Ishawna Set to go Legendary

At Island Fuse we have our eyes set on an industry diva in the making, Ishawna. Growing up between Seaview Gardens, Kingston and Brooklyn, New York, Ishawna's diverse lifestyle is also portrayed in her music, crossing effortlessly between R&B and Dancehall genres. The daughter of rub-a-dub crooner, Don Angelo, Ishawna penned her first song at the age of six and recorded her first track at eight.

On her return to Kingston from New York in 2005, Ishawna met producer and sound system operator Foota Hype. Under his tutelage she found herself performing across Jamaica. After performing in Kingston’s Asylum nightclub in 2006, Bounty Killer immediately demanded that Ishawna become the first lady of his Alliance crew. In 2008 she broke out with a Demarco collab, 'For You'. Two hit tracks with Elephant Man followed and she quickly became an underground sensation.

2011 finds Ishawna building on her hardcore street fan base and moving into mainstream. “I can do everything, I’m a musical Chameleon”, Ishawna stated boldly. With support from Hot 97, work with Foota Hype, Jam 2 Records, Baby G, Don Corleon, and a new sponsorship deal with Lime, the Caribbean’s leading telecommunications company, Ishawna is set for a successful year. With tracks such as 'Legendary' receiving heavy rotation on pirate radio stations from London to New York, Ishawna continues to build her fan base through a relentless performance schedule. Yet thats not all, she has a few more surprises up her sleeves such as collabs with Wyclef Jean and Busy Signal, which are bound to catapolt her career to the next level. Her sights are set on global take-over in 2011 and her radical ascendancy is just the beginning of what is sure to be a powerful story of self-fulfillment.