Vinyl - Queen Ifrica - Breath Of Life
This is Queen Ifrica in 2026 — still roots, still fyah, and walking in the fullness of her light. Queen Ifrica returns with Breath of Life, her first full-length album in nearly a decade. Rooted in the rhythms of reggae and Rastafari, the 13-track set finds the fyah Muma singing about life from every angle — love, motherhood, faith, womanhood and the world around her. Now, the complete album comes to vinyl for the first time as a 2LP gatefold edition pressed on beautiful blue colored vinyl and presented by Nuh Rush Records.
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- Artist : Queen Ifrica
- Label : Nuh Rush Records
- Format : 2 x 12"(180g)
- Sleeve : Gatefold
- Country : Jamaica
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- Estimated shipping date : January 2027
It has been almost a decade since Queen Ifrica released a full-length album, but Breath of Life doesn't sound like an artist trying to pick up where she left off.
Across 13 tracks, the Fyah Muma gives us perhaps her most rounded album yet. There is the Queen Ifrica reggae audiences know well — roots, Rastafari, Africa and sharp social observation — but there is also love, flirtation, motherhood, family and a woman comfortable enough at this stage of her career to show all of those sides of herself on the same record.
The album opens with “Breath of Life,” produced by Stephen Marley and carried by Nyabinghi rhythms, acoustic instrumentation and a choir behind Ifrica's prayer of gratitude for life. From there, the music settles into warm, bass-heavy Jamaican reggae, moving from the tenderness of “Speechless” and easy island feel of “Pelican” to the playful “Spoonful” and “Bad Girl.” “My Highgrade,” “Excellent Jah” and “Weeping Willow” bring the album firmly back to roots territory, while “Mom Like Me” and “New Version of Me” make motherhood part of the musical story — the latter featuring Ifrica's children Tanzie, Malawi and Imeru Tafari.
By the time she reaches “Change the World,” “Raggamuffin Style” and the closing “Lanton (Lantern),” Queen Ifrica is back in the territory that first earned her a place among reggae's important voices: reasoning about the world around her, but doing it with the experience of someone who has lived a little more life since we last heard her across an entire album.
The reggae press has taken notice. Reggae Vibes called Breath of Life “a natural progression for Queen Ifrica,” praising its musicianship, production and balance of the personal, spiritual and social. Reggaeville called it a showcase of the many facets of the artist and woman, while Belgium's Reggae.be described the album as an “almost flawless performance.”
Now Breath of Life comes to vinyl in its complete form: all 13 tracks across two LPs and four sides, presented in a gatefold package by Nuh Rush Records.
This is Queen Ifrica in 2026 — still roots, still fyah, and walking in the fullness of her light.
Queen Ifrica is a leading voice in roots reggae and conscious reggae, emerging from Montego Bay, Jamaica with a sound grounded in Rastafarian culture and modern roots tradition. Since the early 2000s, she has been known for powerful live performances and socially aware lyrics that confront injustice while uplifting resilience. Songs like “Lioness on the Rise,” “Montego Bay,” and “Below the Waist” established her as a defining force in contemporary Jamaican reggae. Her artistry continues to evolve. Her interpretation of “Four Women,” produced by multi-GRAMMY winner Stephen Marley, showcased expanded vocal depth and interpretive strength, signaling growth beyond the singjay tradition. Releases including “Predator’s Paradise,” “Proud of Me,” and “Tallawah” reinforce her commitment to conscious reggae, Black womanhood, empowerment, and cultural pride. In 2026, Queen Ifrica enters a new season with Nuh Rush Records. Her single “Lanton (Lantern)” leads into the forthcoming album Breath of Life — a modern roots reggae project driven by live instrumentation, heavy basslines, lyrical clarity, and spiritual conviction.