Jafaris

Dublin based, hip-hop artist Jafaris is one of the frontrunners of the new generation of Irish hip-hop having being nominated for the RTÉ Choice Music Prize award for his critically-acclaimed debut album ‘STRIDE’ in 2019. In 2017, Jafaris hooked up with Diffusion Lab, a music production hub and artist management agency that’s seen a whole bunch of remarkable talent come through its doors. With the release of his debut EP, Jafaris’ flirtation with nostalgic nineties hip hop and pure, contagious happiness lifted the lid on a singular talent. Later that year, he signed a deal with Primary Talent agency, sharing the live roster with Stormzy, J Hus, Wretch32 and more. In 2018, Jafaris went one further and represented Ireland at Eurosonic Festival in Holland 2018, played the main stage at biggest Irish hip hop festival Longitude, and returned to Electric Picnic Festival with the RTÉ orchestra and what’s more, he performed at Late Late TV show debuting his single ‘Time’ and joined Joy Crookes performing on Jools Holland TV show. Since the release of his debut album ‘Stride’, Jafaris has seen huge support from Radio 1 (Annie Mac), Kiss, Spotify and press, including NME who described Jafaris as one of the most exciting new prospects from Irish rap’s rising wave.