Asante Amen Asante Amen, born Gavin Walters, is a Reggae singer-songwriter who has performed through-out Jamaica, the US, England, Italy, the Bahamas and Grenada. In early 2011, Asante enjoyed a one-month stay on California’s KDVS 90.3 FM Reggae/African Top 25 album chart with his EP release ‘Over The Years’. That year he also released his […]
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Lady Genius Danette Mahabeer aka. Lady Genius, is a professional singer-songwriter hailing from Clarendon Parish in Jamaica. She was nicknamed Genius due to her quick-wittedness, versatility, great initiative and expertise. She is smart, edgy, creative and beautiful and ready for the future as her career in the entertainment industry takes her to greater heights. Being […]
The Pitastro Seeking to spread their own brand of joy and happiness, four guys from small towns in Sweden joined forces to become The Pitastro. The self-described ‘Ultimate Rock/Reggae Band’ was formed in 2010 by bassist Fredrik Pikkuaho, drummer Tom Taipale, guitarist Peter Stenström and vocalist Marco Roth. The band’s unusual name is actually derived […]
Daniel Boyle You may remember Daniel Boyle from our June 2014 issue of IRIE featuring Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, the Upsetter, and his ‘Back on the Controls’ album release produced by Rolling Lion Studios. Well, the UK based Grammy nominated Mix Engineer and Record Producer is back with his latest project, Nu-Roots Records. Daniel has released […]
9 Mile Roots Rock reggae vibes with hard rock riffs, hip-hop flow, smooth brass licks and rock-steady hooks… 9 Mile Roots is a Suburban Roots Reggae band founded in 2009 and based out of the Baltimore / DC metro. Built behind a solid group of musicians with diverse backgrounds, their music delivers creative tunes that […]
Afro D Afro D was born Igor Diakonov in Moscow on February 1, 1987. He started his singing career in May 2008 as the frontman of Ja ba band. With his band, and sometimes alone with a selector, Afro D gave more than 100 performances in Moscow and other Russian cities including Saint Peterburg, Ekaterinburg, […]
Dubsynaticx Daniel Rossmann aka Dubsynaticx, was born in Vienna, Austria in 1982. From an early age he was a big fan of Inner Circle, Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Dekker, UB40 and many other performers from the ‘90s, but his passion for Reggae and Dub music was inherited from his father. As a young child, Daniel also […]
International Reggae Day This Is My Reggae International Reggae Day (IRD) celebrated its 21 anniversary this year. All of Jamaica, New York, Miami and Fort Lauderdale in the United States; Honolulu in Hawaii; London in England; and Mumbai in India were the cities chosen to carry out the celebration of July 1. The event, which […]
Downbeat Dub Electrorgánico Argentina strikes again! From the province of Mendoza comes DownBeat Dub, a four member live band with a twist! Emi Bless (Drum & SetLive), Jah Sound (Bass & Synth), Coco (Guitar) and Eter Dub (Keys & Brass) are mixing organic sounds with some heavyweight dubwise business. ‘Electrorgánico’ is the name of their […]
Mato Seco Like A Lion Mato Seco was formed in the mid 2002 in the city of São Caetano do Sul, great ABC Paulista. Armed with a vision to spread the philosophy of good and justice, they started out writing lyrics with strong social and political themes. They always preached with their reggae music, singing […]
Jah Cure The Cure Siccaturie Alcock, a.k.a. Jah Cure, has long been recognized for being, as one reviewer recently put it, “the possessor of the greatest voice ever given to a human being.” From early childhood, that voice has hypnotized the souls of all who hear it. Born in Hanover, Jamaica, Siccaturie used to sneak […]
Dub Inc Zigo Originally from Saint-Etienne in France’s industrial heartland, Dub Inc fuse classic roots reggae with dub, dancehall, ska, hip-hop and African influences. They create an intoxicating musical hybrid with highly charged and socially conscious songs which have earned them cult status in their native France. Their wild, high-octane live performances led to an […]