Emrand Henry- From The Blacklist To The A-List

Many were glued to BET’s 106 & Park, for his appearance there, after he had won the first ever Cable & Wireless Starquest in 2003. That was of course before Facebook and other Social Media platforms became ubiquitous. Actually, Facebook, like the subject of this story, is celebrating a twenty-year milestone this year. His name is Emrand Henry, an energetic and charismatic Gospel singer, songwriter whose predilection is for Caribbean genres of Gospel music. Since his winning song, the Reggae tinged “What is Going On,” Henry has released numerous songs and albums and performed locally, regionally and internationally, sharing the stage with the likes of Sherwin Gardner, Monty G, Maxi Priest, Christafari, Junior Tucker, CeCe Winans, Sinach and Prodigal, to name a few. In 2010 having moved to the United States, he gave up his day job, as they would say, to pursue music full time. That same year he was given an Award by the City of New York for “unique personal achievement in his professional endeavours”. Emrand Henry says his mission has been simple, doing what he loves, which is to write, record and perform Gospel music and to spread the message all over the world. “This year...