Photography: Suzanne Bainton Photography Gav Pauze began his music career in 1995, playing Jungle and Drum & Bass in clubs across England and Scotland. He studied music at Clarendon College in 1998, becoming a qualified audio engineer. His passion for music led him to create the “Unique Reggae Mix Show” in 2006, which featured uplifting […]
Meet ANNIE, a Brazilian alternative metal artist. Although her music draws references from bands like Bring Me the Horizon and Ic3peak, she never confines herself to a single subgenre. She often says, “I just make what I feel like making, and if someone wants to classify my music, they can.” From a young age, Annie […]
Esther Sings aka Esther Antoine Esther Sings, born Esther Antoine in the Caribbean Country of St. Lucia, is a singer/songwriter/author/entrepreneur/recording artiste who has lived in New York for the past twenty years. In her homeland, St. Lucia, Esther Sings started singing at the age of eight. She was heavily influenced by her father, Gregory ‘Sewaynis’ […]
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. […]
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 […]
Louie Melody Gwari Music & Friends Gwari Music & Friends is the first concept album of the Portuguese producer and multi-instrumentalist Louie Melody. His uncompromising devotion to music and deep understanding of the different styles and stylistics of reggae characterize his production. For Gwari Music & Friends, he gathered 11 international reggae artists he has […]
ZOOLOOK Black in Space IRIE Magazine founder and Editor-in-Chief Nicholas Da Silva has an alter-ego. He is also a multidisciplinary artist and musician known professionally as ZOOLOOK. As ZOOLOOK, he has designed and developed many IPs considered ahead of their time. On December 18, 2000, he coined the phrase ‘I Want My FlashTV,’ and six […]
Rockers F.C. We Will Rock You To celebrate the release of his debut album, STONEFRENGE: Black in Space, multidisciplinary artist and musician ZOOLOOK will announce his first NFT drop for his Rockers FC series next month to celebrate Black History and Reggae Month. It’s no secret that the Brazilian-American artist is a superfan of football. […]
IRIE We Come in Peace (And Love) Meet IRIE, the virtual reggae band of STONEFRENGE (ZOOLOOK universe), created by multidisciplinary artist and musician Nicholas Da Silva, known professionally as ZOOLOOK. The six-member band consists of two fictional members, Kaya and Leno from STONEFRENGE, along with four actual musicians: vocalists Zoe Mazah and Razaman, bassist and […]
Roxanne Stonefrenge: Black in Space Meet Roxanne, the alter ego of Michelle, Editorial Director of IRIE. Michelle performs many roles as a partner in IRIE Magazine alongside Nicholas Da Silva, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of IRIE. She determines the content for each issue of IRIE with Nicholas, including the monthly playlists. Still, most importantly, Michelle works […]
Zoe Mazah & Gwari Music Soul Rebel Meet ZOE MAZAH… Zoe was born in Monrovia/Liberia to a Liberian woman and a German man. Due to life circumstances, Zoe was brought to Germany as a child and lived with her German aunt, husband, and son, who became her parents and brother. Zoe grew up in a […]
Razaman Intergalactic Rebel Cosmic greetings from the center of creation, I & I Razaman! A starship sent I mon a telepathic message while flying through our dimension. The message… “Motivate them”. Many are called, the chosen are few, and our story in reggae music blasted off after a spaceship hovered down to share infinity. Our […]