Author Archives: IRIE

Irie Magazine’s World Reggae Issue (#04-09) Available Now!

Irie™ Magazine | Press Release - September 2017 World Reggae Edition #04-09 featuring EarthKry

WORLDWIDE – Sep 28, 2017 – 4:20 pm

Irie Releases – September 2017

New Reggae Releases September 2017 featuring Patois Brothers

September 2017 Welcome to the inaugural edition of IRIE Releases, the newest addition to the IRIE brand. IRIE Releases is a new publication designed to give artists a dedicated platform to share their new reggae releases with the IRIE audience. Each month, we highlight new and upcoming albums, ep, singles, riddims and mix tapes from […]

Roots | Legalize It

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Legalize It A History of Hemp (and Marijuana) When President Barack Obama signed the Farm Bill of 2013 on February 7, 2014, it was a small but significant step towards the legalization of hemp across the United States. The bill defined industrial hemp, excluding it from the definition of Marijuana in the Controlled Substances Act. […]

Roots | The Chronicles of Kaya

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The Chronicles of Kaya A History of Hemp & Marijuana Here’s a fact: Hemp and Marijuana both come from the same plant; its scientific name is ‘Cannabis Sativa’. For thousands of years hemp was used to make dozens of commercial products like paper, rope, canvas, and textiles. U.S. Presidents and founding fathers George Washington and […]

Roots | Black Star Line

Irie™ Magazine | Roots - Black Star Line

Black Star Line June 27, 1919 The Black Star Line (1919−1922) was a shipping line incorporated by Marcus Garvey, the organizer of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), and other members of the UNIA. The shipping line was created to facilitate the transportation of goods and eventually African Americans throughout the African global economy. It […]

Irie Magazine’s Cali Reggae Issue (#03-06) Available Now!

Irie™ Magazine | Press Release - June 2017 Cali Reggae Edition #03-06

WORLDWIDE – June 22, 2017 – 4:20 pm

Roots | SNWMF 2017

Irie™ Magazine | Roots - SNWMF 2017

National Day of Reggae Peace. Love. Music. The Sierra Nevada World Music Festival promotes ‘conscious’ music. Conscious music is music with a message of peace, unity and brotherhood, which transcends the divisions of race and culture. Over the past twenty three years we have endeavored to build a community where Conscious music, Roots music, and […]