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JAN 2021
#08.01
MAGAZINE
featuring ROOTS.
MAD CHRONICLE
PROFESSOR ROCK.
RESPECT. BLACK ARTISTS FUND
EVAFLOW RELEASES.
NICENESS RAS ATTITUDE
NICK SEFAKIS
REMIX.
DAVID CAIROL
JUNIOR KELLY DUBMATIX
NGA HAN & THE HI-FLYERS WAR, PEACE & DUB
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ISSUE #08.01 / JANUARY 2021
“ Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be
what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the
interrelated structure of reality.”
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nicholas ‘Nico’ Da Silva aka ZOOLOOK
Founder/Editor in Chief, IRIE
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EDITOR’S NOTE
WELCOME
JANUARY 2021
Yes, I! Our January 2021 edition of IRIE™ is here celebrating Volume 8 + Number 1
40 years of Dub with the one and only, Mad Professor!
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In our RESPECT feature, we welcome reggae artists Niceness, to follow IRIE on Apple News.
@IrieMag
Evaflow, David Carol, Nick Sefakis, Nga Han & The Hi-Flyers,
EDITOR + ART DIRECTOR + PUBLISHER
and Junior Kelly.
Nicholas Da Silva
Our ROOTS feature previews Dread & Alive: Duppy Conqueror, nico@iriemag.com
the one-shot comic book series from ZOOLOOK, which is now ADVERTISING + MARKETING + IRIE PR
available for pre-order, while our ROCK feature introduces Michelle Monreal
Black Artists Fund (BAF), whose goal is to close the gap that michelle@iriemag.com
Black artists face in beginning and sustaining their art careers.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Our RELEASES feature presents Ras Attitude and his latest IRIE™ Magazine
single, ‘Warrior Status’, while our REMIX feature presents an P.O. Box 640806
IRIE collaboration with Dubmatix... ‘War, Peace and Dub’... the San Francisco, CA 94164
REMIX Contest! +1 415 729 4709
iam@iriemag.com
As always, we thank you for supporting Reggae music!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS ROOTS. ROCK. REGGAE. Dread & Alive Black Artists Fund Mad Professor Duppy Conqueror Amplifying Black Artists 40 Years of Dub RESPECT. RELEASES. REMIX. Kindah IRIE on Spotify - January 2021 Dubmatix Niceness Ras Attitude - Warrior Status War, Peace & Dub IRIEMAG.COM
JAM ROOTS. DREAD & ALIVE DUPPY CONQUEROR
ROOTS.
DREAD & ALIVE
DUPPY CONQUEROR
On February 6, 2021, ZOOLOOK will officially release the long-awaited Dread & Alive: Duppy Conqueror,
a one-shot comic book issue to the masses. Originally written as a short story, the one-shot comic book
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chronicles Philip’s life as a Duppy Conqueror.
ZOOLOOK
A direct descendant of the Jamaican Maroons, Philip’s lineage traces back to the Ashanti people of the
Gold Coast of Africa, present-day Ghana.
Featured Single The Cultural Anthropologist is a local legend in the rural areas on Jamaica’s island. When darkness falls, he
is often called upon to perform a Duppy Conqueror’s duties and cast out evil spirits. The locals refer to him
as ‘fo-yeyed’ (four-eyed).
Like his son, Drew, Philip McIntosh was gifted with second sight. When he came into the world, he was
born with a caul over his face.
Many people believe that a child born this way possesses the extraordinary power to see into the spirit
world. Such a child not only can see spirits but can also converse with them.
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Philip’s gift (and curse) earned him the name Duppy Conqueror. For Philip, benevolent and malevolent
WEBSITE spirits, including the spirits of the dead, continuously inhabited his world.
dreadandalive.com Philip’s use of Myal focused on the connection between humans and the spirit world. But like the Obeah
Man, he also operated in the same sphere of spiritual and herbal knowledge.
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SYNOPSIS
Seven-year-old Drew McIntosh is
awaken by a late-night call to his
famous father, local legend and
Duppy Conqueror, Philip McIntosh.
A young girl named Brandy is being FOLLOW
held captive by a malicious duppy and ZOOLOOK
Philip McIntosh is the only one who
can save her.
Release Date: February 6, 2021
Imprint: ComiXstand
Format: Full Color, 32 pages; One Shot
(includes mp3 and 18 x 12 Foldout Poster)
Genre: Supernatural Horror
ISBN: 978-0-9830637-8-0
Cover Price: $10.00
IRIE invites you to pre-order your copy
of Dread & Alive: Duppy Conqueror
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from our MERCH store today.
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USA ROCK. BLACK ARTISTS FUND AMPLIFYING BLACK ARTISTS IRIEMAG.COM
ROCK.
BLACK ARTISTS FUND
AMPLIFYING BLACK ARTISTS
The Black Artists Fund was started by Sacramento Black creatives to address inequity in arts funding.
Through micro and small grant-giving, Black Artists Fund’s goal is to close the gap that Black artists face
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in beginning and sustaining their art careers.
Black Artists Fund
With funding, Black artists can expound on their creative practice with new ideas, larger-scale works,
innovative experimentation, community projects, and overall, an increased capacity to produce culturally
relevant work.
Donations are collected from patrons of the arts, organizations, philanthropists, collectors, and anyone else
that understands the value in establishing and sustaining an environment for Black creative production.
Black Artists Fund was launched by Faith McKinnie, a local independent art collector and curator on June
11, 2020 with an initial goal of $10,000. Within a few days, the fund exceeded its goal and has received
over $25,000 in donations from over 250 individuals.
As the founding director of Black Artists Fund, Faith’s work is rooted in the prioritization and centering
of artists from the margins. As a community engagement coordinator at Crocker Art Museum, an art
consultant, independent curator, and patron, she believes in the transformative power of diverse,
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equitable, accessible, and inclusive art.
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On December 4, 2020, Black Artists Fund awarded $22,000 to 26 Black artists in its second round of
funding. See the full list of Winter 2020 Grantees: https://www.blackartistsfund.org/winter2020grantees
IRIEMAG.COMLIST OF GRANTS
Sower $2,000+ aims to support Sacramento-based Black artists whose work exhibits exceptional power
and potential and help further their artistic practice, including developing new ideas, starting a new
project, and/or completing an existing project.
Cultivation $750-$1,000 aims to support Sacramento-based Black artists who demonstrate exceptional
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Black Artists Fund of a project and direct administrative expenses.
Branch $500 aims to support Black artists based outside Sacramento who demonstrate exceptional
creative ability and potential with marketing/publicity costs, supplies/materials needed for the execution
of a project and direct administrative expenses.
Seed (up to $500) aims to support Sacramento-based Black artists at an early stage of their career
development and continue their important work.
Germination $100 aims to support Sacramento-based Black youth artists under the age of 18 develop
new work or complete an existing art project.
IRIE Magazine supports Black Artists Fund and encourages fine, applied, and creative artists using all
mediums to apply. IRIE also invites you to support Black Artists Fund with a donation by visiting their
GoFundMe page at: https://www.gofundme.com/f/blackartistsfund
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GBR REGGAE. MAD PROFESSOR 40 YEARS OF DUB IRIEMAG.COM
REGGAE.
MAD PROFESSOR
40 YEARS OF DUB
Photography by: Richard Aldred
So, just how sane is the Mad Professor? On the content of his character and the results of his recordings,
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he is one of the sanest record producers. To understand the sanity of Mad Professor, we have to go back to
his early childhood. Mad Professor
Neil Joseph Stephen Fraser (1955) was born in Guyana, a small country in the northern part of South
America. As a child, there wasn’t’ much technology around. The only thing in his house with technology
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was a light bulb and a radio.
One day Neil asked his mother, “how does the light bulb work?” She said she didn’t know and that he
should go to the library and get a book, which he did. Neil went to the library and got a book. He then
asked her what is the man doing inside the radio? She said there’s no man inside the radio. Neil replied, yes,
there is. Sometimes he talks, and sometimes he sings. She said, “Look, there’s no man in the radio.”
So one day, when she went to work, Neil took a screwdriver and went to the back of the radio and opened
it up and said, “Oh, she was right. There’s no man in the radio.” Instead, there were resistors, capacitors and 40 Years of Dub
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dials, and all sorts of things. When she returned home, the back was still off the radio, so she told him to go
to the library and learn about the radio. So Neil went to the library and got a book, and he taught himself WEBSITE
electronics and built a radio before the age of 11.
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Neil would earn his nickname, Mad Professor, from his friends at school, amazed by the experiments he
carried out as a youth. You could say that his curiosity as a child set him on a path to Dub Madness!
IRIEMAG.COMHaving built a radio and telephone system at the age of 10 years, it was no surprise that his interest and
subsequent career in electronics, along with a love of Motown, Philadelphia International, Treasure Isle,
and music of all types, propelled him onward.
At the age of thirteen, Mad Professor moved to England to live with his father. He discovered that his
father had a fancy for electronics that he didn’t know when he was in Guyana.
FOLLOW His father had various books on electronics. Mad Professor was able to build more complicated things and
Mad Professor approach electronics more professionally.
In the early Eighties, Mad Professor built his own mixing desk and launched Mad Professor along with the
Ariwa Studio/ label from his front room in Thornton Heath.
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Mad Professor had no idea he was going to become anything in Dub. He was interested in music and
interested in recording. Dub, he thought, was the future. He thought it was futuristic. There was nothing
like Dub. In his words:
“If you go back to 1970, there was basically a handful of musical genres. Literally a handful. On one side,
you had soul music, which would have encompass Motown, your James Brown kind of thing. You had the
word funk just coming in, which was like a more kind of dancing version of soul, you know. On the reggae
side you just had reggae, which evolved basically from ska, then it became rock steady in the late 60’s.
Dub Me Crazy
December 31, 1981 Then it became reggae by 1969.
WEBSITE So basically, reggae was the cover name that most of us as Caribbean kids in England were into. Reggae in
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those days, the popular artists were Maytals, the Melodians, and John Holt. Just about that time, the talk-
ers came about… people like U-Roy. U Roy ended up with like three hit songs in Jamaica. And in those days,
whatever hit in Jamaica would naturally reflect and become popular in England. By the end of the 1970s,
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you had U-Roy with hits like ‘Version Galore,’ Wear you to the Ball,’ and “We can never get away.’“These were the first records where the art-
ists were actually talking. Like U-Roy would
be saying, ‘Version Galore’. And he would be
chatting as opposed to singing. The guys in
the background like John Holt and the Para-
gons or the Melodians would be singing like,
“You will never getaway. You will never get- FOLLOW
away, I hear them say you don’t love, you don’t Mad Professor
care for me, not anymore. And then U-Roy
would come in saying, “Well right on!, huh!”
This was the new exciting thing for us kids at Featured Album
this time. This was all we wanted to here. That
was the genre.”
“So what happen next was the people who
made the records, the producer, would have
the song on the A-side and then on the B side,
there would be a version with just instru-
ments; the A-side without vocals. What hap- Dubbing with Anansi
pen after that, they took it one step further. November 16, 2014
Instead of just having an instrument version,
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the started to drop out part of the version.
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And this is the beginning of Dub. Where they
had the drum and bass going. What we use to
call bass and drums.”
IRIEMAG.COM“And it’s just literally bass and drum. That’s what it was. No rhythm guitar. No horns, nothing. And then,
obviously when Tubby started to play, he started to put some echo in. And this is how dub began. By 1971,
this was the new exciting format. You never heard anything like that before. And in a dance, it would give
you a lot of excitement and I was drawn to that.”
Mad Professor’s early works included sessions with Ruts DC, Reggae Regulars, Merger, Jimmy Lindsay,
Mikey Dread, Johnny Clarke, and many more international artists.
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Mad Professor DUB ME CRAZY, the first in a 12 part series of albums, became his beacon for the label. With an episode
releasing every year, the titles all told a different story.
Beyond the Realms of dub – Dub me crazy Pt2, The African Connection – Dub me crazy Pt3, and Dub me
Featured Album crazy Pt 7 – Adventures of a dub sampler.
Mad Professor’s use of distinct variation and surprising sound effects were unique for this time. His Dub
creations, and the cool sound and clarity of his mixing, encouraged many artists to the growing label.
By the mid - Eighties, the studio / label moved from Peckham’s launch base to Whitehorse Lane, South
Norwood, where it is still located. There, he incorporated remix projects for the Orb, 400 Blows, Beats
International (Lindy Layton), Sade, and Brilliant.
No Protection A heavy schedule of touring Germany, Holland, France, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Austria, Italy,
February 17, 1995
Yugoslavia, USA, Canada, and Japan, while still managing to produce the various artists’ projects, was
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an enormous workload. The label by then had a healthy 104 albums with more in the infancy stage
of planning.
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By the mid-Nineties, Mad Professor’s profile increased to legendary status, after remixing Massive
Attack’s second album, ‘Protection’. ‘No Protection’ was instantly received by all corners of the globe,
IRIEMAG.COM benefiting from Virgin / EMI international launch pad.Professor’s Dub tours increased to be a significant part of his schedule, along with further remixes which
include: Clementine, Tracy Spencer, The Boom, Danny Red, Depeche Mode, Jamiroquai, Rancid, KLF,
Beastie Boys, Cidade Negra, Perry Farrell (Jane’s Addiction) along with the Massive Attack dub
extravaganza all benefiting from the Mad Professor touch.
Production work for various major labels included: Sony Music, EMI, Arista, Warner Brothers, Capitol
Record, and Virgin Records.
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In 1998 the Ariwa record catalog contained over 155 titles, including over 30 dub albums from Mad Mad Professor
Professor, three albums from U-Roy including the classic True Born African, seven albums from the
Upsetter, Lee Scratch Perry, and many classic Lovers Rock albums, including Country Life - Sandra Cross,
If I gave my heart - John Mclean, Black with Sugar – Kofi. Featured Album
By the end of the Nineties, Mad Professor’s Ariwa label gained international notoriety in many territories
throughout the world. Mainly known for its Dub, roots, and Techno/drum and bass catalog.
The turn of the century saw new releases from Lee Scratch Perry – Techno Party, Macka B – Global
Messenger, Mad Professor – Trix in the mix.
In 2004 Mad Professor worked with Sly & Robbie at Ariwa, where the Taxi gang laid down their versions of
Ariwa rhythms; over 100 rhythms were recorded. An album titled ‘The Dub Revolutionary’, was released by
The Dub Revolutionary
Sanctuary Records owned Trojan Label. February 23, 2004
Some of those rhythms also formed the backbone for the next album from Horace Andy From the Roots. WEBSITE
Also released by Trojan, this is Horace’s third album for Ariwa Sounds. ariwa.com
Around this time, Mad Prof collaborated with Mafia & Fluxy to produce Dancehall Dub and 2 Sci-Fi Dub
albums. From Mars with Dub followed by A new galaxy of Dub.
IRIEMAG.COMBy 2005 the Ariwa catalog passed the 200 figure, bumped up by new albums from Max Romeo, U-Roy, and
young protégée Joe Ariwa.
Fresh demand for the dub show has taken the Ariwa Sound to many far-flung places. In 2003 Mad Profes-
sor was invited to play at the Greenpeace festival in Manáus, Brazil.
Since then, Mad Professor has become an annual visitor to South America, playing Argentina, Chile, and
FOLLOW Venezuela. He’s also performed in Australia, New Zealand, Estonia, and Portugal.
Mad Professor
In 2005 the dub show played Seoul in Korea, driving several hundreds of fans crazy to the warbler sounds.
Bangkok in Thailand in 2006 and Goa in India in 2007, courtesy of the Big Chill. The Mad Traveler also
played Dakar, courtesy of the Senegalese govt. Mad Professor is also involved in the Back to Africa
Festival, an annual celebration in the Gambia, committed to the positive movement of descendants of
Africans back to Africa.
40 years later and Mad Professor is still one of the leading figures in Dub. A true pioneer and technician in
the art of Dub, his contribution has inspired the development of Dub for the next generation. When asked
about Analog Dub versus Digital Dub, Mad Professor had this to say:
“I’m a person of the old school. My studio is pretty much an Analog studio, but we do have a digital room
to record digitally. I’m from the old analog school. I still have tape machines. I’m not that bothered about
people who want to use the latest things because it’s not the matter of the latest technology; it’s how
creative the thing is used. I think to do Dub, it is in its most creative form when done analogically.”
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Maaad Love & Respect!
IRIEMAG.COMRESPECT.
Niceness Evaflow David Cairol
United States Jamaica France
Nick Sefakis Nga Han & The Hi-Flyers Junior Kelly
United States Belgium Jamaica
IRIEMAG.COMNICENESS USA IRIEMAG.COM
RESPECT.
NICENESS
REALIZE
Photography by: Aurelie Sledgers
Hailing from Telluride, Colorado, Niceness is rooted in island reggae’s traditional sounds, seamlessly
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integrating elements of soul, funk, Latin, and hip-hop while staying true to their authentic reggae vibes.
A familial gathering of vibrantly diverse personalities rallying around personal, socio-political, and Niceness
environmental issues. Its ranks include activists, an organic farmer, a permaculture designer, a Buddhist
bodybuilder champ, a masseuse, a music teacher, adventurers, herb connoisseurs, an arborist entrepreneur,
and a Doctor of Psychology. Featured Album
The Niceness band consists of frontwoman and songwriter Koral Delatierra; drummer and vocalist
Michael ‘Mikey G.’ Gomberg; guitarist and vocalist Dustin Wilson; keyboardist and vocalist David ‘Bassie’
Christeson; bassists Mike Enriquez; percussionist Jonathon ‘Johnny B’ Barfield; alto sax player John White
and tenor sax player Danny D’Alessandro. Together, this collective is more than a band; it’s a state of mind.
Mikey G., who coined the group’s moniker, explains: “Niceness is a colloquial outburst that translates to
‘Right On!,’ ‘Sweet!’ or, as Jamaicans exclaim, ‘Irie!’. The name is a proclamation of jubilance.”
For their new record, REALIZE, the band made a trip to Prairie Sun Studios in California to record to 2" tape. Realize
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Flying in master reggae engineer Jim Fox from Lion and Fox Recording in DC, they spent ten days record-
ing their upcoming album. The analog warmth and the magic of the live capture in the studio give a truly WEBSITE
authentic and rich sound. REALIZE, set to be released on all streaming platforms on February 12th, 2021,
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features gems like the empowering and reflective ‘Jewels;’ ‘Better Than You Know’, which features dazzling
horn and vocal harmonies, and ‘La Hora’, a rousing reggae tribute to Koral’s love of Latin culture. Of the
latter, Koral says: “The hour has arrived when we will rise to say enough is enough, we will be the change.”
IRIEMAG.COMEVAFLOW JAM IRIEMAG.COM
RESPECT.
EVAFLOW
R.O.A.R - RISE OF A RENAISSANCE
Evaflow is a recording artist and music producer from the bustling town of Santa Cruz, Jamaica. As
Jamaican music continues to evolve, Evaflow plays an instrumental role in pushing the boundaries of
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what’s traditionally expected from the island’s music industry. He refers to his eclectic fusion of Reggae,
Evaflow
Hip-Hop, and Dancehall music as Dub-Hop and has been hailed by Reggae superstar Protoje as “one of
the illest lyricists I ever hear in my life”.
Evaflow’s latest production is the innovative 3-track project, R.O.A.R. - Rise Of A Renaissance - Sky Tape
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(Vol. 1). Released on his independent label SkyStarter Creative, R.O.A.R. introduces Evaflow’s talents
as a producer, specifically on the Afrohall anthem Goodaz (co-produced by Paris La Mont) and the
psychedelically funky Gorilla Glue.
Goodaz became a fan favorite before its release after multiple previews and performances of the track
Live on Instagram, which received rave reviews and a constant request for its release. In addition to Gorilla
Glue and Goodaz is Wake Up, an introspective lofi chill-hop jam, produced by J.U.N.O. award-winning
producer Jay Hodgson (part of the Dazed Beathead Collective), which reveals the project’s most
R.O.A.R.
sentimental moments. December 7, 2020
“I am really excited about sharing this project. I feel like it shows three different sides to me and can give WEBSITE
the audience a great idea about where I’m coming from, what I’ve been through, and where I’m going.
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Because of the heaviness and vulnerability in Gorilla Glue and Wake Up, I wanted to balance that energy
out with something people can dance to and just fulljoy themselves, hence, Good. Rise Of A Renaissance
is the rise of the full manifestation of my creative legacy. It’s definitely, to be continued.”
IRIEMAG.COMDAVID CAIROL FRA IRIEMAG.COM
RESPECT.
DAVID CAIROL
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
IRIE is blessed to welcome back reggae artist David Cairol. As you may have seen on social media, David
Cairol has just unveiled the second part of the cultural exchange program he set up between Jamaican and
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French schools, with the music video of ‘Message in a bottle’ (Bouteille à la Mer in french).
David Cairol
The concept of this program is simple. Two colleges choose one theme together, write a song, compose the
melody, and interpret the title. French students write their parts in English, and the Jamaican students write
in French. This year, Campion College in Kingston, Jamaica, and Lucie Aubrac College in Linxe, France, took
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up the challenge.
After ‘One People’ and its humanist message last year (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5eKIen6Hdw),
it is by throwing this ‘Bouteille à la Mer’ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ8K_Rfbkek) that the
students tell us about ecology and the preservation of nature.
This sensitive subject is carried loud and clear by children aged 13 and 15 who will constitute the future and
tomorrow’s people. Future talking for the future...
Message In A Bottle
The song was recorded at Tuff Gong Studio in Kingston and the famous french studio Le Manoir in Leon, both December 23, 2020
partners to this project.
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Some great artists also joined the project: Grammy award winner Matthieu Bost (who produced Skanking
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sweet for Chronixx and many other hits from Morgan Heritage, Sizzla etc...) and talented french percussion-
ist Nicodrum. Ricky Chaplin also offered one of his nice freestyles to the students (behind the scene).”
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RESPECT.
NICK SEFAKIS
NICK SEFAKIS MEETS ELLIOT MARTIN
Nick Sefakis is known for his role as guitarist and vocalist as part of the reggae band Iya Terra.
Nick joined Iya Terra in 2014 and, as they gained popularity, he quickly became known as a unique FOLLOW
presence in the modern reggae world with his powerful voice and tasty guitar arrangements. Nick Sefakis
He also honed in on his skills as a multi-instrumentalist in the production realm, as he has self-produced
all his works thus far.
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The year 2020 has been rough for most of the world; however, Nick Sefakis has managed to keep himself
busy with his love, roots reggae music.
On February 20, 2020, Nick Sefakis released his first full-length album as a solo-artist titled ‘Foundation.’
The 10-track release was two years in the making for this accomplished roots reggae artist. This ambitious
release featured three unique song collaborations; ‘Lion Order’ featuring Elliot Martin of John Brown’s
Body; ‘Don’t Want Conscious’ featuring Rik Jam from Kingston, Jamaica; and ‘Live Free’ featuring David Yun
of Eureka Sound.
Nick Sefakis Meets Elliot Martin
October 27, 2020
Nick followed up his debut album release with ‘Foundation in Dub’ on August 6, 2020.
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His latest music project is the EP titled ‘Nick Sefakis meets Elliot Martin,’ featuring six solid roots reggae
tracks. The EP is simply IRIE, and the chemistry between Nick Sefakis and Elliot Martin makes you crave nicksefakismusic.com
more. Simply put, ‘Nick Sefakis meets Elliot Martin’ is proof that Nick Sefakis is not only a wordsmith but a
serious roots-reggae musician on a mission to uplift us all with his music in our time of need. Respect!
IRIEMAG.COMNGA HAN & THE HI-FLYERS BEL IRIEMAG.COM
RESPECT.
NGA HAN & THE HI-FLYERS
EMERGENCE
Meet Nga Han & The Hi Flyers... Nga Han is a true roots revivalist born in St. Ann, in the Green Hill
district of Jamaica. Inspired by stories such as Canterbury Tales, his love for writing poetry from a young
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age translated into songwriting. Kingston Echo is a Belgian producer who has been in love with Jamaican
Nga Han & The Hi-Flyers
music ever since he was a kid. This music project is the result of toying about with the recording gear he
had gathered to record his bands with. In Kingston Echo’s words, “I’ve tried to stay true to the raw feel of
the vintage Jamaican recordings I love so much. This means that these recordings are fully analog and far
from perfect. I have tried to put as much heart in there as I could, though.” Featured Album
Their album, ‘Emergence’, was made the old fashioned way in more than one respect. It was the result
of Nga Han living with Kingston Echo for three months during the summer of 2019. After initially
collaborating on the single ‘Way Out’, they both liked the result so much that plans for a full length album
were made. Kingston Echo and Nga Han performed at Reggae Geel 2019 together, which is Europe’s
oldest (and one of the biggest) reggae festival.
Subsequently, work on the ‘Emergence’ album started with the in-house studio band ‘The Hi-Flyers’. This
Emergence
record was the result of the producer, musicians and singer spending lots of time together hanging out, October 19, 2020
sharing dinner, jamming, reasoning, joking and writing. This obviously results in a completely different
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vibe than the long-distance way a lot of collaborations take shape nowadays. Often, you have producers
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and musicians building riddims and vocalists sending in their vocals by email, in some cases without ever
meeting each other.
IRIEMAG.COMJUNIOR KELLY JAM IRIEMAG.COM
RESPECT.
JUNIOR KELLY
EVERYTHING
Junior Kelly was born Keith Morgan on September 23, 1970, the youngest of five children, and grew up
in the Waltham Park area of Kingston, Jamaica. Kelly was part of a musical family; both his father and
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grandfather played banjo, and his mother sang at their local church.
Junior Kelly
Although the family was of limited means, Kelly later recalled that the family’s deep love for one another
kept them going through hard times. Kelly explained that despite frequently having to do without, the family
stayed happy “because we knew we had each other to lean on.”
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Big Feet Records is proud to present ‘Everything’, the newest hit song from the great Jamaican artist, Ju-
nior Kelly. ‘Everything’ is truly a global song with an international message.
The riddim was composed in NorCal, Junior Kelly sang vocals in Kingston, Jamaica, and Bommi Tommi
mixed it in Helsinki, Finland.
‘Everything’ has traveled over 8600 miles to get written, recorded, and mixed. This song has more mileage
points than most of us have.
Everything
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IRIE invites you to enjoy ‘Everything’ and come listen to the many fine artists at bigfeetrecords.com.
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IRIE’s January 2021 edition of RELEASES is here featuring new reggae music from Ras Attitude (cover) along with
trax from Mad Professor, Christos DC, Niceness, Evaflow, Nga Han + The Hi-Flyers, David Cairol, Junior Kelly,
Nick Sefakis + Elliot Martin (John Brown’s Body), Dubmatix, Taiwan MC, and Dubalizer + Pamelloza.
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Featured Release
Niceness Evaflow Nga Han + The Hi-Flyers
Ras Attitude David Cairol Junior Kelly Nick Sefakis + Elliot Martin
RAS ATTITUDE
January 2021
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Mad Professor Christos DC Dubmatix Taiwan MC Pamelloza + Dubalizer
IRIEMAG.COMCAN REMIX. DUBMATIX WAR, PEACE & DUB IRIEMAG.COM
REMIX.
DUBMATIX
WAR, PEACE & DUB FT RASTA REUBEN (2021)
IRIE is proud to welcome back our family member, Dubmatix, the award-winning Canadian composer,
producer, multi-instrumentalist, and seven-time JUNO Award winner and nominee. The Toronto-born
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Dubmatix is a recording machine. From his debut release Champion Sound Clash in 2004, Dubmatix
Dubmatix
has produced and recorded over 500 releases (Albums, EPs, Dubs, Remixes).
Over the years, Dubmatix has managed to carve out a massive following on the international stage. He’s
also worked with the Who’s Who of reggae legends, including: Alton Ellis, Freddie McGregor, Pinchers, Featured Remix
Sugar Minott, Willi Williams, Ranking Joe, Anthony B, Turbulence, Eek-A-Mouse, Horace Andy, Linval
Thompson, Mykal Rose, Wayne Smith, Luciano, U Roy, Cornell Campbell, The Mighty Diamonds, Dennis
Alcapone, Prince Alla, Lone Ranger and dozens more.
For 2021, Dubmatix has teamed up with IRIE to present his REMIX Contest… War, Peace & Dub ft
Rasta Reuben (2021).
“This track goes back to my very first song on his first release, ‘Champion Sound Clash’ in 2004. I’m making
the original stems plus a few newly added ones available for the first time for you to remix, dub, mashup, War, Peace & Dub ft
Rasta Reuben (2021)
and twist up. IRIE and I will be selecting the top tracks to form a release to share with my subscribers on
Reggae-Loops.com , Dubmatix.com, and my network of radio, soundsystems, djs and media around the WEBSITE
world.” - DUBMATIX dubmatix.com
IRIE invites you to head on over to Reggae Loops at https://reggae-loops.com/remix today to download
the STEMS. The deadline for submissions is Jan 31, 2021. Tracks will be selected by Feb 14, 2021.
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we want to thank you, our loyal readers, who come to our site to read/
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