Wanda Dee
Wanda Dee Vocalist for The KLF
Sexual,
seething, sizzling, searing, scintillating & savvy are just but a few of
the adjectives used to describe international sex symbol & singing/dancing
diva; WANDA DEE.
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From her humble childhood beginnings in the Bronx as
Hip Hop's first female DJ (and the first female inductee into AFRIKA
BAMBAATAA's Zulu Nation), forever historialized in HARRY BELAFONTE's film
"BEAT STREET" (where she blazed the wheels of steal barely in her teens),
to being the first (solo) female rap artist to score two consecutive
platinum singles; "THE GODDESS" b/w "TO THE BONE" (Tuff City Records)
while still in her early teens (1989), to her present day status as The
Empress Of Techno Music; as "The Voice" & hit CO-songwriter of the
multi-platinum, British Techno/Pop mega-group, THE KLF... Wanda Dee is
truly an enduring, vivacious & versatile star.


The 11th anniversary issue of WORD UP! Magazine has her
listed as one of "the most outstanding female artists of the decade",
while the (Oct "97) issue of THE SOURCE Magazine lists her first amongst
Hip Hop's prominent female DJ's!

Wanda
Dee became the first female Hip Hop DJ and inductee in the Zulu Nation in
her early teens. "Afrika Bambaataa, the Godfather of Hip Hop and the
founder of the Universal Zulu Nation, gave me my first big break as a DJ,
" said Ms. Dee. "He protected me against all the jokes, pranks and insults
by my male DJ contemporaries." Wanda was adept on the turntables and soon
her skills drew the attention of Harry Belafonte who featured her as the
first female Hip Hop DJ in his movie, "Beat Street." The movie led to a
European tour. Wanda packed the London theatres. While there, Peter
Waterman, offered her a multi-million dollar record deal on PWL, which
gave her the opportunity to work with the production team of Stock, Aitken
& Waterman who worked with artists the likes of: Kylie Minogue, Donna
Summers and Bananarama.
The DJ turned recording artist, formed an association and collaboration
with KLF producers, Bill Drummond and Jim Cauty, two extraordinary
musicians and studio technicians, which culminated in the marriage of a
Hip Hop, Techno, Dance, Tribal, Rock & Pop album, "The White Room,"
released on Arista Records. The album sold in excess of 15 million units
worldwide, going platinum in 77 countries. A songwriter, Dee began
co-writing multi-platinum hits. "I co-wrote every hit I've ever had,
starting with my first Rap hits: "Blue Eyes," "To the Bone" and "The
Goddess." "To the Bone" and "The Goddess" went platinum. She also co-wrote
her KLF hits, "What Time is Love?" and "Last Train to Trancentral," as
well as the songs "Close Your Eyes," and "Cozy" which are featured on her
current album, "The Goddess is Here!" |