Sadeke Brooks, Staff Reporter
Gospel artiste Nordia Smith
Though she grew up in the church Nordia Smith did not realise she wanted to become a gospel artiste until she migrated to London.
Smith grew up in Charles Town in St Mary and at four years old, she was already singing in church. But, she was not fully dedicated.
In 1998, she says there was a spiritual change in her but, still, it was not complete.
Good move
However, in 2000 at age 24, she moved to London to study and that is when the real change began. While there, she worked as a business administrator and taught a Saturday class where she instructed the students in dance and bible studies. She was also the praise and worship leader at Cornerstone Pentecostal Church in London.
"Real change started in 2000 when I started taking things seriously. I was going through rough times, studying and I had a 15-year-old daughter. Then I realised that it doesn't take a man to make you who you are but the Lord," 32-year-old Smith told The STAR.
Changes
It was based on these
experiences that she decided to make an 11-track album, I Change Through It All, which reflects these experiences. It should be released in the summer, but her first single He Lives will be released in June. Her music is being done through the Ocho Rios-based Hazzi Music Studios under the guidance of producer Dale Haslan.
She says her music is a mix of different genres.
"My album has original gospel, R & B, dancehall and reggae gospel. So there is something for everyone on it," said Smith.
She added, "It's a sound with a difference, not just singing, it's ministry. The power that is within manifests. I don't just sing for singing sake."
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