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Brettina

Brettina grew up in a show business family. Her mother is the gospel singer Leona Coakley-Spring. Her uncles are Theo and Kirk Coakley of the funk, disco, and R&B band T-Connection. Others in her family are actors and musicians too. She was destined for a show business career. She was born in the Bahamas in Nassau, the capital city. She began singing in early childhood. She spent several years of her childhood in Chicago, where she continued singing, acted in local theater, and appeared in national television commercials. Her mother brought her and her brothers back to the Bahamas during her school years, to make sure she didn't lose touch with her island-nation homeland

Brettina

By Brettina

Label: Floating Bridge Media
Released: 2010
Track listing: Paradise; Bahamian Girl; The Bug; Serafina; Poor Old Times; Chai; My Time To Shine; Pardon The Storm; Island In The Sun; One; Serfina (with strings).

Brettina: Brettina

by James Nadal
November 18, 2010

Blending efficiency and clarity into a self titled debut, Brettina projects herself as a vocalist with a defined focus on her music. Having written seven of the ten selections, her compositions reveal articulated nostalgia, laced with subtle personal drama. She sings as if relishing the role of messenger for people and places she left behind.

Brettina: New Sound of Jazz

July 20, 2010

What defines a female jazz vocalist today? Is it someone whose albums feature at least three American Songbook standards? Must the singer be backed by well-known jazz musicians? What about her sound? Does she have to be bluesy? Or is this checklist outdated? There's probably no concrete answer to these questions. I do know that I'm ...