Vida-Sunshyne began performing professionally at the age of 15 in 2000, supporting the likes of Lucky Dube and Burning Spear. She then spent the next two years performing with a long time local Melbourne reggae band.
2003 Vida-Sunshyne joined her first hip hop outfit, and went on to support K-Ci and Jo Jo.
It was in late '03 that she formed the first Australian all female sound, "Natty Sistren Sound", performing with a local Melbourne selecta at various local clubs.
2004 Vida-Sunshyne met with British producer Nitin Sawhney, as part of the Melbourne International Arts Festival. She also stood as the backing Vocalist for Lionel Richie that year on Good Morning Australia and The Footy Show, Both broadcasting LIVE around Australia.
2005 she supported Ja Rule, Chingy, Nitty, 112 and Case with Neeq, a local up and coming Hip Hop artist and Producer. she also supported Tippa Irie and Mix Master Mike that year as well as traveling to England to perform with Nitin Sawhney again. This was also the year that she linked up with Dutch from Dutch and Xcise, and that's when her track "Another Flow" was created.
2007 brought Vida-Sunshyne to a whole new level, supporting Ziggy Marley, Junior Reed, Luciano, Mikey General, and Blu King Brown.
From Melbourne Australia straight to Accra Ghana Vida-Sunshyne found herself sharing the stage with Ghana's great local artists, such as Sha Sha Marley and Won love. she appeared on the very popular music show Allo Tigo interviewed by Jon Germain which was aired over Africa and some parts of Europe.
She has had amazing feed back from her feature in the first all Reggae Australian made album by Mista Savona "Melbourne Meets Kingston" as the only Australian Vocalist on The Album, which brought her to perform with the Mista Savona Band.
2008 Vida-Sunshyne supported Jah Mason, Luciano, Jack Scorpio and Horace Andy.
By July 08 Vida-Sunshyne went on tour with the Mista Savona Band to play at such events as WOMADELAIDE in Aus, WOMAD08 in the UK over two days and then on to play in Istanbul, (some footage of the Womad Show can be seen on you tube)... after performing in Turkey She then Traveled to Kingston Jamaica where she met and recorded with Senetah an upcoming Singer/Songwriter at Stampede studio in Kingston.
The end of 2008 took Natty Sistren Sound to a new level as Vida-Sunshyne has moved onto her solo career.
2009 Vida-Sunshyne is working with the Mista Savona band on a more permanent basis. Her new track "By The Way" is on the B side of Burro Bantons new release with Producer Mista Savona, which is of the top 20 best sellers on www.ebreggae.com this year.
She has toured Tasmania supporting Horace Andy, and has now Collaborated with producer Chasm for Their Album, "Move" featuring Million Dan, Mantra and Damajah, to be released Oct 23rd 2009. She is now working on an Album with Producer's Damian Smith and Chasm to be released in 2010.
A video clip with Astronomy Class along side Ozi Battla (The Herd, Astronomy Class) and Kween G (Killa Queenz) is now airing on Rage, Channel V and MTV. as well as another clip with Pataphysics {see below}.
Vida-Sunshyne plans to collaborate as much as possible over the next year with many artists from different Genre's.
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Just passin to show some love, make sure you keep workin hard, there's no rest for the BLESSED! Add me on facebook if you wanna network. Kaya H Osbourne
Lady, I am pretty (read: very) impressed with everything I've been hearing from you recently, that joint with Chasm is fantastic, looking forward to copping that release. Much love
i know it has been too long im well thanks and how are things with you?? Did your mum tell you i have my little business up and running now and just got my website up which is great so now the fun truly begins lol!! I havent used skype in a while but will get back on it soon i need to buy my own pc and then i can add all those things to it lol!!
Take care sweety and will catch up with you soon xxx
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