Tippa Irie
Tippa Irie (born Anthony Henry, 1965, London, England) is a British reggae singer and DJ from Brixton, South London. He first came to prominence in the early 1980s as an MC on the South London reggae soundsystem Saxon Studio International.
He first achieved national exposure on night-time BBC Radio 1 in the mid-1980s, with the singles "It's Good To Have The Feeling You're The Best" and "Complain Neighbour" (on Greensleeves Records), before achieving a UK Top 40 hit in 1986 with "Hello Darling".
He has collaborated with Alexander O'Neal, Long Beach Dub All Stars, The Skints, and Chali 2na. He enjoyed further success in 2003, when he appeared on The Black Eyed Peas' track "Hey Mama". He has also collaborated with the London-based avant-dancehall outfit The Bug, on the single "Angry" from the album London Zoo.
In 2010, he appeared on the BBC Television panel show Never Mind the Buzzcocks, in the identity parade round. His latest release is Stick to My Roots (2010). ln 2023 he released his autobiography under the same title.
I'm An African
- 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000000Z
Dirty Babylon
- 2021-12-16T00:00:00.000000Z
Free
- 2011-12-08T00:00:00.000000Z
You Are
- 2024-08-01T00:00:00.000000Z
My Music
- 2023-11-17T00:00:00.000000Z
Babylon System
- 2022-12-24T00:00:00.000000Z
Chain Smoker
- 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000000Z
Unity
- 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000000Z
The Thing
- 2020-06-05T00:00:00.000000Z
Similar Artists