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Click a acoustic guitar balanced on her lap. She didn't know how to play yet, but she was determined to learn.

The Caleb plucked a string and cringed at the twang. Then watched a few how-to videos online,

adjusting her fingers on the frets so she could try again. And again. And again.

Growing up, Caleb went to church with her mom and loved singing with the chorus there. But she wanted to do more,

like play instruments and write songs. That's why she borrowed this guitar from a friend

to try to make new sounds. Her mom heard her practicing and knocked on the door. Reminding

Michaela it was time to do her homework. Michaela's mom was very loving, but she didn't want her daughter

to slip behind at school. Michaela couldn't stop thinking about making music though.

She especially loved Reggae because it was from Jamaica, just like her.

Reggae had meaning and spirit. It could be political and fun at the same time.

Most of all, Reggae felt a blifting to Michaela.

One of the greatest things about Reggae music, she said, is that it's about speaking of experiences

in a positive light as much as possible. Michaela and her friends saw a lot of discrimination

and poverty around them in their hometown of Spanish town Jamaica, a few miles outside of the main city of Kingston.

And yet a lot of people joined together in song 2. That was the magic of Reggae.

It didn't look away from what needed to be changed. It celebrated all the possibilities.

Michaela studied and practiced Reggae night and day.

She listened to her favourite Reggae artists, paying close attention to their lyrics and flim.

The way they rhyme, it was sooo good. She wanted to write like that.

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