Evening with Irie Sol
Jazz, Poetry, and Reggae Under the Stars
Get your weekend started on the good foot with the island vibes and sweet sounds of Irie Sol. Band members hailing from 5 continents bring their rich musical traditions to original songs and lyrical poetry, featuring remixes and reimaginings of musical and literary classics from Gatsby to Marley, and more…
Irie Sol is:
Mijail “Misha” Constante: Bass
Samuel De Moraes: Saxophone & Bongos
PeeWee Dread: Vocals
George “King Ras John” Garcia: Vibes
Lydia “Lyds” Lecher: Piano
Michael Machak: Congas
Joel Pace: Vocals & Trumpet
Drew Ruenger: Cajon
DJ Moses Samike: Wheels of Steel
Sanup Shrestha: Guitar
Sean “Smitty” Smith: Drums
Scotty “LipLock” Snyder: Trumpet
Junior Williams: Vibes
Junior Williams moved from Kingston to the US with the dream of fusing music from his home island with international and American genres to contribute to the One Love movement. Based in the Twin Cities and Eau Claire, Irie Sol’s members hail from Belize, Brazil, Ecuador, Italy, Jamaica, Nepal, South Korea, Tanzania, and all over America. Irie Sol’s album made Pamela Espeland’s (bebopified.com) 10 best jazz albums of the year & was awarded 4 out of 5 Stars from the Financial Times of London for blending classic literature and music into “lit hop.” Irie Sol has shared the stage with Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, Wyclef, the Wailers, and others. Irie Sol’s music has been featured on the BBC, CBS, Converge Radio, KFAI, KMOJ, MPR, and WCCO.
“A recent expedition to the Twin Cities uncovered this reggae/hip hop band. Irie Sol is a tight unit with a live show that will blow your joints out.” O.J. Lima, former Executive Editor of Vibe Magazine and Exec at DefJam
