Sun-Dried Vibes United States South Carolina’s reggae/rock outfit Sun-Dried Vibes are debuting their newest music video for their new song ‘Hopeful’ on the IRIE Channel. The band’s new album, ‘Stay Hopeful’, will be out on August 24 via Space Duck Records, featuring some of the biggest and best names in the American reggae/rock scene, such […]
Rass Kwame Ghana Music is life, Reggae is the key. Kwame began singing at age nine in his neighborhood of Tesano, in Accra, Ghana. By the time he was 13, he was performing original music in his own band. During the Anansekrom music contest in 1977 (which his band Muri Sundiata won), Kwame picked up […]
Razteria D C N (Despierta Cada Noche) San Francisco, CA, based artist-producer Razteria multicultural roots (Bolivia/Netherlands) are reflected in her music, as she crosses musical genres with powerful messages in multiple languages. On July 19th, 2018, Razteria will be releasing ‘D C N’ (Despierta Cada Noche), featuring EDY, Rich D Lion & youth from Enseñarte, […]
Dub Inc Apollo Riddim To follow up on the adventure of their latest album, ‘So What’, which released back in October 2016, Dub inc has decided to release the Apollo Riddim on May 18th, 2018. In the same way as their previous one riddims: ‘No Doubt’ (2011), ‘Better Run’ (2015) and ‘They Want’ (2016), Dub […]
Soweto Uprising June 16, 1976 On the morning of June 16, 1976, between 10,000 and 20,000 black students walked from their schools to Orlando Stadium for a rally to protest against having to learn through Afrikaans in school. Many students who later participated in the protest arrived at school that morning without prior knowledge of […]
Sam Nzima How One Photograph Changed the World Photography By: AP Images IRIE Magazine remembers legendary South African photographer, Sam Nzima, who passed away on May 12, 2018, at Rob Ferreira Hospital in Mbombela (Nelspruit) after a short illness. He was 83. Sam Nzima is best known for capturing the iconic photograph of the Apartheid […]
Nattali Rize & Kelissa California Rizing Photography By: Kat Hall, Lee Abel Photography, Steve Rosenfield International reggae artist Nattali Rize recently completed ‘Mission One’ of California Rizing, their first headline tour of The Golden State. Rize and their dynamic live band was joined by Kelissa, a soulful female Jamaican songstress across all six dates in […]
Fari DiFuture Jamaica Rising reggae roots vocalist Kemani Ifari Powell, was born on December 29, 1986. Rightfully known as Fari DiFuture, he hails from the beautiful island of Jamaica. Raised in Kingston, within the peaceful community of Cooreville Gardens, Fari is no stranger to the arts, having been brought up in a musical family. His […]
BDRA Nigeria Sandra Odiahi, formerly goes by the stage names, Sandra to later perform with the stage name BlessinDra, now popularly known as BDRA, (born on 27th November) in Opoji, Esan central-local government, Edo state (Nigeria) is a veteran singer from Nigeria. Her music style became known as ‘Ijeleghe Vibes’. It is a mix of […]
Huge Andrew Antigua & Barbuda Roots Reggae artiste, Huge Andrew, was born on the Caribbean island of Antigua & Barbuda which is known for its white sandy beaches and calypso music. Huge has however taken a love for reggae music , roots and culture. With his cultural heritage in Rastafari livity and a love for conscious […]
Young Veterans Music Jamaica Young Veterans Music is an independent record label operating out of Kingston Jamaica that specializes in the development of artists and the production of high-quality music. Young Veterans was founded in 2003 by Sheldon Pennicott and longtime school friend Ricardo Hart. They started out by forming a small sound system and […]
Jef Stott United States Composer, producer and performer JEF STOTT has been deftly navigating the realms of world fusion music for nearly two decades, where he has consistently been at the forefront of the International Global Bass movement. On June 8, 2018, he released ‘ASLAN DUB SYSTEM Vol. 1’, his 12th full-length studio production on […]