STINGING RAY x ROOTS RADICS x IRIE ITES ‘FIRE IN YOUR EYES’ + ‘FIRE IN YOUR DUB’
Chinese artist Stinging Ray has just released a track called “Fire In Your Eyes” in collaboration with famous Jamaican musicians ROOTS RADICS and produced by French label Irie Ites Records.
“Fire in your eyes” is already a hit in China with several hundred thousand streams. In the rest of the world, the piece is becoming known little by little. It was even played on the BBC in London by the most famous Reggae DJ David ‘Ram Jam’ Rodigan.
In order to accompany this release, we offer you today 2 videos of this piece. The first is a studio video and the second is the DUB version mixed by Jericho of Irie Ites at Irie Ites studio!! A production to listen to loudly!!
GET READY FOR TAKE-OFF, PURE ROOTS REGGAE UNDER THE COLORS OF CHINA, JAMAICA AND FRANCE!
Written by Liu Rui & Hugo Poncet
Composed by Roots Radics & Manuel Malhoeuvre
Drums : Style Scott
Bass : Flabba Holt
Keyboard : Ansel Collins
Guitar : Dwight Pinkney
Horns : Tribuman
Mixed By Jeraime & Jericho
Mastered by Cris
Label : Irie Ites Records
ABOUT STINGING RAY
Liu Rui aka Stinging Ray is a singer, producer and selecta from Beijing, China. He is also one of the founders of the famous rap label “Dungeon Beijing”.
Stinging Ray has, over the years, become closer to reggae and its culture, founding “ChinaMan Yard Records” the first label dedicated to Reggae, Dancehall and Soca in China with his collaborators General Huge (France) and Zulu Bob (Antigua & Barbuda).
Since 2018, he has pushed the label to the forefront in China, pushing the label to take the reigns of the biggest Reggae festival in China “Bob Marley Day” which takes place once a year. A festival in collaboration with the Jamaican Embassy and supported by most embassies of Caribbean countries. The label promotes various events such as concerts, showcases and tours throughout the country, inviting many local and international artists (Anthony B, Perfect Giddimani, I Kong, Skarra Mucci and many others).
Stinging Ray has since 2021 started working on his first full-length album bridging the gap between Reggae in China and abroad, first releasing the track “Jailhouse Skankin” with the legendary band Roots Radics, an extremely powerful roots sound. His second single, released in July 2022 “No Remedy” in collaboration with local band Jah Wah Zoo is a Ska track in tribute to singers such as Desmond Dekker.
He is planning to release a full album Iin 2023, with a huge collaboration on the track “Fire In Your Eyes” with French label Irie Ites and the band Roots Radics again. The whole album will be in collaboration with Reggae Legends such as Sly Dunbar, Flabba Holt, I Kong and more. Ray is only starting his career as a singer but already loved by many. You won’t stop hearing from him anytime soon.
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