Afro Fiesta Music is my Ammunition “The songs of my ancestors ricochet through the wind, and the smoke is rising from the words I and I sing Music is my ammunition, Fire Down Babylon.” AFRO FIESTA, MUSIC IS MY AMMUNITION These opening words cut to the heart and soul of Congolese musicians, Mermans Mosengo and […]
Irie Love We Rise Irie Love – it’s all in the name! Her father must have had a premonition of things to come! A reggae fan, he named her Irie after the Third World song ‘Irie Ites’. Born Irie Love Taylor in Kailua, Hawaii in 1982, she is a descendant of the legendary Love’s Bakery […]
Arden Park Roots Cali Reggae Back on April ‘420’ 2015, IRIE Magazine introduced our fans to our Norcal brothers, Arden Park Roots. Sacramento’s much loved surf/roots/rock/reggae band, APR has established themselves as a commanding presence in the California music scene. Their sounds include surf, roots reggae and rock. They have toured relentlessly over the past […]
Katchafire Hailing from the mighty H-Town (Hamilton), Aoteoroa (New Zealand) the all-Maori Reggae band Katchafire have evolved into a global Roots Reggae phenomenon. Bringing their soulful blend of Roots Reggae infused with an undeniably Maori sound to music lovers worldwide, they have steadily become one of New Zealand’s most loved Reggae bands over the last […]
Mato Seco Like A Lion Mato Seco was formed in the mid 2002 in the city of São Caetano do Sul, great ABC Paulista. Armed with a vision to spread the philosophy of good and justice, they started out writing lyrics with strong social and political themes. They always preached with their reggae music, singing […]
Irie Trax | Cali Roots 2015 [wolf_jplayer_playlist id=”151″] ADVERTISEMENT
Khalilah Rose Roots Reggae Listen to her and it will soon become clear to you that Khalilah Rose is indeed Reggae’s songbird! Khalilah’s music comes from elements close to her heart, her love for her country, her people, her family. Her spirituality is evident in her music, her love for Jah a constant force behind […]
Cali P Healing of the Nation Ever so often, an artist comes around who is destined for greatness — Reggae sensation, Cali P, is one such artist. Possessing an interesting heritage which sees him being the son of an European mother from Switzerland and a Rastafarian father from the Caribbean island Guadeloupe (Gwada), Cali P […]
Third World 40 years Strong (1973 – present) By: Nicholas Da Silva aka ZOOLOOK I still remember the night I first experienced the music of Third World. It was a Monday night at the Firehouse 7, an old firehouse in San Francisco’s Mission district that had been converted into a bar/nightclub. Monday nights were reggae […]