Mary Gittens aka Twiggi has been singing and performing live since she was five years old. She initially performed in her local church and at school. In the late 80s she embarked on a musical career. Her debut release, ‘Where Did The Love Go’, “Tears on my pillow”was produced by Donovan Germain who also produced the combination hit, ‘Want It’ with Buju Banton. In addition to promoting her solo career Gittens was also employed as a backing vocalist for artists such as Sting (Police), Jimmy Cliff, Burning Spear and the celebrated West African reggae star, Alpha Blondy were all studio vocals.

She was soon recognised for her professional approach to her work and was subsequently recruited to to be part of a group called 54-56, which later lead to Twiggi touring and performing extensively with Toots & Jimmy Cliff.

She linked up with Buju Banton as a backing vocalist on his 1997 release, Inna Heights. She also released ‘Remind Me’ for Gs Factory and, with Mikey Spice, ‘Let’s Groove’. Which she recorded for Bobby digital. By the late 90s Gittens had joined the Shocking Vibes crew, releasing a series of hits including, “Run to you” “over the rainbow” ‘It’s Too Late’, ‘Always’ with Raymond Wright and ‘House Party’ with Mega Banton, as well as two hits alongside Beenie Man, ‘My Prerogative’ and ‘Bad Mind Is Active’.

Twiggi continues to record and perform. I can safely say Twiggi is a great ambassador for reggae music. We wish Twiggi every success for the future ??