Kechia Jenkins

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Kechia Jenkins / artists (K) Profile: KECHIA JENKINS (Singer/Songwriter/Arranger/Producer) A Native of Newark, New Jersey attended the Newark Public School system and is an alumna of the Arts High School (of Performing Arts). Though accepted into The Berklee College of Music of Boston, she instead pursued a career in Music Theater, performing in various productions such as the long running Gospel play "Mama I Want To Sing," "Let The Music Play Gospel," "Zooman and the Sign," (and eventually "Jesus Stopped The Funeral," and "When Love Hurts"). A product of the Baptist Church, Kechia began singing at a very young age and credits a great deal of her vocal strength to early exposure to the Gospel choir. A first place winner of the Hal Jackson's Talented Teen Pageant, and Amateur Night at the Apollo, she immediately knew that her calling involved music. In 1986, (though saved at the age of 15 and committed to singing Gospel), she curiously veered onto the path of secular music and began performing as a background singer for various recording artists affiliated with such major labels as Motown, Virgin, Island Records (and the established Independent label of Next Plateau) and eventually secured her own deal with Profile Records; releasing two hit singles and a third under the Easy Street Record Label. In 1992 while working on a demo album for Motown Records, Kechia was convicted by the Spirit of God and justifiably abandoned both her project and secular music; thusly immedi

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Hed Kandi: The Mix 2006 Back To Love (Disc 3)

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In God's Own Time

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Hed Kandi: The Mix - 2006 [Disc 3]

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Deep Heat 3 Cd1

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Hed Kandi | The Mix 2006: Back To Love (Disc 3)

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The Mix 2006: Back To Love

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Hed Kandi: The Mix 2006

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Deep Heat 3 - The Third Degree

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Best Of House Music #2 - Gotta Have House

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House Nation Vol. 2

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