Sherieta Lewis

'''Sherieta Lewis''', sometimes professionally identified as '''Sherieta''', is a soul and reggae musician from Jamaica.<ref name="Monger 2023">{{cite web | last=Monger | first=Timothy | title=Sherieta Biography, Songs, & Albums | website=AllMusic | url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sherieta-mn0002666505/biography | access-date=8 August 2023}}</ref> She worked as a backing singer beginning in the mid-2000s, released solo singles in the 2010s, and released her debut EP, titled "Conversations in Key", in 2019.<ref name="Monger 2023"/>

==Biography== Sherieta Lewis is a pastor's daughter, and sang in church as a child.<ref name="Monger 2023"/> She began a degree in Popular Music Studies at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, but left before graduating.<ref name="Jamaica Observer 2019">{{cite news | title=The Exotique Soul of Sherieta Lewis | work=Jamaica Observer | date=2 September 2019 | url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/the-exotique-soul-of-sherieta-lewis/ | access-date=8 August 2023}}</ref> While still a student in college in the 2000s she found a position as a backup singer to reggae musician Tarrus Riley, with whom she toured internationally.<ref name="Monger 2023"/> In the following years she also sang backing vocals for Marcia Griffiths, Duane Stephenson, and Diane King. She also worked as a songwriter and session musician for those musicians and others, including Damian Marley and Jah Cure.<ref name="Monger 2023"/> In the 2010s she released a handful of solo singles, on labels including Penthouse Records and Island Star. These included a cover of "Love Has Found Its Way" by Dennis Brown.<ref name="Jamaica Gleaner 2010">{{cite news | title=Breaking away | work=Jamaica Gleaner | date=16 October 2010 | url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20101016/ent/ent1.html | access-date=8 August 2023}}</ref> She collaborated with Sean Diedrick, a keyboardist and fellow member of Marley's band, to release her debut EP, titled "Conversations in Key", in 2019. Lewis was billed mononymously as "Sherieta" on the record.<ref name="Monger 2023"/> The record contained seven songs, and was released on the Ghetto Youths International, run by the Marley family. The music on the record contained elements of soul, jazz, reggae, and R&B: Lewis referred to her sound as "exotique soul".<ref name="Monger 2023"/> She has cited Damian Marley, India Arie, and Beres Hammond as influences.<ref name="Jamaica Observer 2019"/> She has sung with the ensemble music project Playing for Change.<ref name="Playing For Change 2015">{{cite web | title=Musicians Archive | website=Playing For Change | date=13 October 2015 | url=https://legacy.playingforchange.com/musicians/ | access-date=8 August 2023}}</ref> She continued to perform with Marley's band after releasing "Conversations in Key".<ref name="Jamaica Observer 2020">{{cite news | title=Sherieta Lewis takes centre stage with exotic soul | work=Jamaica Observer | date=12 February 2020 | url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/sherieta-lewis-takes-centre-stage-with-exotic-soul/ | access-date=8 August 2023}}</ref>

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