{"id":1113,"date":"2019-12-20T07:25:03","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T07:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brixtonhillstudios.com\/?p=1113"},"modified":"2019-12-17T19:34:11","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T19:34:11","slug":"bxhs-xmas-bauble-no-3-tippa-irie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brixtonhillstudios.com\/?p=1113","title":{"rendered":"BXHS XMAS Bauble no.3: Tippa Irie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

To mark the festive season, and highlight some of the excellent musicians in our little community at Brixton Hill Studios, we asked a select few artists who rehearse (and work) here to be a bauble on our musical Xmas tree by telling us a bit about themselves and answering some Christmassy questions…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tippa Irie (bottom row centre) and band in Studio 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Last year, Tippa Irie celebrated 40 years in the reggae business. Hailing from South London, Tippa has performed around the world during his career. He has made 15 studio albums and had UK chart hits including ‘Shout For The Gunners’ for the Arsenal football team which reached the top 30 in the 90s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brixton Hill Studios:<\/strong> What\u2019s your Xmas tipple?<\/em>
Tippa Irie:<\/strong> Baileys<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BH:<\/strong> Tell us your own musical highlight of 2019 and anything exciting you\u2019ve got coming up in 2020?<\/em>
TI:<\/strong> Playing with musical youth at birmingham university and playing Earth Garden Festival in Malta. Looking forward to going to play in Thailand April 2020

BH:<\/strong> Fave album of 2019?<\/em>
TI:<\/strong> Rapture by Koffee<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BH:<\/strong> Best gig you went to this year?<\/em>
TI:<\/strong> Bitty McLean at Electric in Brixton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BH:<\/strong> Best gig you played this year?<\/em>
TI:<\/strong> Earth garden in Malta<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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