Lady Saw
It
can be safely stated that Lady Saw is now considered Jamaica's top lady
dj's/singer. While she stands a petite five feet five inches , she is
by no means small in stature. Lady Saw has the voice, the appeal and
the stage presence that allow her to stand above other reggae dancehall
performers in any arena . Lady Saw is an accomplished artist and songwriter
and continues to step up the game in the industry.
Lady Saw was born Marion Hall and raised in Galina , St. Mary , Jamaica
. She has always been both humble and ambitious. In the early 1980's
, at the age of fifteen , Marion began as a singer whose natural talents
were confined to her own home town, but with constant motivation from
her peers and the will to achieve stardom and recognition , she took
a trip to Kingston . She found herself working on a sound system called
the romantics , but would only work a few dancehalls at a time before
returning home with the stage name she acquired from dancehall patrons
. She was to be referred as Lady Saw, because her style was so much
like that of the late Tenor Saw.
Like any budding star , Lady Saw always anticipated her success , and
the night Stereo One sound system came to St. Mary , it was her chance
to represent and prepare for orbit ! That night versatility intervened
as she substituted her singing voice and clutched to some DJ lyrics
scoring dividends as she preformed alongside luminaries such as Lt.
Stitchie and others. Lady Saw was indeed a natural crowd pleaser and
this performance set the pace for much larger events in the very near
future.
Lady Saw returned to Kingston and produced her first recording on the
Capricorn label titled "Love Me Or Lef Me" followed by "
Bogle Dance" and " Am I Losing You" Which became a top
ten song in Jamaica and England. Soon to follow were some real lusty
tracks such as " if him lef " and " Stab Out The Meat
" which are still considered dancehall favorites today. She was
now on the verge of stardom and when she recorded the #1 hit single
" Find A Good Man " on the Diamond Rush label , it quickly
became the sentiment of many woman and found great favor with massive
, placing the "Lady" in full command .
In 1994, Lady Saw was asked to attend Reggae Sunsplash, Sumfest and
Sting, the biggest stage show held in Jamaica , with crowds of at least
60 to 70,000 People from all over the world . To say the least, her
performances where extremely tremendous and numerous encore were in
order for the devastating performer . Since then, this controversial
female continued to work stages and fascinate her audiences the best
way she know how. Lady Saw delivers what ever the crowd wishes to hear
; from spiritual and culturally uplifting songs to uncensored and raunchy
ones . She has definitely proven her self as a force to contend with
not only in the studio, but on the stage as well. Saw continues to relate
to her crowd unlike anyone else between each fervent delivery.
The sensuous Lady Saw has walked away with almost every award in the
female categories for reggae since 1993. She also has an impressive
string of #1 singles and top ten hits; “If Him Lef,” “Find
A Good Man”, “Give Me The Reason ,” “No Long
Talking “, “Sycamore Tree” and “Healing”
(featuring Beenie Man) , are just some of the more memorable to name
a few. Destined to remain the undisputed female DJ/Singer no one can
dispute the immense talent this " Lady " posesses.
Lady Saw is the kind of singer, songwriter and DJ that uses her life
as a creative source and presents it in such a way that we can relate
to it. Her music serves a two-fold purpose of to next level and embark
on the road to being remembered as one of reggae music's legends.
• With 5 albums under her belt, Saw is the undisputed Queen of
Dancehall Reggae music
• Collaborated with Beenie Man on single “Healing”
• Collaborated with DJ Clue
• Collaborated with pop artist Vitamin C on single “Smile”
• Appeared on “Rosie O’Donell Show” and Jay Leno’s “Tonight” show
• Ladies anthem and counteraction tune “Son of a Bitch” currently holds #2 position in NY reggae charts, following Shaggy’s #1 hit “It Wasn’t Me”
• New Lady Saw album in the works for 2001 release