October 03, 2022
Blondie inspire Matakana songbird
New wave doyenne Debbie Harry has inspired an emerging R&B artist from Matakana Island.
Jenna Palmer has released her first single Give Me Your Love on streaming platforms, and she’s also part of the band TOA which performed at last week’s World Indigenous Tattoo Festival in Mount Maunganui.
The single is under the stage-name Brown-E, which was inspired by watching Harry’s band Blondie.
“The first time I actually sat down and watched any of her stuff I was blown away. I thought she was so amazing as a songwriter and a performer and I’ve never had a real AKA artist name before but I thought ‘Blondie – I could be Brown-E,” she says.