Frederica Tibbs

Brief History Frederica began to sing at the age of 5 years old at the Seventh day Adventist Church that she attended in Brixton. At a very young age she auditioned for Hughie Green's Opportunity Knocks. Her recording career began in the early 1980's as the lead vocalist for a Band called Family Love, one of the key bands on the UK lovers rock reggae scene under the guidance of Lloyd Heron. Her solo career began in 1984 recording numerous hits with some of the UK's top producers like Patrick Donegan, Mafia and Fluxy, Tex Johnson, Berris Bassa, Derrick Fevrier and international producers like Gregory Issacs. Frederica has accompanied many of Reggae's top acts both local and international as a backing vocalist, harmony arrangement being one of her strengths acts such as the late Delroy Wilson, Gregory Issacs, Tyrone Taylor, Alton Ellis, BB Seaton, Little Roy, Judge Dread, Dave Barker, Dennis Brown and many more , on stages throughout the UK and internationally. Much of her solo output has been through Patrick Donegan's Progressive Sound label also a variety of labels such as Berris Bassa's Surespin, Africain Museum, Brewsters Millons and many more. Her recordings have much airplay and chart attention with numerous titles such as Decisions, Reluctant Lover, Anniversary remix ' 84' which was with Family Love also solo Undying Love, Moonlight Lover, Feel like jumping with Horseman, Im gone with Gregory Isaacs For real, Go with the flow, with her last couple of recordings reaching the UK Reggae 10, namely Angel and Touch me Tease me with Vivian Jones and Glamma Kid. Frederica is not only a singer of the highest credibility, but also as a devoted mother of Four and a Nurse specialising in Dementia care which is recognised as a very humberling and demanding area of Adult Nursing which makes her musical feats that more incredible, given her work load The Album The album is a fifteen track set, the first solo album by Frederica after 31 years in the industry. The album is produced and arranged by Gary Digitec Lewis of Digitec Records who has also written a few of the songs. The emphasis of the album is based on every day occurrences and personal experinces and songs of positivity. The album features great singers such as Andrew Sloley and Chardel Rhoden . I am so happy coming back and doing what I love, singing.