Carole Theresa East, known professionally as Sister Carol, was born in 1959 in Jamaica and is a reggae singer and actress. She grew up in Denham Town, Kingston, where her father worked as an engineer for Radio Jamaica and Studio One. In 1973, she moved to Brooklyn, New York, with her family. Sister Carol began her music career by participating in talent contests and performing in clubs, encouraged by Brigadier Jerry. Her album, Liberation for Africa, was released in 1983. She gained international recognition with the release of Black Cinderella in 1984. Throughout the 1990s, she released several albums under Heartbeat Records, including Call Mi Sister Carol (1994) and Lyrically Potent (1996), which was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Reggae Album category in January 1997.
