Etana was an ancient Sumerian king of the city of Kish. According to the Sumerian king list, he reigned after the deluge. He is listed as the successor of Arwium, the son of Mashda, as king of Kish. The list also calls Etana "the shepherd, who ascended to heaven and consolidated all the foreign countries", and states that he ruled 1,560 years (some copies read 635) before being succeeded by his son Balih, said to have ruled 400 years.
Myth of Etana
A Babylonian legend says that Etana was desperate to have a child, until one day he helped save an eagle from starving, who then took him up into the sky to find the plant of birth. This led to the birth of his son, Balih.
In the detailed form of the legend, there is a tree with the eagle's nest at the top, and a serpent at the base. Both the serpent and eagle have promised Utu (the sun god) to behave well toward one another, and they share food with their children.
But one day, the eagle eats the serpent's children. The serpent comes back and cries. Utu tells the serpent to hide inside of the stomach of a dead bull. The eagle goes down to eat the bull. The serpent captures the eagle, and throws him into a pit to die of hunger and thirst. Utu sends a man, Etana, to help the eagle. Etana saves the eagle, but he also asks the bird to find the plant of birth, in order to become father of a son. The eagle takes Etana up to the heaven of the god Anu, but Etana becomes afraid in the air and he goes back to the ground. He makes another attempt, and finds the plant of birth, enabling him to have Balih.
Born Shauna McKenzie, the only girl in a family of boys, Etana grew up in the eastern Saint Andrew community of August Town. Her vocal talent was discovered when she was eight years old and was overheard singing along to a 1991 hit by the group Air Supply.
Following her decision to prematurely exit college in 2000, Etana joined a female vocal group named Gift. At the time Universal Records was interested in their music so Etana reluctantly agreed to wear the skimpy outfits dictated by the music industry’s pervasive stereotyping of female artists; then one day, she could no longer conform.
Etana returned to her Kingston birthplace and focused on making music that reflected her embracement of Rastafari principles, which include a royal representation of women, adhering to a natural lifestyle, and an acknowledgment of the teachings of Marcus Garvey and Emperor Haile Selassie I. That opportunity arrived in 2005 when a friend brought her to Kingston's Fifth Element Records, who were then enjoying success with Richie Spice's single "Earth A Run Red" and his album Spice In Your Life. Etana successfully auditioned to become one of Spice's vocalists on his tour of Europe and North America.
Etana might as well lay her cards out on vinyl records to profess her love for reggae. In her ballad titled "Reggae" the Jamaican songstress pays homage to almost everything that makes a song reggae, down to the strum of a guitar. It's really a passionate love song to the genre. The video continues the theme with cameos from famous landmarks in reggae history like Tuff Gong studios, Rockers International record store, and the Kingston Dub Club in the Jack's Hill neighborhood of Kingston.
published: 22 Apr 2013
Etana - Love Song [Official Album Audio]
Love Song [Official Album Audio] from Etana's "I Rise".
Download on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/IRiseiTunes
Strong Ones! Let us Rise!: http://www.etanathestrongone.com/
Follow Etana:
https://www.youtube.com/etanaVEVO
https://www.facebook.com/OneEtana
https://twitter.com/EtanaStrongOne
http://instagram.com/etanastrongone
published: 29 Oct 2014
Etana - I Rise | Official Music Video
Etana - I Rise | Official Music Video
Directed by: Scorpio 21
Produced by: VP Music Group, Inc. 2015
Download on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/IRiseiTunes
Strong Ones! Let us Rise!: http://www.etanathestrongone.com/
Follow Etana:
https://www.youtube.com/etanaVEVO
https://twitter.com/EtanaStrongOne
https://www.facebook.com/OneEtana
http://instagram.com/etanastrongone
published: 12 Jun 2015
Etana - Blessings ft. Alborosie | Official Music Video
The all new Music video by Etana for Blessings feat. Alborosie.
Blessings is featured on her Debut Album The Strong One available from VP Records at VPREGGAE.com and PlanetReggae.com
published: 09 Apr 2009
Etana - People Talk
Etana People Talk Official Music Video www.etanathestrongone.com
published: 24 Mar 2014
Etana - My Man
Etana performing My Man
Composers:
Shauna McKenzie Morris
Kimani Palmer (DJ Frass Records)
Omar Riley
Director: Christopher Campbell
Editor : Icey Jace Film Factory
Produced By: Freemind Music & Tads Records
COPYRIGHT STRICTLY ENFORCED
contact:- [email protected]
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/my-man-single/id1218475021
https://www.instagram.com/etanastrongone/
http://www.etanathestrongone.com
http://vevo.ly/R3NsdY
published: 28 Aug 2017
Etana - People Talk | Official Music Video
Preview Etana's NEW Album here: http://bit.ly/gdrq6S
Etana's Official "People Talk" Music Video!
Free Expressions furthers Etana's reputation as a skillful songwriter as she penned 12 of the album's 14 tracks. Her regal countenance, uncompromising messages of self-empowerment and the lyrical depth of her distinctive hit-filled catalogue offers a major challenge to the dominant perception of female artists' images and identities. With Free and Free Expressions, Etana offers revolutionary changes in popular Jamaican music, one captivating, genre-blurring song at a time.
FREE EXPRESSIONS (Album)
1. Free
2. Mocking Bird
3. People Talk
4. Heart Broken
5. I Know You Love Me
6. I Got You
7. Happy Heart
8. My Name Is
9. Move On
10. War
11. Retribution
12. August Tow...
published: 18 Mar 2011
Etana - Love Song (lyrics)
Artist: Etana
Album: I Rise
Released: 2014
published: 19 Mar 2021
The Crowning 8/31/24 Concert Leroy Sibbles, Etana, BongoHerman,DeanFraser,Singing Melody (ONSTAGETV)
Etana might as well lay her cards out on vinyl records to profess her love for reggae. In her ballad titled "Reggae" the Jamaican songstress pays homage to almo...
Etana might as well lay her cards out on vinyl records to profess her love for reggae. In her ballad titled "Reggae" the Jamaican songstress pays homage to almost everything that makes a song reggae, down to the strum of a guitar. It's really a passionate love song to the genre. The video continues the theme with cameos from famous landmarks in reggae history like Tuff Gong studios, Rockers International record store, and the Kingston Dub Club in the Jack's Hill neighborhood of Kingston.
Etana might as well lay her cards out on vinyl records to profess her love for reggae. In her ballad titled "Reggae" the Jamaican songstress pays homage to almost everything that makes a song reggae, down to the strum of a guitar. It's really a passionate love song to the genre. The video continues the theme with cameos from famous landmarks in reggae history like Tuff Gong studios, Rockers International record store, and the Kingston Dub Club in the Jack's Hill neighborhood of Kingston.
Love Song [Official Album Audio] from Etana's "I Rise".
Download on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/IRiseiTunes
Strong Ones! Let us Rise!: http://www.etanathestron...
Love Song [Official Album Audio] from Etana's "I Rise".
Download on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/IRiseiTunes
Strong Ones! Let us Rise!: http://www.etanathestrongone.com/
Follow Etana:
https://www.youtube.com/etanaVEVO
https://www.facebook.com/OneEtana
https://twitter.com/EtanaStrongOne
http://instagram.com/etanastrongone
Love Song [Official Album Audio] from Etana's "I Rise".
Download on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/IRiseiTunes
Strong Ones! Let us Rise!: http://www.etanathestrongone.com/
Follow Etana:
https://www.youtube.com/etanaVEVO
https://www.facebook.com/OneEtana
https://twitter.com/EtanaStrongOne
http://instagram.com/etanastrongone
Etana - I Rise | Official Music Video
Directed by: Scorpio 21
Produced by: VP Music Group, Inc. 2015
Download on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/IRiseiTunes
Stron...
Etana - I Rise | Official Music Video
Directed by: Scorpio 21
Produced by: VP Music Group, Inc. 2015
Download on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/IRiseiTunes
Strong Ones! Let us Rise!: http://www.etanathestrongone.com/
Follow Etana:
https://www.youtube.com/etanaVEVO
https://twitter.com/EtanaStrongOne
https://www.facebook.com/OneEtana
http://instagram.com/etanastrongone
Etana - I Rise | Official Music Video
Directed by: Scorpio 21
Produced by: VP Music Group, Inc. 2015
Download on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/IRiseiTunes
Strong Ones! Let us Rise!: http://www.etanathestrongone.com/
Follow Etana:
https://www.youtube.com/etanaVEVO
https://twitter.com/EtanaStrongOne
https://www.facebook.com/OneEtana
http://instagram.com/etanastrongone
The all new Music video by Etana for Blessings feat. Alborosie.
Blessings is featured on her Debut Album The Strong One available from VP Records at VPREGGA...
The all new Music video by Etana for Blessings feat. Alborosie.
Blessings is featured on her Debut Album The Strong One available from VP Records at VPREGGAE.com and PlanetReggae.com
The all new Music video by Etana for Blessings feat. Alborosie.
Blessings is featured on her Debut Album The Strong One available from VP Records at VPREGGAE.com and PlanetReggae.com
Preview Etana's NEW Album here: http://bit.ly/gdrq6S
Etana's Official "People Talk" Music Video!
Free Expressions furthers Etana's reputation as a skillfu...
Preview Etana's NEW Album here: http://bit.ly/gdrq6S
Etana's Official "People Talk" Music Video!
Free Expressions furthers Etana's reputation as a skillful songwriter as she penned 12 of the album's 14 tracks. Her regal countenance, uncompromising messages of self-empowerment and the lyrical depth of her distinctive hit-filled catalogue offers a major challenge to the dominant perception of female artists' images and identities. With Free and Free Expressions, Etana offers revolutionary changes in popular Jamaican music, one captivating, genre-blurring song at a time.
FREE EXPRESSIONS (Album)
1. Free
2. Mocking Bird
3. People Talk
4. Heart Broken
5. I Know You Love Me
6. I Got You
7. Happy Heart
8. My Name Is
9. Move On
10. War
11. Retribution
12. August Town
13. Venting
14. Day By Day
15. Dance
Preview Etana's NEW Album here: http://bit.ly/gdrq6S
Etana's Official "People Talk" Music Video!
Free Expressions furthers Etana's reputation as a skillful songwriter as she penned 12 of the album's 14 tracks. Her regal countenance, uncompromising messages of self-empowerment and the lyrical depth of her distinctive hit-filled catalogue offers a major challenge to the dominant perception of female artists' images and identities. With Free and Free Expressions, Etana offers revolutionary changes in popular Jamaican music, one captivating, genre-blurring song at a time.
FREE EXPRESSIONS (Album)
1. Free
2. Mocking Bird
3. People Talk
4. Heart Broken
5. I Know You Love Me
6. I Got You
7. Happy Heart
8. My Name Is
9. Move On
10. War
11. Retribution
12. August Town
13. Venting
14. Day By Day
15. Dance
@onstagetv recap of The 👑Crowning 8/31/24 🇯🇲Concert celebrating King Of Reggae Basslines @leroysibbles, @etanastrongone, @bongoherman3 @duanestephensonreggae, ...
Etana might as well lay her cards out on vinyl records to profess her love for reggae. In her ballad titled "Reggae" the Jamaican songstress pays homage to almost everything that makes a song reggae, down to the strum of a guitar. It's really a passionate love song to the genre. The video continues the theme with cameos from famous landmarks in reggae history like Tuff Gong studios, Rockers International record store, and the Kingston Dub Club in the Jack's Hill neighborhood of Kingston.
Love Song [Official Album Audio] from Etana's "I Rise".
Download on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/IRiseiTunes
Strong Ones! Let us Rise!: http://www.etanathestrongone.com/
Follow Etana:
https://www.youtube.com/etanaVEVO
https://www.facebook.com/OneEtana
https://twitter.com/EtanaStrongOne
http://instagram.com/etanastrongone
Etana - I Rise | Official Music Video
Directed by: Scorpio 21
Produced by: VP Music Group, Inc. 2015
Download on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/IRiseiTunes
Strong Ones! Let us Rise!: http://www.etanathestrongone.com/
Follow Etana:
https://www.youtube.com/etanaVEVO
https://twitter.com/EtanaStrongOne
https://www.facebook.com/OneEtana
http://instagram.com/etanastrongone
The all new Music video by Etana for Blessings feat. Alborosie.
Blessings is featured on her Debut Album The Strong One available from VP Records at VPREGGAE.com and PlanetReggae.com
Preview Etana's NEW Album here: http://bit.ly/gdrq6S
Etana's Official "People Talk" Music Video!
Free Expressions furthers Etana's reputation as a skillful songwriter as she penned 12 of the album's 14 tracks. Her regal countenance, uncompromising messages of self-empowerment and the lyrical depth of her distinctive hit-filled catalogue offers a major challenge to the dominant perception of female artists' images and identities. With Free and Free Expressions, Etana offers revolutionary changes in popular Jamaican music, one captivating, genre-blurring song at a time.
FREE EXPRESSIONS (Album)
1. Free
2. Mocking Bird
3. People Talk
4. Heart Broken
5. I Know You Love Me
6. I Got You
7. Happy Heart
8. My Name Is
9. Move On
10. War
11. Retribution
12. August Town
13. Venting
14. Day By Day
15. Dance
Etana was an ancient Sumerian king of the city of Kish. According to the Sumerian king list, he reigned after the deluge. He is listed as the successor of Arwium, the son of Mashda, as king of Kish. The list also calls Etana "the shepherd, who ascended to heaven and consolidated all the foreign countries", and states that he ruled 1,560 years (some copies read 635) before being succeeded by his son Balih, said to have ruled 400 years.
Myth of Etana
A Babylonian legend says that Etana was desperate to have a child, until one day he helped save an eagle from starving, who then took him up into the sky to find the plant of birth. This led to the birth of his son, Balih.
In the detailed form of the legend, there is a tree with the eagle's nest at the top, and a serpent at the base. Both the serpent and eagle have promised Utu (the sun god) to behave well toward one another, and they share food with their children.
But one day, the eagle eats the serpent's children. The serpent comes back and cries. Utu tells the serpent to hide inside of the stomach of a dead bull. The eagle goes down to eat the bull. The serpent captures the eagle, and throws him into a pit to die of hunger and thirst. Utu sends a man, Etana, to help the eagle. Etana saves the eagle, but he also asks the bird to find the plant of birth, in order to become father of a son. The eagle takes Etana up to the heaven of the god Anu, but Etana becomes afraid in the air and he goes back to the ground. He makes another attempt, and finds the plant of birth, enabling him to have Balih.
Verse One There is a little place in Africa Where all the children died of aids And there is a little place called Jamaica Children loose their lives in first grade And there is a little place in Asia Children loose their lives to bombs and grenade And there is a little place called America Children are growing up being afraid Caught up in the system Chorus (x2) Don't wanna be caught up Don’t wanna be caught up in deh oh oh in deh Don’t wanna be caught up don't wanna be caught up In deh oh oh in deh. Verse Two Were are living in a crazy lazy word Most people fight for power not peace And we are living in a crazy lazy world Only Jah can save us from the belly of the beast Caught up in the system Don’t wanna be a victim Chorus (x2) Don't wanna be caught up Don’t wanna be caught up in deh oh oh in deh Don’t wanna be caught up don't wanna be caught up In deh oh oh in deh. Verse Three Say there is no more chains Round their feet or round their necks But the trick is it’s all in the brain Fighting everyday that's the price you have to pay