Guided by Jah
The singer doesn’t like labeling her style : “I
come from Guadeloupe. It’s a small island
where a lot of cultures have been forever
meeting and mixing. I am strongly influenced
by reggae and soul, but I often write thinking
zouk, kompa, gwo ka, bouyon or socca music.
I love Afro-beat and electronic music. I like
putting all of this all of this in my own way.
I sing in creole, French, English, however
it comes. I am guided by Jah… I believe it
stands for joy, love (amour) and harmony in
French. It doesn’t know borders ! But still… still
my favorite singer any time, any mood is Bob
Marley! Rhythm and rhymes, that’s my thing!“
On stage, she performs with a live acoustic
quartet : guitar, bass, ka, and melodica.
Check it out on Soundcloud, Youtube, Fb and
Instagram.
[ *c’est bon ça ! ]
She took her first steps on stage in the early
90’s as a back singer for Dominican reggae artist
Nelly Stharre. With her friend she performed
live at main events like Bob Marley Movement
Festival in Miami, World Créole Music Festival
in Dominica and Rockers tv show in Jamaïca.
Her unique complicity was a boost to gain
confidence and explore her creative assets to
nurture her vision, build her own artistic universe.
Now, Irie Keef is ready to share her personal
legend with her songs. Tan é sézon is an
introduction to this story to be soon released
in her debut EP : “I sing what I live, therefore
words and melodies come instinctively. This title
is clearly a statement to clarify things (Lol)” !
Built around a reggae dancehall flow on a gwoka and bouladjèl riddim, the formula is quite
original. She invited young artist Yonn on this
track produced by Mister Francky for a featuring.
Press release — Irie Keef
La légende d’Irie Keef Irie Keef feat. Yonn
Tan é Sézon
Release January 8th, 2021
Digital Distribution by Tunecore
Available on all streaming
and downloading platforms
All love project – made in Gwad-I-frica
To Nelly Stharre, Émile Raffoul, Anna Raffoul and family
for the love, the guidance, and the inspiration
To my father too soon gone
Give thanks to Jah and all my family
Special mention for my children Senshi,
Lidj and Maéli
Big up Kozy !
Words : Elisabeth Gatibelza / Guy-Luc Bart
Music : Mister Francky / Elisabeth Gatibelza
Boula, makè et bouladjèl : Jean-Michel Samba
Flûte : Kabèr
Back up Vocales : Krysstal / Elisabeth Gatibelza
Recording, Mix et mastering: Mister Franky
@Riko Debs Studio
Wardrobe : Jhil Gatibelza
Make up : Mael Joyauv
Photo : Gilles Delacroix
Artwork : Steeven Macal
PR / Communication : Yuna Haikel
A river of I-tinual blessings to all !
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Tan é Sézon
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Welcome to the beginning of her audiovisual experiment. A musical discovery where her soul meets her pain at points of resolution, clarity, joy and confusion.
“Coke n Dark Chocolate” was the very first song she recorded (and deemed worthy of putting on the net in her name). She had a melody recorded as a voice memo on a purple Blackberry Curve, cryptic poems that needed life and a shitty recording software she downloaded using her step-grandma’s neighbour’s internet in Washington Heights.
Here is the song reborn. It’s a dark song—a beckoning to an ambiguous lover, imploring him to follow her to a place and space where crazy things like her love and lust for him make sense. So come on! Let’s go.
Stay sweet. Stay twisted. And don’t be afraid to get to know her.
