and music publishing company founded in 1992 by house music producers and DJs Dillon & Dickins (Marc Dillon & Patrick Dickins) which incorporates the three record labels Higher State, 99 North and 99 D ...

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99 North. Windross joined her brother Norris Windross in 1999 to launch W Records through his own booking agency, Da Boss Entertainments.

References

External links

Rose Windross on DiscogsMyspace.com
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people British reggae musicians 20th-century Black British women singers 20th-century British women singers UK garage singers English people of Guyanese descent Soul II Soul members {{Soul II Soul