Don Carlos Don Carlos (born Euvin Spencer) Legendary Reggae Artist – Born and raised in one of the most deprived regions of Western Kingston, Jamaica, in a district known as Waterhouse, which incidentally is also a musical spawning ground for many of Reggae’s greatest ever talents, such as King Tubby, an original member of Black […]
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Kid Nesian Meet Kid Nesian (real name Brian Kepi)… a 21 year old singer/songwriter from Papua New Guinea, who is fast becoming a rising star around the Pacific and is projected to be the ‘next big thing’ in the Island Reggae music scene. Born on the beautiful island of Papua New Guinea, a nation rich […]
Kenyatta Hill Hailing from Kingston, Jamaica, Kenyatta Hill’s career as a singer began the day his father’s ended. Joseph Hill, the lead singer/ songwriter of the legendary Jamaican trio Culture, passed away in 2006 while on tour in Europe. Kenyatta, then the band’s sound engineer, stepped from behind the mixing board and onstage to deliver […]
Puma Ptah Christopher Smith formerly known as Ras Puma was born in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands. His earliest musical memories and inspiration include watching his uncle playing upright bass and guitar in local Mento band and listening to grandmother perform acoustic songs. He was encouraged to enter cultural competitions to which his uncle Mungo […]
Fyaworks I am a father, a unified soul, a free spirit, an artist (musically speaking). Where am I from… Jah Earth. Don’t try to separate me for I’m already unified within Rastafari. I live to love, and I truly love to live. So upful words are my daily utterances. A good friend to have that […]
Zion Healer Zion Healer, born Wondy Seyfert, is a reggae musician from Ghana who is known for his fusion of English and Ewe, a language mainly spoken in the Volta Region of Ghana, over strong reggae beats with traditional African rhythms. This talented musician is gaining a growing reputation for revolving the lyrical content of […]
Zafayah Zafayah is a versatile artist and a reggae pioneer in his own country, Bulgaria. A lyrical talent and a producer, he is on a mission to spread the message of love, tolerance and overstanding. At the moment, Zafayah is working on a new EP heading into a more rootical direction as well as on […]
Strawl & Black Lion Curtis Arnaud aka Strawl Original is a native of the Island of Sint Eustatius also known as Statia. He started his life in the ghetto there. As a young man he felt the urge to take the mic and rock the stage. That episode finally resulted in compiling his first hit […]
Ras Attitude Blessed with one of the Virgin Island’s most crucial voices of Reggae is St. Croix born Ras Attitude. His love for music is one passed down from generations. His mother and Grandmother, both well known for their musical abilities, are the foundation for his established vocals. With the release of his debut album […]
Stoned Gamer Grand Finale December 9, 2017 The 2017 Stoned Gamer Tournament season started on 4/20 weekend and spanned sixteen qualifying tournaments held across California and Nevada. Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition was the game of the year, and gamers across the country were invited to smoke heroic amounts of cannabis, then competitively game for […]
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December 2017 Welcome to the December edition of IRIE Releases. We end our first year of new music releases featuring, the IRIE Lioness, Leah Rosier and her newest album, The Black Star Tracks. Leah appeared in the first edition of IRIE magazine back in 2014. We dedicate our December edition of IRIE Releases to the […]