Author Archives: IRIE
Battle of Adwa On March 1 every year, Ethiopia celebrates the Victory of Adwa (also spelled Adowa), the climactic battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War. The Ethiopian force led by Emperor Menilek II defeated the invading Italian forces on Sunday, March 1, 1896, in a decisive victory that prevented Italy’s campaign to expand its colonial […]
IRIE Guide Roots, Culture & Love™ The IRIE Guide is happening… On March 20, 2022, we will officially launch the IRIE Guide featuring Kaptin Barrett, Head of Music for one of the UK’s largest independent music festivals, Boomtown Fair, on the cover! IRIE Guide will be a lifestyle publication dedicated to Roots, Culture & Love. […]
Soom T GOOD Photography by: Danilo Moroni Soom T is a Scottish singer of Indian origin. After having campaigned alongside Y Network, a group of young representatives of Glasgow ghettos aiming to change their city, Soom T decides to devote her life to music to denounce injustices and talk about her daily struggles through militant […]
Dr. Sley Light Up The Throne Photography by: SUISEKA Kingsley Tingwei Ngu, aka DR. SLEY, was born in Buea, a city located at the foot of Mount Cameroon. He was the fifth child in a Christian family of seven. More and more, he discovered music as a weapon and a tool to express his true […]