Perhaps the fastest rising female reggae artist from the United States will release her sophomore album on August 19th.
Patricia Anne Jetton, known by her stage name, Hirie burst on to the reggae scene in 2013 with her debut album, released by VP Records subsidiary VPAL Music. Born in the Philippines and raised in Hawai’i, Hirie now calls San Diego the home base for her musical adventure. 
The immediate success of the band’s first full-length album created a label for Hirie as reggae’s newest female sensation on the rise.
Hirie found success on many national tours, supporting headlining acts like Tribal Seeds, J Boog, Collie Buddz, The Green, The Dirty Heads and performing as an opening act for the likes of Steel Pulse, Sly & Robbie, The Wailing Souls and Pato Banton. Most recently, Hirie performed on the main stage at the 7th annual California Roots Music and Arts Festival in Monterey.
Now, Hirie will continue to build off of her tireless efforts touring the country to release her follow up album, Wandering Soul on August 19, 2016. The forthcoming release will include eleven studio tracks, including collaborations with Nattali Rize, Nakho from Nakho and Medicine for the People, as well as Trevor Hall.
One interesting note regarding Hirie’s new album involves her loyal fan base and reggae music fans. Hirie’s Wandering Soul album was completely funded by a Kickstarter campaign in 2015. The goal for most musicians and bands is to release their music on a major label, but lately the independent route has been more fruitful for the bands and artists. Releasing a new album independently allows the artist to own the masters to all their music publishing rights.
[Related: Hirie Live at the MayJah RayJah Music Festival]
On top of Hirie’s new album release, the seven-piece band will hit the road this summer with tour dates beginning on July 8th in Arizona and will run through September 3rd in California. Some of the notable tour dates include festival appearances at the MayJah RayJah Music Festival in Hawai’i, Reggae Rise Up Festival in Utah, Dry Diggins Festival in California, among many others.
For more information on Hirie and a full list of tour dates, follow the links below.
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Video: Hirie – “Sensi Boy”