{"id":1647,"date":"2021-07-16T11:01:38","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T11:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/?p=1647"},"modified":"2022-11-25T22:38:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T22:38:31","slug":"music-and-education-work-hand-in-hand-for-tasha-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/?p=1647","title":{"rendered":"Music and Education work hand in hand for Tasha T"},"content":{"rendered":"

While being a parent and making music during a pandemic, Natasha White aka Tasha T found time to study and recently graduated with high honours from Sheridan College with a diploma in Educational Support Program. She is now a qualified Teacher\u2019s Assistant\/Educational\u00a0<\/strong>Assistant (supporting children with special needs). \u201cBeing an educator will definitely add to my creative juice and bring additional inspiration to my music\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n

Since 2011, reggae artist Tasha T has been working with\u00a0Read Across Jamaica Foundation\u00a0as a\u00a0Musical Ambassador.\u00a0Her \u2018Spread Some Love\u00a0Tour\u2019 to Ethiopia in 2017 inspired\u00a0and motivated her to pursue a career\u00a0as an educator working with children, especially the ones with\u00a0special needs.\u00a0\u201cWhenever\u00a0I’m performing in different countries, I take the initiative to visit at least 1or 2 schools to share my theme song,\u00a0Educate Yourself<\/em> <\/strong>to educate the students about the importance\u00a0of education through my music\u201d, Tasha said.<\/p>\n

For years Tasha T donated school supplies and books to schools and has been invited to perform at schools in Canada during Black History month and Career Day. \u201cTasha T is a true role model who always encourages the children to stay in school, stay focused, and get a good education,\u201d says Janice Wisdom founder of Read Across Jamaica. International Canadian music conductor, Boris Brott, invited Tasha T to be the first reggae artiste to narrate and perform alongside his orchestra at the Brott Music Education Concert for children in Hamilton.<\/p>\n

Tasha T has been a Musical Ambassador for many years and has been spreading strong positive messages throughout the world. She has contributed to making a difference in the reggae industry as a Recording Artist, Song Writer, Producer, Record Label Owner, Philanthropist, and Artiste Consultant.<\/p>\n

She is recognized locally and internationally for her musical talent, starting with the Best Female Newcomer award<\/strong> in 1999. She is the first-ever reggae artiste in the history of the Indigenous Music Awards <\/strong>to be nominated for “Best International Indigenous Release” <\/strong>in 2015 and 2107. She was invited to perform at their show in Winnipeg, Canada; thereby helping to form stronger ties between reggae music in Canada and the Indigenous Community. She is a two-time JUNO Nominee<\/strong> for “Best Reggae Recording”<\/strong>. In December 2012, the Governor-General <\/strong>of Canada awarded Tasha T with the \u201cQueen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal\u201d<\/strong> for her dedication to her peers, community, and Canada.<\/p>\n

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The World Citizen Artists<\/strong> (WCA) and the Bob Marley Foundation<\/strong>, Ghandi Foundation<\/strong>, and Belgravia Gallery<\/strong>, selected Tasha T as the Award Recipient, for \u2018Compete for Peace and Not War\u2019<\/em><\/strong> competition in February 2018, for her inspirational composition \u201cSpread Some Love.\u201d<\/strong> The judges described her winning entry as an energetic and soulful song that reminds us how the children of the world are affected by our actions. She was invited to perform and receive her award at the Soul Rebel 73rd<\/sup><\/strong> birthday celebration of \u201cRobert Nesta Marley\u201d <\/strong>in Kingston, Jamaica and to partake at the Bob Marley\u2019s Foundation Charity School Tour.<\/p>\n

Tasha T continues to promote her most recent release\u00a0SMH (Social Media Hype) <\/em><\/strong>and fans can expect a new single titled\u00a0Another Day<\/em><\/strong> releasing soon. The song is produced by\u00a0Black Metro Music\u00a0from out of England.<\/p>\n

Be sure to keep up to date with Tasha T by following her social media channels.<\/p>\n

FaceBook: @ Tasha T Music Official<\/p>\n

Instagram: @ TashaTMusic<\/p>\n

Twitter: @ TashaTMusic1<\/p>\n

Website: www.TashaTMusic.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While being a parent and making music during a pandemic, Natasha White aka Tasha T found time to study and recently graduated with high honours from Sheridan College with a diploma in Educational Support Program. She is now a qualified Teacher\u2019s Assistant\/Educational\u00a0Assistant (supporting children with special needs). \u201cBeing an educator will definitely add to my […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1648,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[240,239],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canadian-news","category-international-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1647"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1687,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1647\/revisions\/1687"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}