Artiste Rayven Amani - CONTRIBUTED

Five years ago Adriene 'Rayven Amani' Higgins, 25, was singing in her garden and a passer-by discovered her talent.

"I am not from a singing family, so I never pursued singing. It was about five years ago that I was singing in my garden and a woman passed and said I can sing. From there, I got the courage to call some producers and eventually started my career," Rayven Amani said.

According to her public relation's manager, Addeah McDove: "She (Rayven Amani) is creating waves with her sound and a fad that many have described as reggae/dancehall jazz."

Free spirit

Rayven Amani explained the concept behind her name. "I got the name from my music teacher who wanted me to have the name of a bird and I chose Rayven to symbolise my free spirit. 'Amani' was just used to distinguish me from the actress Raven Simone.

The talented one hails from the parish of St James and attended the Herbert Morrison and Montego Bay high schools. Currently, this songstress is working with McDove Music Production in Kingston.

She has also worked with Kings of Kings recording studio and musician Goofy and has done collaborations with reggae artistes from Germany. Rayven Amani is also working on a collaboration with Gramps from Morgan Heritage.

Sings about reality

In her interview with The STAR, Rayven Amani says what makes her different is that she sings about reality. "I don't sugar-coat anything. I sing about relationship issues and the part that people don't talk about like going back to an ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend and problems persons face with mothers-in-law."

"Throughout my career, I want to help people to get through their struggles, I want them to forget the problems and see life from a different perspective."

She also speaks of her challenges as a young artiste. "My biggest challenge so far is to get the music from the recorded stage to the next stage which is getting it on the airwaves. I still have hope, though, as my single Heartless is currently being rotated on the airwaves."