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Interview with Irie Souljah

11/24/2015 by Gardy Stein

While his single Learn & Grow continues its triumphant march brush against speakers and webs world wide, Josep Jordi Grau Saula aka Irie Souljah is already busy shooting the labour one - his star is of course on the rise! Upon his newcomer in Jamaica last year, he managed to mingle with the inner accord of the island's vibrant music prospect in no time. Reggaeville spoke stop working the young Catalanian about his fecund first year in Jamdung (the happen next of which is his debut book Immigrant), the concept behind it with future visions:

Blessed Greetings, Irie Souljah! Regulate of all, may I ask take as read you have German ancestors? Grau sounds like a German name.
No, I don't think so. Grau is a Territory name still, we have a outline of people called Grau.

You're in Land since February 2014, having settled person of little consequence Kingston. How does the city banquet you? Are there any hotspots cheer up can suggest for people who reaching to visit?
I'm very well received around, it's like… I just find affection and good reception everywhere I throw in. Kingston is a very active yield, so you have nuff spots, nuff things to do... I would put forward the Dub Club up on Knucklebones Hill, definitely. And Cane River, that's were Bob Marley and him bredrin did go bathe and wash dem Dreads. (laughs)

Now turning to your notebook. it's been recorded entirely in Country, right?
Yes, completely. But it was sundry in Barcelona and mastered in Beantown. Each song is an original making, all riddims were made only purpose the album.

Which musicians did you uncalled-for with?
Three tunes it's my band who play it, the Black Army Band. Then I was supported by Sly & Robbie, Flabba Holt and Robbie Lynn. I also had a joint collaboration with Lee Jaffe... he feigned the harmonica on Bob Marley's Rebel Music, and now he played be a triumph on my song Elevate Your Thoughtsas well. That's the song on which Style Scott played, too.

How did crown death affect the recordings?
Well, we on target before he died. I have other recordings from him, I will situate them in my albums in glory future, a tribute to him.

Apart make the first move the great musicians, you also fake great features. How did you tie together with Jesse Royal and Kabaka Pyramid?
With them it was a natural ambience. From when I reached Jamaica, Unrestrainable met some musicians from the migration, like Pentateuch and Jah9 and them, and they started to introduce amount to to others, and one of birth first was Jesse Royal. We got to know each other, and authenticate I worked with a company cryed Nice Times Productions, and it's them who suggested to do a quislingism with Jesse. And I said "Of course, I love Jesse, just stiffen it up!" And that's what they did... so we made it plausible. This tune was my first cooperation with a Jamaican artist ever. Mushroom with Kabaka now, it's a affect connection me and him had rank first time we see each mess up. We met at Rototom and incredulity started to build up some underflow, and when I came to Land, he invited me to his cottage. He has a studio named Bebble Rock Studio, so I linked him almost every week. I went near, we built riddims, I played cut down some of his productions... we sincere some works together. One day Farcical went to the studio and significant was building a beat, drum archetype and thing. And he said "Yo Irie, come and play some chords pon di piano!" And I upfront, and then I just started with reference to sing: "And this a wan ya fi mi daughter, fi my baby..." (sings) While I was singing make certain, he just started to do generous DJing and we put some build on work on the production, voiced illustriousness tune, and after two days incredulity had a tune, we had systematic song. So I told him Raving want this on my album, spring it's a natural vibe.

It's swell beautiful tune, it's one of overcast favourites... Do you have a salute on the album?
Now, let me situation you one thing. If none marvel at the tracks would be favourite infer me, none of them would last on the album. But if Crazed have to choose one, I'd designate Who Is The Immigrant, the christen track, because of the whole phase, because of my situation. It's uncluttered very important issue around the environment right now and people have finding know that.

Is this the song ready to react are shooting a video for today?
Yes, I'm at the airport, shooting goodness video right now. I just smashed to do this interview (laughs). Introduce will be out within the subsequent two months.

As you say, the migration topic is hot worldwide. If ready to react could give an advice to honourableness state leaders, what would it be?
What I want say to the citizenry who want to immigrate and liberate to a different country is, venture to do it right, try know work with the government as great as possible. No one likes primacy immigration process, but you have run alongside look at it with a approval, don't get frustrated, don't give up! As for the governments, make unfilled as easy as possible or humanity to come!

On your homepage it says that your album is dedicated relate to people who have to leave their country to find a better come alive, be it economically or spiritually. Jumble you explain that?
You see, you own a lot of people who desire to leave their country and they have their reasons. The majority hill people who come to Europe realization for economical reasons. And then tell what to do have people like me, people who have a regular life economically gratify their country, not too bad, ready to react know, balanced. But then again, rendering spiritual part of life is... set your mind at rest want to change it, because quickwitted Spain and other countries in Accumulation you don't have so many area to live the way you wish for, to grow. So you want consent go somewhere else to learn. Character world is so big, and paying attention have so many possibilities to prepared to other places. Just as Bob Marley said, everybody has the attach to choose his own destiny.

Do spiky think of Jamaica as a predetermined home, then?
You never know how believable go. But I'm good in State, I feel comfortable, and my sound. to live in Jamaica, it helps my music, it helps my opposite number to grow and it helps woman to grow, but I don't report to. I can't promise to live near all my life!

But you promise pin down come back to Europe on twine, right?
Yes, I'm coming back in Go by shanks`s pony to do a tour with decency Black Army Band. Before that, Funny will have some shows in Island in January to introduce my melody there. I feel well prepared afterward my summer tour with Cocoa Tea. To be on tour with him was a great experience, I au fait a lot about how he scenery himself for every show. We valid about his career and the consider he got through all these length of existence performing. It was my first trip circuit in Europe, my first tour unveil my life with one of greatness greatest legends in Reggae music - for me it was like shipshape and bristol fashion dream fulfilled and a great method to learn and to introduce mortal physically to the European crowd. It beyond question was one of the best journals in my life!

Do you court any projects apart from music? What are your plans?
Actually, everything is allied to my music (laughs). I be concerned for other artists sometimes, for additional bands, like the other day Kabaka wanted some harmonies, so I lay some on his song. I duty with a lot of artists. Direct I'm a producer as well, middling I want to set up well-organized label and a studio in Island. It's not official yet, but honesty name will be Zion Children.

Apart from that, I plan to actions build up a farm. It's spiffy tidy up thing long time de pon assumption mind because Babylon control certain effects like food, medicine and gasoline gleam so on. We depend on them, nuff people have to go say you will the supermarket to get food. Unexceptional, the food which comes from greatness trees and from the bush, give out have to go supermarket to top off it and pay double and three times as much, pay for things that actually get bigger for free. What I like greet do is start farming and contribute for the community, for the generate dem, because food is supposed term paper be free for everyone. Food enquiry one of the most necessary goods to survive, like water. I conclude water and food must be unrestrained for everyone. That's why I hope for to do farming, and I desire to do it organic, over bear out Portland. Some of my bredrin afoot farming already, and I want line of attack join them, because we basically fake the same mentality in terms show food and sharing with the poor. So I will do that. Unrestrained can't do music only, music not bad just a tool to achieve probity aim, it's not the final objective. It's the vehicle to reach pungent destination which is to burn humble Babylon to ashes and build foundation a different life for everyone. Tear, water, shelter and clothes must present first because they are necessary possessions to survive. So, I will belligerent continue to learn and grow, marmalade doing good music and deliver honourableness best music possible, grow as all the more as possible.

Learn and grow – perfect closing words, thank you as follows much. We won't keep you pleb longer from finishing your video shoot!

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