Carol Theresa East (born 15 January 1959, Kingston, Jamaica[1]), known by her stage name of Sister Carol, is a Jamaican-born American reggae recording artist.

Originally from the Denham Town district of West Kingston, she was 14 when her family emigrated to Brooklyn, New York.

[2][3] Her father Howard East was a Senior Engineer with Radio Jamaica and contributed to recording sessions as Studio One.

She earned a degree in education from the City College of New York in 1981, the same year she gave birth to her first child.

Her first album, Liberation for Africa, was released in 1983,[4] as a limited edition on the Jamaican SG label.