Join Grammy-nominated artist Tippa Irie in conversation with British novelist Alex Wheatle in this exclusive screening of a live event to celebrate the launch of his memoir Stick to My Roots.

The event will initially be broadcast on 1 September at 6.30pm UK time. It will be available to view up to two weeks after the event has ended and can be accessed Worldwide. If you live in a time zone that does not suit the initial broadcast time you can watch it at any point after the initial showing for two weeks.

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Tippa Irie is most known in the UK and all over the world for his Reggae music. Not just a successful performer, Tippa has also built up a reputation as a top radio DJ, record producer and owner of his own studio. To date, Tippa remains one of the most successful entertainers to come out of the UK and continues to fly the flag for the UK scene wherever he goes.

For this brilliant event, audience members can expect to hear about the histories that shaped Tippa’s relationship with music, the development of sound system cultures and what it has been like crafting sounds that have allowed him to speak back home to Jamaica, the wider Caribbean and the UK.

This event will be filmed live at Brixton Tate Library with Tippa performing songs from his past and present catalogue in order to soundtrack the conversation and transport viewers to the world that he has and continues to inhabit. Sign up now to watch this incredible event.