Love and Sas were a Canadian R&B, funk and rap influenced pop group composed of singers Lovena Fox and Saskia Garel."New rap hits originate in England, U.S. and Canada". The Hamilton Spectator - Hamilton, Ont. Krewen, Nick. Dec 2, 1991 Page: D.10 The pair released several singles which became Top 40 hits on Canadian pop charts"R&B and Soul Musicians". African Canadian Online, York University and won two Juno awards."Juno those award-winning ladies are hot?". Scott McKay. The Chilliwack Progress Chilliwack, Canada March 26, 1993. Page 34
History
Fox and Garel were brought together in 1991 by Richie Mayer and record producer David Bendeth, who at the time worked for BMG Canada. Fox, who had worked in musical theatre and as a back-up singer for Bon Jovi, The Payolas, and Colin James, became the lead singer. Garel was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and moved to Toronto at the age of six. A winner of the Oscar Peterson Award, she had jazz and classical voice training at Claude Watson School of the Arts, The Royal Conservatory of Music and York University.
The two, compared by Jam! ShowbizFacey, Tonya and Graham, Terry & Judy, "Artist: Love and Sas", Jam! Showbiz: The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia, December 5, 2004, Retrieved March 2, 2016. to American female rappers Salt-N-Pepa, released their first album Call My Name in 1991" Love and Sas". AllMusic, Biography by John Bush
The album spawned the singles "I Don't Need Yo' Kiss", "Call My Name", "Don't Stop Now", and "Once in a Lifetime". Sas's rap in "I Don't Need Yo' Kiss" was one of the first Canadian female rap performances.
The duo toured Canada, U.S., and the UK, but disbanded in the summer of 1993.
Discography Albums 1991: Call My Name (BMG)
Filmography Music videos Year Song titles Artist Notes 1992 "I Don't Need Yo Kiss" Love and Sas Revolver Productions "Don't Stop Now" Love and Sas Debra Samuel Productions "Call My Name" Love and Sas Revolver Productions "Not Giving You Up" Love and Sas Revolver Productions
Awards and nominations
| rowspan="3"| 1992 | "Call My Name" || Juno Awards Best R&B/Soul Recording || |- | "I Don't Need Yo Kiss" || Juno Awards Best Dance Recording || |- | "Don't Stop Now" || Muchmusic Awards Best Dance VideoLee, Henry, "INFO: 1992 MuchMusic CANADIAN MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS - Summary", Music Info, September 28, 1992. || |- | 1993 || "Once In A Lifetime" || Juno Awards Best R&B/Soul Recording ||
References
External links Canadian Pop Encyclopedia