DEC 2016 #03.12 M A G A Z I N E ROOTS / ROCK / REGGAE / RESPECT featuring EVERTON ‘E-DEE’ DENNIS ROIALL / GROOVI EXILE DI BRAVE / IRIE NANARA JUST DREAD / SENSIMILLA DUB AFRODIZIA / 5 STAR / NOVA RAIZ THE LAMBSBREAD / DJ MIKA RAGUAA IRIEMAG.COM ISSUE #03.12 / DECEMBER 2016 “ Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don’t give up the fight.” - Robert Nesta ‘Bob’ Marley, OM Nicholas ‘Nico’ Da Silva Founder/Editor in Chief IRIEMAG.COM FOLLOW Lior Ben-Hur Lior Ben-Hur releases, ‘Lion’, featuring Kumar Bent of grammy-nominated Raging Fyah. This is the first single release off Lior Ben-Hur’s debut album, So I Wander, coming out February 10, 2017. WEBSITE aVAILABLE ON www.liorbenhur.com IRIEMAG.COM Everton ‘E-Dee’ Dennis Roiall GrooVI Exile Di Brave Jamaica Jamaica Brasil Jamaica Irie Nanara Afrodizia 5 Star Nova Raíz Spain Brasil Jamaica Brasil The Lambsbread DJ Mika Raguaa Sensimilla Dub Just Dread Hawaii Poland Brasil Greece JAM E-DEE IRIEMAG.COM JAMAICA EVERTON ‘E-DEE’ DENNIS Biography FOLLOW E-Dee Everton Charles Dennis better known by his with local producers releasing mixtapes, and stage name ‘E-Dee’ is a reggae singer-songwriter started to book shows as his reputation grew. who mixes the dancehall, Hip-Hop & Electronic In 2004, the 6’ 5” entertainer met platinum genres. producer QMillion and signed with Unseen Featured Single Lab Recordings. In 2005, he released his first E-Dee is an independent artist, who since his official single, R‘ U Ready’ and subsequent album, first official release in 2005 has reached the ‘JA 2 LA 2 DI World.’ Sales were strong in Japan, Jamaican Top Ten charts several times and but it wasn’t until 2007 that Jamaica began recently starred in a feature film loosely based to discover E-Dee as he burst on to the music on his life entitled, ‘Out the Gate’ featuring scene when his collaboration with Irie Love, Paul Campbell (‘Shottas’ and ‘Dancehall Queen’) ‘Revolution’, hit the top ten in Jamaica and and Oliver Samuels (‘Oliver at Large’). was nominated for an EME award for best collaboration. At the same time his feature on Where I Belong Dennis was born in Toll Gate in the Parish of Ms. Triniti’s hit ‘Bongce Along’ was also in the May 26, 2015 Clarendon, Jamaica, and is the youngest of 12 Top Ten on the island as well as landing in the children. His mother died when Everton was Top 20 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop single sales young. When he completed school, he traveled charts. In 2010 Dennis reached the Jamaican WEBSITE to Los Angeles to start his career in music Top Ten charts again with ‘Rightful Place’. e-deeonline.com and acting. In 2011, Everton starred in ‘Out the Gate,’ a After studying music and acting at the Musicians feature film loosely based on his life. The film Institute in Hollywood, E-Dee began recording was released to theaters in Los Angeles, New IRIEMAG.COM York, Atlanta, Toronto, as well as Jamaica. Newspaper Atlanta Daily World wrote the movie “appears to be on its way to becoming a classic.” Its DVD was released in December 2012. FOLLOW E-Dee Recent 2013 releases include the collaborations ‘Ghetto Yutes Rise’ featuring I-Octane, and 2014 ‘No Other Girl (I’m Sorry),’ that was Featured Album currently #5 on the Jamaica music countdown chart. Dennis’ songs have been sought after by Hollywood, appearing in the feature films, I‘ Think I Love My Wife,’ ‘How She Move,’ ‘Like Mike 2: Streetball,’ and the television shows JA 2 LA 2 DI World ‘Glee (TV Series),’ ‘Blue Bloods,’ and September 12, 2006 ‘The Bad Girls Club.’ E-Dee ft Jazhmyne, ‘Between the Sheets’ produced by Grammy WEBSITE winning producer QMillion, is the e-deeonline.com first single to be released from his forthcoming eponymous album ‘Everton E-Dee Dennis’. IRIEMAG.COM JAM ROIALL IRIEMAG.COM JAMAICA ROIALL Biography FOLLOW Roiall Constructed in the confines of his own introversion, Roiall, born Brandon Wedderburn, from St. Catherine, Jamaica, found expression in song-writing and freestyling. Identifying mostly with the musical genres on BET in the 90’s, Roiall’s inspiration resonated with the raw expression in conscious hip-hop and the awareness these artists brought to their listeners. Having heard of his father attempt Featured Single a singing career when he was young did impact him growing up. But seeing his career not succeed impacted him more. So much that when choosing his artist name, he paid homage to his father ‘Royal’; but using the original old English spelling and committing to taking his artistry further than his father was able. Debuting locally in Jamaica on Magnum King & Queens in 2015 Roiall was quickly coined as the most lyrical & charming of his round. He effortlessly won the peoples support with hits like ‘Rasta Bwoy’ that wittily takes you through the all to predictable ‘Rasta man – Police scenarios’. Other unreleased singles that have taken to the underground scene like ‘Lyrical Library’, ‘W.Y.K.B.D’ and ‘Shut Up’ serve Audio Therapy up grimey beats that listeners who follow the UK/US urban music industry will find easy to rock to. 2016 Roiall’s particularity in his sound and image can be seen in his involvement in every level of the production of his music. From producer and engineer to creative director and at times even WEBSITE videographer, Roiall’s music is himself from vision to execution. His grimy deejay vocals paired with www.fyahroiall.com trap/hip-hop beats makes for a unique addition to the ZincFence Label. Always bringing stunning visuals to compliment his mood setting music, he continues to grow his artistic abilities. Roiall’s persona, keen observations about society and his witty examination of everyday life inspires IRIEMAG.COM his lyrical commentaries that uniquely break down everyday scenarios and the often too fallible everyday people involved in them. At times his harsh criticism of society and those that participate in it can be hard to swallow, FOLLOW but often the truth is hard to swallow. Roiall Listeners can be on the look out for an album in 2017 working with producers Teflon of Zincfence Records and SOS Dynamics. Featured single ‘WOLVES’ is due to launch before the year is done. WEBSITE www.fyahroiall.com IRIEMAG.COM BRA GROOVI IRIEMAG.COM BRASIL GROOVI Biography FOLLOW GrooVI GrooVI formed in 2010 in Porto Alegre, Brasil, performing as a backing band accompanying artists of various styles of music, including Reggae, Hip Hop and Black Music. Their support allowed them to be involved in several projects which were highlighted at the Eunification Project, Elo in the Chain and World Social Forum 2012. The singers who have performed with GrooVI include Paulo Dionísio (National Product), Marietti Fialho (Obvious Reasons), Marzo Couto (Pure Feeling), Ras Sansão, Ras Mateus (BA), Narrator Kanhanga (Angola), Ras Shanti (Uruguay), Jalani Horton (Virgin Islands), De Apostle (Virgin Islands) and James McWhinney (Big Mountain and Vibes Up Strong). In 2016, GrooVI recorded their first EP entitled Roots‘ and Culture’. The EP release gave recognition to the compositions of Pablo Seea Rasta, who took on the role of lead vocals for the band, along with members Fernando Catatau (Drums), Saulo Pinheiro (Bass), Amos Pachamama (Keyboards) and William Artuso (Keyboards). That same year GrooVI participated in the superstar program of Rede Globo, sharing their reggae music for all of Brazil to experience. Guided by the teachings of Rastafari, GrooVI was inspired by the ‘backing bands’ of the Virgin Islands. WEBSITE The acronym ‘VI’ represents ‘New Roots’, music with African spiritual foundations, loaded with www.groovioficial.com.br wisdom and words of conscience. GrooVI uses the mantra of Reggae music as an instrument of meditation and transformation. IRIEMAG.COM JAMAICA JAM EXILE DI BRAVE Biography Organically bred and grown on reggae, dance- hall and hip hop music, Exile Di Brave first started out doing hip hop music while going to college in 2003. He soon found out that as he Featured Album became seasoned in honing his musical style and competence, he was being usurped by the inevitable melodies of reggae. His energetic performance at Reggae Jam in Germany; Rototom Festival in Spain & Uprising Festival in Slovakia in 2014 only added another accolade to his musical resume. Using social commentary and personal related content to The Calling bring out his messages, he has recorded big January 10, 2013 tunes such as ‘The Calling’, ‘Voice of the young’, ‘Coming home soon’, ‘Hungry’ and ‘Rasta Party’. While his official debut album The‘ Calling’ was produced digitally for the most part, Exile invited musicians like Andre Wright, Garfield Blair, Clayton Samuels, Wilkie Powell, Leonard Grierson and Andrew Carter to contribute to IRIEMAG.COM his second album called ‘The Journey’. Of the 13 tracks included came the hit ‘Mr. Pretender’ featuring the talented Kazam Davis and ‘Hungry’ song that has been around longest and can be admired in video format as well. Exile Di Brave has one thing in mind—to face the music with confidence and courage. He believes with the right attitude and message he will be able to inspire the world one verse at a time. Focused and FOLLOW fiery, he is lyrically courageous as well as cultural. Undeterred by anything, he is on the go and has Exile Di Brave multiplied his talent into writing and directing his own videos. Recently, he has been collaborating with Romain Sherkhan Chiffre and his Raatid Magic Films. You can find Exile di Brave in the latest Raatid Magic ‘Rock Dem’ film and the documentary by Olli Becker & Jonas Schaul, Kingston‘ Crossroads’.