Author Archives: IRIE

Respect | Soul Ska

Irie Magazine | Respect | Soul Ska

Soul Ska United States Formed in 2014, SOUL SKA is a 10 piece Bay Area Ska collective featuring members of well-known bands such as Vinyl, Monophonics, Albino!, Stymie & the PJLO, El Radio Fantastique, The Right Time, Jethro Jeremiah Band and more. Their upbeat and original blend of Ska, Rocksteady and Roots Reggae has garnered […]

Respect | Tássia Reis

Irie Magazine | Respect | Tássia Reis

Tássia Reis Brazil Born in Jacareí, in the interior of São Paulo, Tássia Reis began her artistic life in her teen years, performing in a group of Urban Dances. In 2009, realizing that her path was directly connected to music, she began to compose and, three years later, she took to the stage, forming a […]

Respect | Fluid Foundation

Irie Magazine | Respect | Fluid Foundation

Fluid Foundation United States Fluid Foundation embodies its name both lyrically and musically. The group is comprised of an eclectic group of musicians with intriguing pedigrees, including: Nick Dell – lead vocals, guitar; Junior Keith- bass, guitar; Ian Foreman – drums, percussion; and Rob Eldon – keys, piano, organ, steel pan, vocals, and composition. The […]

Respect | Adam Gross

Irie Magazine | Respect | Adam Gross

Adam Gross United States 22-year old songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Gross released his debut EP ‘In Control’ on February 9, 2018, debuting at #1 on the iTunes reggae chart. The New York native and current Northwestern University senior combines many influences—reggae, pop, rock, electronic music, even Latin and Middle Eastern sounds—to create a four-track project […]

Respect | Alexx Antaeus

Irie Magazine | Respect | Alexx Antaeus

Alexx Antaeus Greece Music transcends race, creed, class and gender, it is a unifying force that tugs at the core of it’s listener. For award-winning composer, recording artist and producer Alexx Antaeus, that musical mission has led him to record, remix and produce for an eclectic selection of artists such as Tommy Lee Sparta, Young […]

Respect | Marapu

Irie Magazine | Respect | Marapu

Marapu Indonesia MARAPU is a ‘Roots Reggae Band’ based in Bali Indonesia. Marapu was formed in Jogjakarta 18 years ago in 1999. The members of Marapu are originally from Sumba Island in the far east of Indonesia but moved to Jogjakarta city to study. They started playing reggae music in their university music room and […]

Releases | Putus Roots meets The Giants

Irie Magazine | Releases | Putus Roots meets The Giants

Putus Roots meets The Giants Farmer Delroy Williams aka Putus Roots meets The Giants and delivers a brand new roots reggae tune on the Jah Faya riddim. ‘Farmer’ is available on all digital store as of April 20, (4/20) 2018 for all the real herbalists of the world. Arranged, produced, mixed & mastered by Y. […]

RIDDIM | Sentinel Sound

Irie Magazine | Riddims | Sentinel Sound

Sentinel Sound Dancehall Foundation Volume 4 Although current Dancehall, like most of the music nowadays, is produced digitally, ‘Digital Dancehall’ stands for the style of Jamaican music, that was popular in the 80ies after the ‘Sleng Teng’ riddim completely changed the aesthetics of Dancehall. The studios, where until then bands like the Roots Radics produced […]

Irie Magazine’s World Reggae Issue (#05-04) Available Now!

Irie™ Magazine | Press Release - April '420' 2018 World Reggae Edition #05-04 featuring Sting & Shaggy

WORLDWIDE – April 20, 2018 – 4:20 pm

Roots | Kaya

Irie Magazine | Roots | Kaya

Kaya March 23, 1978 40 years ago, the roots reggae album, KAYA, was released by Bob Marley and the Wailers in 1978. The album consisted of tracks recorded alongside those present on the Exodus album in 1977. The album’s release coincided with the One Love Peace Concert at the National Stadium in Kingston, heralding Marley’s […]

Rock | Savannah

Irie Magazine | Rock | Savannah (D.S.E. Jamaica)

Savannah D.S.E. Jamaica Shot between the beautiful parish of Portland and the cityscape of Kingston, Savannah is a 23-minute pilot that explores the dynamics of relationships, long-distance love and economic instability, all very common things in the lives of many young people today. Jamaica is moving towards creating a model that we hope will encourage […]

Reggae | Sting & Shaggy

Irie Magazine | Reggae | Sting & Shaggy

Sting & Shaggy 44/876 By Nicholas Da Silva, IRIE What do you get when you bring the former Police bassist/frontman and Jamaican dancehall superstar together to record a song? You get a surprising collaboration between Grammy-award winning artists Sting & Shaggy, resulting in an island-inspired reggae album entitled, ‘44/876’, the country codes for the UK […]