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Carol Theresa East (born 15 January 1959, Kingston, JamaicaKeita Maeda, "The Excyclopedia of Reggae Musicians Part I : Dee-Jays", usask.ca; Retrieved 6 June 2017.), known by her stage name of Sister Carol, is a Jamaican-born American reggae musician. She has used many other stage names, including Black Cinderella (also the name of her record label) and Mother Culture.
Her father Howard East was a Senior Engineer with Radio Jamaica and contributed to recording sessions as Studio One. She became involved in the Jamaican music scene herself. She earned a degree in education from the City College of New York in 1981, the same year she gave birth to her first child. Around that time she met Brigadier Jerry, a Jamaican DJ, who encouraged her to try DJ chatting in Jamaican dancehall style, rather than singing.
After winning competitions in New York and Jamaica, she toured with The Meditations. Her first album, Liberation for Africa, was released in 1983, "Sister Carol – Liberation for Africa" , roots-archives.com; Retrieved 6 June 2017. as a limited edition on the Jamaican SG label. SG music label at Roots Archives , roots-archives.com; Retrieved 6 June 2017. The 1984 album Black Cinderella Black Cinderella at the Roots Archives, roots-archives.com; Retrieved 6 June 2017. established her. She formed her own record label, also called Black Cinderella. Jah Disciple followed in 1989.
East has appeared in the Jonathan Demme film Something Wild (1986), Married to the Mob (1988), and Rachel Getting Married (2008). Demme featured East's songs in Ricki and the Flash (2015).
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