Sevana—
A judge in the Westmoreland Parish Court yesterday ruled that the death by dangerous driving case involving reggae singer Sevana must go to trial.
On Tuesday, Judge Steve Walters set an October 31 mention date in the Westmoreland Circuit Court.
After the ruling was handed down, Sevana, whose given name is Anna Blake, was offered $400,000 bail with no conditions. Sevana is being represented by attorney-at-law, Yushaine Morgan, who requested that his client be allowed to travel without restrictions in the pursuit of her career. His wishes were granted. He was unavailable for comment on Tuesday as calls to his phone went unanswered.
The 30-year-old singer is charged following an accident last May. The police report that she was travelling along the Scott Cove main road in Whitehouse, Westmoreland, when the Honda City motor car she was driving collided with a Honda Fit going in the opposite direction. Ordia Cordiel, who was in the Fit, sustained severe injuries and was admitted to the Black River Hospital. She died on May 30. The police charged Sevana on June 1.
Westmoreland-born Sevana first came to prominence in 2008 when she entered Digicel Rising Stars as part of the girl group SLR; they placed third. SLR broke up the following year in 2009, and Sevana went on a hiatus from music. In 2014, she resumed writing and performing and was featured on reggae singer Protoje’s single Sudden Flight on his album Ancient Future. She also began to regularly appear with his band, Indiggnation, in live performances and later toured with them in July 2015. Protoje signed Sevana under his In.Digg.Nation Collective label. She released her eponymous EP in 2016.
Last April, the In.Digg.Nation Collective entered into a record deal with RCA Records and Six Course Media Group, through which music by In.Digg.Nation musicians, including Sevana would be released. In July, Sevana released If You Only Knew, the first single on her second EP,
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