The First Lady of Dancehall, Lady Saw, is the matriarch for the female artistes. Classy, sultry, sexy, hardcore, raunchy are a few adjectives to describe the distinguished queen of the dancehall.

Born in Galina, St Mary on July 12, 1968, Lady Saw began performing with local sound systems at the age of fifteen. She went on to work with the Stereo One system in Kingston. Her performances brought her to the attention of record producers and she recorded her first single for producer Piper, and her song, Love Me or LefMe, produced by Olive Shaw received significant airplay.

She had her first hit with If Him Lef and she topped the Jamaican charts with Good Man.

She soon became known for her 'slack' style, with songs such as Stab Up di Meat. Her performances were banned in some parts of Jamaica, though equally lewd male performances were not. This prompted her to record Freedom of Speech in protest.

She enjoyed a big hit in Jamaica with Hardcore in 1995, and followed it with Welding Torch. She also recorded Condom, warning females of the dangers of unprotected sex.

By the mid '90s, she had moved towards 'conscious' lyrics. In 1999, she had a major hit in the United States with Smile, recorded with Vitamin C, which peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, also a major hit in New Zealand and Canada, and certified gold with over 500,000 sales. In 2002, her collaboration with No Doubt, Underneath It All, which reached number three in the US and sold more than three million copies, earned triple platinum certification. The track won a Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Duo or Group.

Lady Saw is the first female deejay to win a Grammy Award and to be certified as a triple-platinum artiste. Lady Saw appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Rosie O'Donnell Show.

She's recorded for Shaggy, legendary producers Sly & Robbie, Funkmaster Flex, and Pharrell Williams of the Neptunes . In 2012 Lady Saw produced a smashing hit single Heels On under her label, Diva Records. Her much-anticipated alter-ego album is set to be released in October 2014.

Lady Saw is one of the headline acts slated to perform at the Arthur Guinness Day concert on September 25th.