"Ireke returns with a light and sunny hymn to life" Radio Nova
Album Tropikadelic
Ireke? Sugar cane in Yoruba. Like her, the duo loves tropical climates and intoxicating rhythms, quick to liberate the bodies gathered on a dance floor. Afrobeat urgency, funk flexibility, dub alchemy, highlife jubilation: with Tropikadelic, Ireke summons the heritage of the masters and the audacity of machines to bring new sonic territories to life. At the crossroads. For the love of groove.
“Ireke returns with a light and sunny hymn to life” Radio Nova
"Ireke transports us to the 1970s and 1980s by offering an absolutely delicious and tropical musical fusion. Mixing dub, highlife, tropical disco, Afro-Latin rhythms, jazz-funk and Afrobeat, the duo bewitches us with this deliberately retro production which makes fly ." Curious Ears
"Ireke, which means "sugar cane" in Yoruba, likes to blur the lines. The duo cultivates the art of syncretism and navigates between afrobeat, funk, highlife and electro, drawing inspiration as much from the Beninese of the Poly-Rythmo Orchestra as from the Ivorian Ernesto Djédjé." The world
"At the crossroads of genres, Ireke does not hesitate to reveal their influences, and summons the musical heritage left by the greatest. Dub, highlife, afrobeat or even 70's funk, welcome to Tropikadelic" Radio Nova
Single Dans Mon Regard
Discover a captivating fusion of traditional Afrobeat and modern sounds in the latest single « Dans mon regard, » featuring the enchanting voice of Agnès Hélène, known for « Petit à petit » from the album « Tropikadelic ». « Dans mon regard » is an ode to self-acceptance and embracing one’s own limitations, rejecting the infallibility imposed by a positivist society, to embrace our doubts and embrace our vulnerability. Listen today and be carried away by a call to emotional freedom and authenticity.
News
• 1st album “Tropikadelic” on the Underdog Records label
• Feat with Pat Kalla, Agnès Hélène, Charly Sanga
• Live at Radio Nova - Chambre Noire
• Live at Culture Box - France Télévision
• New Single "Dans mon regard" july 2024
Highlights
Festival Culture Bar Bar - Festival We Love Van - Chambre Noir Radio Nova - Culture Box France Télévision - Festival Free Son Divers - Festival Loire’s Ondes - Festival Les Arts Fous - Festival Le Rêve du lac - Festival Les Lucioles - Festival La Fête des Coteaux
Tour
12.01 Cafe de la Danse Paris (75)
04.05 Le Printemps des Nefs Nantes(44)
31.05 Le Tamanoir Genevilliers(92)
08.08 Les Jeudis de l’été (17)
30.08 Festival Woodstower Lyon (69)
07.12 Quai M La Roche/yon 1ere Partie Seun Kuti
2023
01.04 Zygobar - Nantes
27.05 360 Music Factory feat Pat Kalla - Paris
30.06 Guinguette ensablée - Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez
07.07 Guinguette Ô Pti Marais - Vix
08.07 Festival A la Motte d’été - La Motte Aubert
11.07 Guinguette le Débar’c - Longeville-sur-Mer
05.08 Alriq - Bordeaux
20.08 Oh la la Festival - Île d’Aix
01.09 Soul’Chap - St-Hilaire-de-Chaléon
16.09 Festival Maad 93 - Odéon de Temblay
23.09 Festival fête ta Récolte - Dompierre-sur-Yon
Booking Info
Renaud +33 6 08 43 66 45
Line-up : 4 musicien.ne.s, basé à La Roche-sur-Yon, disponible toute l'année
Julien Gervaix: alto saxophone, bass, machine & keyboards, beatmaking
Damien Tesson: guitars, keyboards, dub&FX, beatmaking
Agnes Hélène: lead vocal, Buggle
Nayel Hoxo: lead vocal - percussions