Iraina Mancini
Music, where her singles Undo The Blue, Deep End, Cannonball and Shotgun have all been playlisted. Her obsession with music stretches back into her early childhood, much of which was spent absorbing her parents’ collection of old 45s, in particular her dad’s Northern Soul records – an alternative education which meant that, by her early 20s, she was a familiar presence in the DJ booth at many discerning London club nights. Her love of French ye-ye, British freakbeat, Brazilian bossa nova, soul, and Turkish psych will be well-known to regular listeners of her Soho Radio show.
Having always sung from a young age, Iraina embarked on a string of collaborators such as Jagz Kooner (Sabres Of Paradise) and Simon Dine (Paul Weller, Noonday Underground) and Sunglasses for Jaws (Miles Kane) which truly saw her find her metier as a songwriter, conjuring melodies that stand shoulder to shoulder alongside her impeccable influences.
Iraina is presently applying the finishing touches to her debut album, which will be released by Needle Mythology on 180g vinyl and CD in August.
