Donna Makeda

After graduating from Dance Academy, she opened her own dance and aerobics school called “Burning Flame International” Dance Troupe. By the time Donna migrated to Canada, she had already been performing extensively throughout Guyana with her dance troupe. Whilst taking her dancing career seriously, Donna was just having fun singing and practising on sound systems. She sang at various stage shows and won many competitions. Upon migrating to Canada, she did her first international stage show in Toronto and was consequently ‘scooped’ up by Jones & Jones Productions, who managed her musical career for a period of time. Donna’s most recent project is a new single called ‘Pack up and Gwaan’. The single was produced by the Selassie I Muzik Label and is scheduled to be released in August. According to Donna, in an interview with the Pepperpot Magazine, she also recently shot a video for her single ‘Vegan Dinna’. That video was released on April 26 via Reggaeville and is available on YouTube for viewing. The video, she pointed out, was shot by Time2Rize Video Productions with videographer Tygon Cowan on location in Toronto and Scarborough, Canada. Directed by Carrie Mullings of Rebel Vibez, the video is set to make a mark on the reggae dancehall music scene in Canada and the world.

Donna’s first CD album, entitled “Who Can Endure” was released in 1998. The song off of that album entitled “Sweet Victory” went number one on the reggae charts in Miami for eight weeks while “South Africa” was following closely at number two. “Jah Great Woman” also enjoyed much airplay and was on the number one spot on the Miami Reggae Radio Charts for six weeks. The multi-talented artiste also released four full-length CDs entitled “Almighty Bless Me”, Who Can Endure”, “Jah Ah De Rulah” and “Then and Now” along with numerous vinyl and CD singles. Donna has appeared live many times on City TV’s Breakfast Television, Entertainment News, Clip Trip, The Scene, Lunch Television, Rogers Cable 10, Soul in the City and Da Mix (Canada).