Irie Révoltés

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Irie Révoltés
Irie Revoltes, 2011
Irie Revoltes, 2011
General information
Genre (s) Reggae , dancehall , hip-hop , ska , punk
founding 2000
resolution 2017
Website www.irie-revoltes.com
Last occupation
" Mal Elevé "
"Carlito"
"Silence"
"IdoT"
"Ziggi"
"King Kong"
"Chriggi"
"Toby!"
"Mickez"
Irie Revoltes. at the ZMF 2017 in Freiburg

Irie Révoltés was a Heidelberg band that last consisted of nine musicians and was active from 2000 to 2017. The father of the brothers "Mal Élevé" and "Carlito" comes from France ; many texts are sung in French . Irie comes from the Jamaican creole language patois and can be translated as "positive", "happy" or "free". Révoltés stands for "insurgent" in French. In their French and German song lyrics, the band deals with socially critical issues and is politically part of the left milieu, as they openly reveal with song lyrics and appearances at left events, such as the one for the preservation of the Rote Flora before the G20 summit . Their music shows influences from reggae , dancehall , ska , punk , electro and hip-hop .

History and background

Irie Révoltés were founded in 2000 in Heidelberg . In the following years the current line-up was formed. For years the band has performed on the main stages of major festivals in Germany , Switzerland and the Czech Republic and has played over 500 concerts in 25 countries during this time. Irie Révoltés also played regularly at demonstrations - including at the G20 summit in front of the left-wing autonomous Rote Flora center - and fundraising events to support political and social projects. In doing so, they have “achieved a status that Ton Steine ​​Scherben recently enjoyed.” In mid-October 2016, the band announced their final concert in Mannheim in December 2017. According to the press, the concert was almost sold out on the third day after the announcement.

music

Irie Révoltés at Nova Rock 2014

The music of Irie Révoltés feeds from different genres. Among other things, elements of reggae , dancehall , hip-hop , ska and electronic music shape the style of the band. The first pre-releases of their third long player "Mouvement Mondial" (August 2010), "Zeit ist Geld" and "Travailler" in 2009 show a clear musical as well as a sound-technical development compared to their earlier recordings. Rock and synthesizer elements are primarily characteristic of the new sound. According to the trade press, Irie Révoltés create their own style on their third album. After the album "ALLEZ" from 2013, Mal Élevé announced a new release for 2015 at the end of the tour in December 2014 in Heidelberg. The album is entitled "Irie Révoltés" and was released on June 19, 2015.

social commitment

Irie Révoltés at Nova Rock 2014

According to his own statement, Irie Révoltés pursue the goal of denouncing grievances and at the same time spreading positive energy in order to give an impetus for change with their music and combine this with their own socio-political and social engagement . Among other things, they support the project "Respekt!", Which is "against prejudice , racism , homophobia and sexism " and are part of the association "Viva con Agua de St. Pauli" , which promotes clean drinking water in the so-called " global south " used, active. Irie Révoltés wrote the songs "Viva con Agua" and "Walk With Us" (with a gentleman among others ) to make the Hamburg club's concern heard . Irie Révoltés are also repeatedly involved in individual campaigns. In autumn 2009, for example, the band performed several times during the education strike and also supported the protests together with Chaoze One with a song that they offered for free download. Irie Révoltés wrote the song “A lot to do” for the Frankfurt initiative “No space for racism”. The focus of Irie Révoltés' social commitment is " Rollis for Africa ", which Irie singer Mal Élevé co-founded in 2003. This works for people with disabilities in Senegal . Irie Révoltés supports the project with, among other things, benefit gigs, information stands at their concerts and targeted campaigns. In spring 2012, Mal Élevé and Carlito were appointed to the jury for the award of the Youth Peace Prize of the German Society for the United Nations (DGVN). The award, which was awarded for the first time in 2012, serves to recognize and promote youth engagement in the United Nations.

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Mouvement Mondial
  DE 94 09/10/2010 (1 week)
  CH 100 09/12/2010 (1 week)
Allez
  DE 25th 05/17/2013 (2 weeks)
  CH 98 05/19/2013 (1 week)
Irie Révoltés
  DE 21st 06/26/2015 (2 weeks)
  CH 41 06/28/2015 (1 week)

Discography

Albums

  • 2003: Les deux côtés
  • 2006: Voyage
  • 2010: Mouvement mondial
  • 2012: Irie Révoltés Live (DVD & CD)
  • 2013: Allez
  • 2015: Irie Révoltés

Singles

  • 2003: On assassine en afrique
  • 2005: Mouvement
  • 2006: Soleil
  • 2008: a lot to do
  • 2009: time is money
  • 2010: Merci
  • 2010: Il est là
  • 2010: anti-fascist
  • 2011: Travailler
  • 2013: Allez
  • 2013: Continuer
  • 2014: Résisdanse
  • 2015: Now is the end / calm before the storm

Other publications

swell

  1. ↑ Antifascist Lyrics. Retrieved July 23, 2019 : “I will stay like this until I die. I was born this way Antifascist forever, forever. I was born this way I will stay that way until I die I was born this way Radicl, Radical, Radi-radical "
  2. ↑ PM Cheung: Rote Flora: Irie Révoltés - Antifascist (Live). December 22, 2013, accessed July 23, 2019 .
  3. ^ WORLD: Concert by political band initiates G20 protests . June 29, 2017 ( welt.de [accessed July 23, 2019]).
  4. ↑ Björn Struß: Antifa-Pop by Irie Révoltés: Allez, allez! Alerta, alerta! In: The daily newspaper: taz . September 23, 2017, ISSN  0931-9085 ( taz.de [accessed January 13, 2018]).
  5. ↑ Aziza Kasumov: Forever anti-fascists. In: FAZ.net . July 8, 2017, accessed October 13, 2018 .
  6. ↑ http://www.taz.de/!58819/
  7. ↑ The Heidelberg band Irie Révoltés has announced its dissolution . ( rnz.de [accessed October 17, 2016]).
  8. ↑ http://www.laut.de/Irie-Revoltes/Mouvement-Mondial-%28Album%29
  9. ↑ Viva con Agua website
  10. ^ Rollis for Africa website
  11. ^ DGVN Youth Peace Prize website
  12. ↑ Chart sources: DE CH

Web links

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