Irie Riddim – Mixmaster Chao 2020

Mixmaster Chao’s Irie Riddim arrived in 2020 as a 13-track reggae set with a clearly Kenyan footprint, bringing together voices like Zj Mhat, Ital Candy, Black Heart Ke, Binti Afrika, and Salma Queen on one streamlined groove. Tracks such as News Time, Kikulacho, Barua Kwa Serikali, and Africa Rise give the project its strongest identity, mixing social commentary, conscious reggae talk, and feel-good chants across the same production. Mixmaster Chao, who was already building a busy riddim catalogue around that period, keeps the instrumental warm and steady, with a laid-back pulse that lets each singer carve out a distinct space while still sounding part of the same era and scene.