Yet again, Streetwise
Radio is playing artists that are not well known to me. I’ve never
heard of Iration, a Reggae group from Santa Barbara, California.
Iration really started on the Caribbean island of Montserrat in the
West Indies. With three brothers Mario (keyboards), Patricio (bass),
and Gino (drums) Zamorano, they were exiled from Pinochet government
of Chile in 1973. In 1981 they migrated to the U.S.A. In 1983 Iration
was born. Their first performance was a talent show, at Ramapo High
School in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey in 1986. Iration began playing
college circuits in the US. Iration plays mostly Sunshine Reggae.
Sunshine Reggae is a subgenre which is said to bring the "tropical
vibes". It is mostly played with a positive or cheerful
attitude. This music is played around tropical hotels and resorts.
Iration does this kind of Reggae well. While listening to their
music, I can see why Iration is considered a Sunshine Reggae Band.
Iration means creation in the patois dialect which is spoken in most
of the Caribbean islands where English is the primary language.
Iration recorded and released their first full length album “No
Time for Rest” in 2007. The single off this album “Cookie Jar”
reached number one in Hawaii on 93.9 DaBeat. Their music grooves and
the lyrics are catchy with meaning. I really like Iration they are a
fantastic band with a lot of great meaningful music, which is easy to
listen too. Some of the songs that they sing that are my favorites
are “Fire”, “Time Bomb”, “Falling”, "Work It Out",
“Cookie Jar”, “All In You”, “Wait And See” and “Turn
Around”. Iration is a band that I could listen to a lot. They are
deftly going on my play list. Streetwise Radio will continue bringing
you not well known and new groups like Iration. Also listen to
Streetwise Radio on iTunes, MyGen365,s, Live365, Athena365 and Pandora.
LM
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