Category Archives: 2024

Jr Dreads – Funky Reggae

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Jr Dreads Funky Reggae Money runs the world, and it is driving us straight off the cliff… Jr Dreads from Oakland, California, is a revolutionary Reggae singer-songwriter who believes systemic change is necessary and possible. Born and raised in Paris, France, he crafts soulful melodies and deep, poetic lyrics to deliver his message of awakening […]

IRIE Playlist – June 2024 featuring G-INA and Our Matterhorn feat. Sly Dunbar & Oli Hartung

IRIE Spotify Playlist - JUNE 2024 - G-INA - Our Matterhorn feat. Sly Dunbar & Oli Hartung

IRIE Playlist on Spotify IRIE’s June 2024 edition of RELEASES is here featuring Swiss Female Bassist, Composer, and Producer G-INA’s new single release, OUR MATTERHORN, feat Sly Dunbar & Oli Hartung. Artists also featured on the IRIE Playlist include Marc Stamco (Supernatural Girl), ZOOLOOK (Rockers), Esther Sings (Follow You), The Hempolics (Fisherman Row), Sid Bucknor […]

Lewis Watts – Professor Emeritus

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Lewis Watts Professor Emeritus, UC Santa Cruz Photograph: Raymon Holbert Lewis Watts is a photographer, archivist/curator, visual historian, and Professor Emeritus of Art at UC Santa Cruz. He also taught at UC Berkeley and was a college professor for over 40 years. His research and art practice center around the “cultural landscape” and the inhabitants […]

Alistair Monroe – Oakland Cannery Collective

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Alistair Monroe Oakland Cannery Collective Photograph: Bradley Knipstein Meet Alistair Monroe, founder of the North Beach Jazz Festival and the Oakland Cannery Collective. The Jazz Fest was a celebration of jazz history in the heart and soul of San Francisco. Alistair founded the Oakland Cannery Collective to protect and preserve the Oakland artists’ live-work studios and his father’s legacy. […]

NoelNico – Early Morning

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NoelNico Early Morning Discover Filipino musician and songwriter NoelNico. Born Noel Nicolas, NoelNico began playing bass guitar in the 1980s and played cover songs for a number of local bands. Due to his involvement with the bands, he traveled to several Asian countries. He has been creating and producing his music for the past few years. His […]

IRIE Playlist – May 2024 featuring Marc Stamco’s JAZZ&WORLD

IRIE Spotify Playlist - MAY 2024 - Jazz&World

IRIE Playlist on Spotify IRIE’s May 2024 edition of RELEASES is here, featuring Marc Stamco’s Spotify Playlist, JAZZ&WORLD! Marc has assembled an eclectic list of jazz-inspired/world-inspired tracks for your listening pleasure. Artists include James Crawford Talma, Fleetwood Mac, Santana, Miles Davis, Randy Muise, Cassandra Wilson, Phneest, NoelNico, Marc Stamco, and IRIE Magazine’s founder, ZOOLOOK, to […]

All-Star Texas Reggae Line-Up Blazing a Fire with Texas Kush

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Texas Kush Sgt. Remo, Mr. Blacksheep, Ras I-Dre, FyahStar, Kroywen & Soulfiya Sgt. Remo teams up with the top reggae dancehall artists in the Lone Star State for this Texas ganja anthem. The single and music video brings together six of the most prominent lyricists in the Texas reggae dancehall scene. Remo joins Mr. Blacc […]

STONEFRENGE: Black in Space

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STONEFRENGE Black in Space A ZOOLOOK Album and Animated Music Video Series It’s ‘I’fficial! The long-awaited STONEFRENGE: Black in Space was finally released on February 29, 2024, featuring nine original tracks by the multidisciplinary artist and musician ZOOLOOK. The album, a dub reggae opera project, was three years in the making. Six of the nine […]

Cienfuego meets Jah City – Selecta Gimme Dat

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Cienfuego meets Jah City Selecta Gimme Dat In 2020, Cienfuego made his debut as a solo artist, producing his first album, “Dub Expedition” (2020), working with the award-winning producer Walter “Bonnot” Buonanno and the Grammy-nominated singer Kumar Bent. In 2021, just one year after his first album’s release, Cienfuego first met the dub music legend […]