When Selectress Iriela started in the music world in 1996 many knew her from the airwaves of the "Rockers" reggae program on 88.9FM WERSFM in Boston. Synchronous to this, percussionist/ vocalist Sheyi Olagunju was gathering inspiration from Offa, Nigeria. Many know Sheyi from his work with Alpha and Olmega, and Anane Vega's imprint NULU Records - and live percussion performances around the world with the Grammy award winning Louie Vega. Iriela and Sheyi were brought together in veteran house music producer DJ Romain's Metro Trax Studios in Brooklyn New York. Iriela was inspired by the feeling she' get driving through the city at night took pen to paper to write spoken word verses - the words "no sleep" being extracted as the chorus of the track. The midnight session captured Iriela's velvety voice with Sheyi's haunting Yoruba, Edo and Nigerian Pidgin invocations. The track's sonic juxtaposition of hard and soft, and male/female vocals and the instrumentation / arrangements were led by Romain, and Sheyi's subtle yet poignant percussion punctuated this dark dance floor banger.
From her reggae radio days Iriela's horizons have expanded to what she calls a "genre-smashing" style as a DJ and producer with many influences from two decades of global production and humanitarian work with her Second World Group. Iriela has had a lifelong love affair with music - singing as a child, studying audio production and film at Emerson College, apprenticing in live sound for the original House of Blues in Boston, voicedspots for KISS FM, wrote music reviews for Beat Magazine, was an entertainment correspondent in Kingston, Jamaica for IRIE FM and field marketing rep for Heartbeat Records. Iriela is the creator of Culture Fest International, a modern interactive arts and music festival inspired by Live AID festivals and the Director of the documentary project, Reggae Revolution. She runs both Second World Sessions radio program as well as a monthly event series called 1978.
Sheyi's hometown Offa was first settled around AD 1000 by Yoruba. The praise name of Offa is "Ijakadi Loro Offa" a Yoruba phrase meaning "wrestling is our game." Like that of the drum, Sheyi's game is to ensure you do not forget his reverberating message. He is featured on the most recent Masters At Work Elements of Life album and is the resident percussionist for the famed Dance Ritual festivals worldwide. His voice jumps through the microphone and into your ears. It all makes perfect sense when you come to find out his hometown mascot is actually the peacock bird - a vibe that is exotic and powerful.

"No Sleep (TILL NYC)" is a deep Afro-tech house anthem celebrating the mystery and intrigue of New York City upon nightfall. The track created by Selectress Iriela & Sheyi Olagunju find its way thanks to production of Dj Romain that deliver some mixes here and by the remix of Baresi Productions with two different deep underground versions.

Tracklist:

1. No Sleep (Till NYC) (Original Mix)
2. No Sleep (Till NYC) (Ro's Afro Jam Mix)
3. No Sleep (Till NYC) (Ro's NYC Dub Mix)
4. No Sleep (Till NYC) (Brooklyn Dub Mix)
5. No Sleep (Till NYC) (Afro Dub Mix)
6. No Sleep (Till NYC) (Baresi Deep NYC Mix)
7. No Sleep (Till NYC) (Baresi Underground Mix)

Song concept by Selectress Iriela
Performed by Selectress Iriela & Sheyi Olagunju
Repeater drum by Sheyi Olagunju
Production by Romain Gowe a.k.a. Dj Romain
Tracks 1-2-3-4-5 Produced, edited, mixed and mastered by Dj Romain@Metro Trax Studios, Brooklyn, NY
Tracks 6-7 Produced, edited, mixed and mastered by Baresi 4 Baresi Productions.
(C) & (P) DEEP BOOTH RECORDS-2015
Contact : deepbooth@gkfrecords.eu
For Licensing, contact: office@gkfrecords.it

No Sleep (Till NYC)

When Selectress Iriela started in the music world in 1996 many knew her from the airwaves of the “Rockers” reggae program on 88.9FM WERSFM in Boston. Synchronous to this, percussionist/ vocalist Sheyi Olagunju was gathering inspiration from Offa, Nigeria. Many know Sheyi from his work with Alpha and Olmega, and Anane Vega’s imprint NULU Records – and live percussion performances around the world with the Grammy award winning Louie Vega. Iriela and Sheyi were brought together in veteran house music producer DJ Romain's Metro Trax Studios in Brooklyn New York. Iriela was inspired by the feeling she’d get driving through the city at night took pen to paper to write spoken word verses – the words “no sleep” being extracted as the chorus of the track. The midnight session captured Iriela’s velvety voice with Sheyi's haunting Yoruba, Edo and Nigerian Pidgin invocations. The track’s sonic juxtaposition of hard and soft, and male/female vocals and the instrumentation / arrangements were led by Romain, and Sheyi’s subtle yet poignant percussion punctuated this dark dance floor banger.
From her reggae radio days Iriela’s horizons have expanded to what she calls a “genre-smashing” style as a DJ and producer with many influences from two decades of global production and humanitarian work with her Second World Group. Iriela has had a lifelong love affair with music - singing as a child, studying audio production and film at Emerson College, apprenticing in live sound for the original House of Blues in Boston, voicedspots for KISS FM, wrote music reviews for Beat Magazine, was an entertainment correspondent in Kingston, Jamaica for IRIE FM and field marketing rep for Heartbeat Records. Iriela is the creator of Culture Fest International, a modern interactive arts and music festival inspired by Live AID festivals and the Director of the documentary project, Reggae Revolution. She runs both Second World Sessions radio program as well as a monthly event series called 1978. 
Sheyi’s hometown Offa was first settled around AD 1000 by Yoruba. The praise name of Offa is "Ijakadi Loro Offa" a Yoruba phrase meaning "wrestling is our game." Like that of the drum, Sheyi’s game is to ensure you do not forget his reverberating message. He is featured on the most recent Masters At Work Elements of Life album and is the resident percussionist for the famed Dance Ritual festivals worldwide. His voice jumps through the microphone and into your ears. It all makes perfect sense when you come to find out his hometown mascot is actually the peacock bird – a vibe that is exotic and powerful.

“No Sleep (TILL NYC)” is a deep Afro-tech house anthem celebrating the mystery and intrigue of New York City upon nightfall. The track created by Selectress Iriela & Sheyi Olagunju find its way thanks to production of Dj Romain that deliver some mixes here and by the remix of Baresi Productions with two different deep underground versions.

 	
Tracklist: 

1. No Sleep (Till NYC) (Original Mix)								7.19
2. No Sleep (Till NYC) (Ro's Afro Jam Mix)							7.19
3. No Sleep (Till NYC) (Ro's NYC Dub Mix)							6.46
4. No Sleep (Till NYC) (Brooklyn Dub Mix)							6.46
5. No Sleep (Till NYC) (Afro Dub Mix)							        7.19
6. No Sleep (Till NYC) (Baresi Deep NYC Mix)						6.35
7. No Sleep (Till NYC) (Baresi Underground Mix)					6.32

Song concept by Selectress Iriela
Performed by Selectress Iriela & Sheyi Olagunju
Repeater drum by Sheyi Olagunju
Production by Romain Gowe a.k.a. Dj Romain
Tracks 1-2-3-4-5 Produced, edited, mixed and mastered by Dj Romain@Metro Trax Studios, Brooklyn, NY
Tracks 6-7 Produced, edited, mixed and mastered by Baresi 4 Baresi Productions.
© & (P) DEEP BOOTH RECORDS-2015
Contact : deepbooth@gkfrecords.eu 
For Licensing, contact:
office@gkfrecords.it 


No Sleep (Till NYC) (Original Mix)

No Sleep (Till NYC) (Baresi Deep NYC Mix)

No Sleep (Till NYC) (Baresi Underground Mix)

Selectress Iriela launched her multi-genre career on the legendary drive time reggae music program, "Rockers" on 88.9FM WERS Boston in 1996. For more information on her roots go to www.iriela.com. Through her in depth interviews and on-air style as one of the first female disc jockeys / producers on the scene, Ms. La's vibe encompasses everything from house music played at the best clubs of New York City to reggae music -and all vinyl sets like the two night affair she recently played for legendary Toots and the Maytals at the Brooklyn Bowl - to Afro-beat, techno, funk, disco, hip hop and more. Iriela crafts each set with the love of a spiritual healer. She spent her earlier days/nights at the original House of Blues apprenticing in live mixing / sound and DJing/ MCing shows for the likes of Burning Spear, Yellowman and Groove Collective. Honoring anthems for revolution infusing the rhythmic sounds to move the body and soul Iriela spins on behalf of her conscious entertainment group, Second World (www.second-world.com) which itself was inspired from her love of music and her work in sustainable international development. The mission: to bridge the gap between the so-called "First" and "Third" world, through the power of media production, musical events and fairly traded art empowerment to uplift the poorest of the poor and edu-tain all. She is the founder / producer of the interactive media and music festival - Culture Fest International ethical global events.

Today, Selectress Iriela rocks both underground house music after hours events to large arenas. Fresh off several tours - from Detroit to Costa Rica, to Berlin, Egypt, India, Peru to Los Angeles... Iriela represents #SecondWorldMovement as a talent scout, label head and producer extraordinaire. She even recently appeared on the Arsenio Hall Show to talk about her first feature film work in progress, "Reggae Revolution" which features interviews with a who's who of the genre including everyone from Sly and Robbie, Mad Professor to Mutabaruka. 

Iriela opened for legends such as the Wailers, Burning Spear, and Bunny Wailer, as well as contemporary artists like Luciano and Sizzla and Ethiopian pop star Aster Aweke along with a recent addition to the Chaka Khan opening lineup, and has appeared on the same bill alongside legendary Louie Vega, DJ Spinna and others. Iriela has worn the hat of producer and on-air personality creating the Universal Vibration events, Second World Sessions, and Global Groove series. Iriela has been heard on the airwaves of IRIE FM in Kingston Jamaica to outdoor dance halls in the hills of Maroon rebel settlement, Accompong, which she says is her proudest moment to date. Iriela rocked a range of venues like The Roxy in Boston, Nell's and CBGBs, Cielo, LAVO, Analog and Sullivan Room in NYC and as a  member of the Toneburst Collective Iriela thrives on constantly breaking down barriers and redefining our parameters of sound/music categorization.

Iriela's show is named after her organization Second World, and is recorded in New York City.  

Iriela's No Sleep (Till NYC) debuted at #4 on the Traxsource Afro House Essentials charts and she has several upcoming projects in the works with Amp Fiddler and Ali Shaheed of Tribe Called Quest.