Lady Ann Taps Sidney Mills To Produce Final Song By Late Dancehall Legend Sister Charmaine

Veteran dancehall artiste Lady Ann and musician Sidney Mills of roots reggae band Steel Pulse have teamed up to produce Bad Like We, the last song recorded by the late Dancehall toaster Sister Charmaine.

“I got a rhythm from some producers to do a song, and I also put her on it, but they didn’t want her on the rhythm. So me and Sidney took her vocals and built a rhythm around it. It is going to be released this week, this is the last song she ever recorded,” Lady Ann told DancehallMag.

The song, Bad Like We, will be released officially on the Living Room label this week.

“The proceeds from the sale of Bad Like We will go towards living expenses for Charmaine’s daughter,” she said.

The funeral service for Sister Charmaine is set for January 16 and the viewing of her body will unfold at the Crawford Memorial Methodist Church in the Bronx, USA, from 12 noon to 1 p.m. She passed away in her sleep on January 5.

Lady Ann, who is Charmaine’s closest friend, has helped to set up a GoFundMe page to help to defray the cost of funeral expenses. Over US$8,000 has been raised of the US$20,000 goal so far.

“I just want to thank everyone who has contributed so far, male veterans like Johnny Osbourne, and Carlton Livingston gave, while Shabba Ranks will donate directly to the funeral home,” the veteran singer said.

“Special thanks to Spice who gave US$1,000, and to Tanya Stephens who gave and who put up the GoFundMe link on her page, but there has been nothing from Ce’cile, no Sister Nancy, no Lady G, no Macka Diamond, and none of the male artiste like Elephant Man never gave, and Beenie Man who had a great relationship with Charmaine, gave nothing. I am a little disappointed but grateful to everyone who contributed,” she said.

Spice, whose real name is Grace Hamilton, appears as a donor on the page, contributing US$1000 of the $20,000 goal. The donation was picked up by several social media users who criticized Spice for not hiding her identity.

“You can say what you want to say about Spice, she stepped up, contributed and put the GoFundMe link on her page,” she said.