Brick and Lace are a Jamaican R&B reggae fusion musical duo consisting
of sisters Nyanda and Nailah Thorbourne. Originally Brick & Lace
consisted of three sisters Nyanda,Nailah, and Tasha Thorbourne. Tasha
left the group, but she continues to work behind the scenes and co-write
songs for her sisters.
Brick and Lace were signed by hip hop singer-songwriter Akon to
his record label, Kon Live Distribution. They were born to a Black
Jamaican father and their mother is a native of New York. The duo
has toured internationally, including Uganda, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia
and Zimbabwe.
Their debut album, Love Is Wicked, had a limited release in various
countries on September 4, 2007[citation needed]. The album spawned
four singles, "Get That Clear (Hold Up)", "Never,
Never", "Love Is Wicked" and "Take Me Back".[6]
Love Is Wicked was listed for 48 weeks in six different charts, including
the Sweden Singles Top 60 and the France Singles Top 100. It reached
number 6 on the Finland Singles Top 20 for a single week. Its highest
entry was number 9 in the France Singles Top 100.[7] "Never,
Never" was listed for a single week on the Finland Singles Top
20,also was performed at Kenya Kenya at position 14 on week 16/2008.[8]
They performed in Gwen Stefani's The Sweet Escape Tour on May 24,
2007, in Camden, New Jersey. They filled in for Lady Sovereign, who
failed to attend. In 2008, the after-effects of their first album
hit and the sisters went busily on many tours for the year, most
notably in Europe and Africa by popular demand, and also produced
a few new songs such as "Cry On Me" and "Bad to di
Bone".
[edit] 2009-10: Love is Wicked Re-release
In the year 2009, Brick and Lace released their latest single called "Bad
to di Bone" which became a well-known track in European and
African countries. A French collaboration was even presented hence
popularity.This new single was intentionally pinned out to appear
on a new upcoming album, but instead was re-based on Love is Wicked,
which was re-released for a second shot at fame and success. In July
2009, the duo penned another hit track called "Room Service" for
summer and was released on the new Love is Wicked Album. Starting
off the year 2010 with releasing four new songs in March, the Brick
and Lace Summer 2010 European Tour was soon announced straight after.
An upcoming second single and music video to promote their second
album was said to be imminently soon when the girls were interviewed
in December 2009. They released "Bang Bang", "Ring
The Alarm", and "Shackles" as buzz singles for their
upcoming album and withdrew "Club It Up" from internet
markets for future plans. Finally settled with the release of their
debut album, with two international platinum singles: Love Is Wicked
and Bad To Di Bone, the sisters started the last of the Love Is Wicked
International Tour era by producing a final tour for the African,
European and Asian fans globally. Soon after May 2010, they revealed
to African press that Nyanda was pregnant and is expecting a baby
soon.
[edit] 2011-Present: New Album
There has been a buzz on the internet stating that the girls will
be releasing a second album in 2011-12. Production is said to come
from Bob Sinclar, Sean Paul, Akon, and a few Heavyweight Djs. A YouTube
video shows DJ Sherry and Maniac Bone producing a rhythm for the
sisters on an upcoming song called "So Hot" while a snippet
of another song called "What You Want", produced by Konvict,
was released as a teaser for their upcoming project. Starting off
the year 2011, Brick and Lace toured in January and February internationally
across Europe, Asia-Pacific and Africa. Soon after Nyanda, the eldest
of the two, who was already 10 months pregnant, has gone on a break
for health cares and her soon to be born baby. Brick and Lace's younger
sister Candace has currently filled in for her for any tour representation.
Latest news is that Brick and Lace will be touring Europe yet again
in April, May and June 2011. It has been revealed that Nyanda has
already given birth to her baby and is already two months post-pregnancy.
She has returned to Brick & Lace representation. Currently, the
girls are working with French heavyweight DJs, Golden Crew and Martiniquean
artist Lynnsha, in their next hit song called "In Love With
The Music". The Video has already been record and as is the
song; awaiting release. A snippet of the song was released for one
official week and the song transcends more on techno roots, new to
Brick & Lace's style. On April 19, 2011, Brick and Lace released
their new single alongside Golden Crew, called "In Love With
The Music". The song also has a French version featuring Lynnsha.
The French version is said to appear on Golden Crews next album,
while the International US Version is set to appear off Brick and
Lace's second album as a possible Lead Single. There is also a buzz
on the internet stating that the girls have broken away from Konlive
Records and are working with Atlantic Records, as it shows on their
Myspace page. They are currently working with Darkchild and other
producers on their second album.
[edit] Celebrity Image
Brick & Lace represents the dual diversity of the every day
woman-"Brick" representing the edgy, hard and roots side
while "Lace" represents the soft, understanding and melodious
side of the "woman". Nyanda is said to be the "Brick" due
to her style of singing and Jamaican rapping and Nailah is said to
be the "Lace" due to her style of harmonious, R&B slant.