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Today is the day that singer, songwriter, and producer Cherine Anderson releases her soul-filled, five-track EP, The Door, via OAK Sounds.
Her journey to The Door (EP) has been a long walk and is deeply personal. Following the passing of her father, Anderson stepped away from the spotlight — not from music – choosing instead to take time to replenish herself.
“I can’t pour from an empty cup,” she says. “I had to make my healing a priority, or I would risk emotionally bleeding on others, burning out, and creating confusion for those around me. Can people truly heal under the spotlight?”
The Door (EP) was written and produced by Anderson, with the track, Victory, co-produced alongside her longtime mentor, Patrick Lindsay. The project assembles a stellar lineup including pianist Eban Hutton; mentor and legendary drummer Sly Dunbar ( Grace Under Fire); legendary guitarist Dwight Pinkney ( Same God, Grace Under Fire); vocalist Albert Walker ( Same God); and violinist Jason DePue of the Philadelphia Orchestra ( Victory). Delroy ‘Fatta’ Pottinger served as second engineer on Same God, while Grammy-winning engineers Orville ‘Rorey’ Baker and Glen Barrat handled recording, mixing, and mastering duties.
The songs reflect life’s turning points, loss, heartbreak, betrayal, and renewal – yet always circle back to hope. In the recently released Grace Under Fire, she confronts betrayal head-on with raw honesty:
“ Judas de beside…pree? Will sell you out for 30 pieces and a meal deal / Pride and envy nah clap fi yuh victory/Dem wicked mouth is like a grave full a jealousy.”
Other tracks like Same God and the previously released Victory pulse with faith, hope, and determination, while Up All Night and The Door (Healing) carry both intimacy and reassurance in the power of her faith in God. Up All Night reminds listeners that “at your weakest, God is up all night. He’s with you in this fight”.
While the full inspirational album is set for 2026, the team will be releasing more singles this year.
She is also hands-on in building out the vision for OAK Sounds, a label and community where like-minded artistes and producers can collaborate, grow, and launch their careers.
When asked what fans should expect, Anderson smiled, “Expect songs that inspire and help you through the storms.” She added, “Songs you can play around your two-year-old or grandparents that brings calm, healing, and lead you to true peace.”
Fans can be among the first to experience The Door (EP) live at the upcoming OAK Presents: The Cherine Experience – an intimate, up-close blend of performance and conversation designed to deliver exactly what the music promises: healing and connection.
Cherine Anderson first came to prominence as an actress in the film Dancehall Queen (1997), as Tanya, the pressured, teenage daughter of the main female character.
As an artiste, she has worked and performed with Sly and Robbie, Sting, Wyclef Jean, Bootsy Collins, Jimmy Cliff, Michael Franti and others. She contributed to several Independent Online Distribution Alliance compilation releases prior to the success of her January 2006 single, Good Love. The song also appeared on the 2008 Grammy nominated album, Anniversary, by Sly and Robbie and the Taxi Gang.
In 2006, Anderson collaborated with Chuck Fenda on the single, Coming Over, which rose to number one on the Jamaican charts, and remained on the Top 30 for 26 weeks. She also collaborated with Britney Spears on the Sly and Robbie remix of Piece of Me.
In 2007, she opened for Wyclef Jean in British Virgin Islands, and was a featured vocalist on Sly and Robbie and the Taxi Gang’s United States/Canada tour the same year.
Anderson collaborated with Michael Franti and Spearhead on their All Rebel Rockers album. She was also featured on the single Say Hey (I Love You), as well as the tracks Sound System and Little Bit of Riddem. In 2008 through 2009, she toured extensively with Franti and Spearhead as their opening act.
Anderson made history as the first Jamaican female artiste to hit the Billboard Rock charts, with Say Hey (I Love You).
She has toured with John Mayer, Counting Crows, Slightly Stoopid, Sly & Robbie, Augustana among others and has performed at festivals such as Bluesfest in Australia, Rototom in Italy, Summer Jam in Germany, Your World Festival in Holland, Rock-Zottegem in Belgium and Coachella and the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival in the United States.
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