Mbeewan (Moussa Boudra), a multi-instrumentalist and composer-songwriter for more than 10 years, is the lead singer of iRieTEAM, a French Nu-Roots Reggae band created 5 years ago, and whose first album will be released in 2009.
Mbeewan is willing to unite people around a message which breaks the borders of reggae and of generations, thanks to its multiple influences.
Reggae, rock, dub, rap and soul are the main influences which guide Mbeewan’s music. The rhythms go from ska to ragga-dancehall, but always keep a dominant reggae-roots touch, which make it a very distinctive and hardly definable reggae.
Mbeewan’s songs are definitely militant and deal with topics such as ecology, religion, wars, racism and crisis linked to identity, as well as conflicts destroying Africa and the Middle-East.
Mbeewan played with a lot of famous French bands such as:
Dub Incorporation, Aswad, Israel Vibration, Alpha Blondy, Dobacaracol, Bawa, Abdou Day, Kaly Live Dub, Ministère des Affaires Populaires, Kana, Les Wampas, Les Caméléons, Riké, Raspigaous, K2R Riddim, Killa Karltoon…
Mbeewan will be in Beijing this summer backed by Chinese musicians (Chi’n’I Band). They will play iRieTEAM’s original new songs, unpublished works for China, and some covers.
Join us at Ginkgo on 1st August for a great reggae show! French reggae is coming to Beijing!!! Don’t miss it!
Free Entry before 9:30pm. 20 RMB after.
