hey i'm nayanda
second lace is really a fusion between r b dancehall and some hip-hop we came up with very
sexy roots sexy just being that kind of the more army you know melodious side of us and the roots
but we're from jamaica we love to jump on you know the hard grittier beats
the fusion of the two genres you know dancehall meets r b put it up in a pot and that makes broken
lace this sister duo blazed up the charts in the mid-2000s with their track love is wicked they
brought their caribbean flavor to the masses and enjoyed immense international success then
all of a sudden they decided to go their separate ways kingston-born jamaican reggae fusion artist
brick and lace formed in 2004 initially as a trio of sisters nyanda nyla and tasha thorborne
they also have a fourth sister as well as one brother they grew up in a very musical
household since their jamaican father played piano and guitar and their african-american
mother sang it was commonplace for everyone to gather around the piano to sing as a family
as time went on their mother even took on the role of securing the girls small gigs around town
performing at churches and barbecues their father on the other hand took a more passive approach
he would help with vocal arrangements but never pushed them to do music professionally
possibly due to his own experiences in the business and acting as a protective parent
they caught the attention of the powers that be at geffen records and soon signed a deal
before things took off though tasha decided to leave the group feeling she was more suited to
working behind the scenes for her sisters which also included co-writing songs their
debut single called get that clear hold up was released two years later in 2006. shortly after
the song dropped it sparked an interest in the duo from other labels brick and lace then signed with
senegalese american singer songwriter and producer akon's label the very next year their debut album
titled love is wicked was released prior to the album's release two other singles dropped
never never and the song that would become their biggest hit to date the title track love is wicked
the track blew up worldwide especially in sweden norway france and finland never never gained quite
a bit of attention as well becoming a major hit in finland and kenya brick and lace got the amazing
opportunity to expand their fan base by taking over the spot of another artist who failed to show
up in gwen stefani's the sweet escape tour in new jersey that year even though the sisters became
very busy very quickly touring through europe and africa they still continue to release new music
in 2009 brick and lace released the single bad to the bone again it became a huge hit
in european and african countries and was poised to serve as the introduction to their second album
it ended up however on a re-release of love is wicked later that year initially their debut
album only went out in a limited release but after the duo started gaining so much attention
it made sense to give the release another go this time on a much broader scale naturally
getting back on the road again to promote their debut albums re-release was the first priority
they did just that with a large african european and asian tour as the tour was wrapping up nyanda
revealed that she was pregnant even with this new development the sisters still started off
the following year with another international tour as dianda advanced in her pregnancy
and taking a break became essential the duo's youngest sister candace filled in for her
later in the year after nyanda had given birth she resumed her position for yet another european tour
in the spring of 2011 brick and lace released their new single called in love with the music
it was reported to serve as the lead single off their second album also around this time all
four sisters officially started their own writing team called bloodline they started off 2012
receiving their first single placement with the whissin iandelle featuring jennifer lopez song
follow the leader a couple of other buzz singles this time and how i like it as well as some
bilingual music for their french fans also made the rounds fans would then be shocked at the start
of 2013 when brick and lace made the decision to go their separate ways in pursuit of solo careers
the sisters both decided it was time to take a break from the group dynamic
so that they could explore more of their own creativity as solo artist in an interview
with jamaican newspaper the observer nyanda spoke candidly about the tensions which arose
from creative differences and the vision each sister had for the group there was always the
feeling that we had to compromise if i wanted more of a dancehall feel for a song and she wanted more
r b if a video should look this way and even on a photo shoot who preferred which shot and angle
sibling rivalry may have become part of it but the love is still there i really just wanted to
spread my wings just wanted to fly and couldn't help but feel like there was a brick on my foot
holding me down nyanda was also the first one to come out of the solo gate when she released a
dancehall remix to taylor swift's i knew you were trouble it received a lot of positive attention
and reviews across the internet as well as on the uk music charts her first official single slippery
when wet was released in september 2013. that same year nyla under her new stage name pronounced the
same way as her birth name but spelled n-y-l-a released her debut solo single called stand up
the sisters songwriting team is still going strong and have continued penning projects for major
artists like kelly rowland christina aguilera and nicole scherzinger nyanda and nyla continued to
release solo projects into 2014 but towards the end of the year they reunited as brick and lace
once again and embarked on a tour in australia 2015 saw the start of both nyanda and nyla
joining elder sister tasha to create their own youtube channel and talk show of the same name
chitchat where they featured a new episode every week discussing all things related to pop culture
fashion makeup interior design and relationships in november nyla found herself part of a hit
collaboration when electronic dance music duo major laser released the remix to their track
light it up featuring her and british ghanaian singer and rapper fuse odg the song made it into
the top 10 in nearly a dozen countries across the uk and europe she had no idea it would become such
a huge hit or that it would be such a defining moment in her career not much was heard from
the duo over the next five years until 2020 when both nyanda and nyla made a quarantine comeback
in may the duo performed at tag tv's jam fest in uganda the appearance was a hit with fans
who pleaded with the duo to make it official and put out new music in may 2021 lyanda reintroduced
herself on her youtube channel promising to keep fans up to date with not only her music
but also other things she enjoys like beauty cooking and fitness that summer the sisters
had two major announcements they had launched their very own clothing line
appropriately called love is wicked and nyla became a mother for the second time after
giving birth to a baby girl in november nyanda came back on the music scene with her new track
all fruits ripe featuring ghanaian artist stoneboy in the summer of 2022 brick and lace
will celebrate the 15-year anniversary of the song that put them on the worldwide music map
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