Biography

Roots Reggae vocalist, songwriter, recording and performing artist, Empress Akua creates music that uplifts, informs and expresses the creative foundation of reggae, including live musicians for studio recording and employing techniques in the sessions that are rooted in the genre’s genesis in Jamaica five decades ago.

Recording and releasing music with the Issachar Muzik label, Empress Akua is honored to be included as an artist on the label distributed by Tuff Gong International, the record label and distribution company founded by the late Bob Marley that continues today.

Her first single distributed through Tuff Gong on the Issachar Muzik label “It’s Cold Out There” was released in July, 2017 and received positive feedback and interest both as a single and music video. A thoughtful, reflective tune, the song showcases Akua’s soulful melodies against a warm reggae beat.