About
IYAH MUSIC – Reggae and roots; a spectrum of African-influenced music.
The Iyah Music show began in 1982 at the KUNM Radio Station on the University of New Mexico campus. Established for over 40 years, Iyah Music hails as one of the longest running reggae shows in the nation. “Iyah” comes from the Rastafarian/reggae “I” word meaning brother or sister, with “Iyah Music” bearing the meaning of “the people’s music.” We are excited to be a part of the music, education and diversity of this wonderful radio station. Many thanks and praises to all the listeners past and present for appreciating and supporting this show.
Events
IYAH Tribute
JIMMY CLIFF
Jimmy Cliff poster and performance in New Mexico, 2012
Thanking Jimmy Cliff for his legacy and all important contribution.
H. Rap Brown (later Jamil Al-Amin)
H. Rap Brown, SNCC [i.e., Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee], news conf[erence]
July 27, 1967 photographer: Trikosko, Marion S., source: Library of Congress
(1943 – 2025) Former Black Panther Leader – H. Rap Brown dies in prison hospital November 23, 2025.
Featured Artists
JULIAN MARLEY
Colors of Royal
THE MEDITATIONS
Live It To Know It
JUNIOR MURVIN
Happy Family
IRIE STILL
Oyate
I-TAWEH
Musically Speaking
ANDREW BEES
Real Life
MISTER KALI & BOOMROOTS
Guns of Brixton
CASPER LOMAYESVA
The Mighty 602 Band
Radio
Organizations
In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, there are various relief effort organizations that need our help. Give help in this time of need with a donation to the organiation of your choice.
GIVE BACK JAMAICA
St. Elizabeth Parish in Jamaica is focused on recovery efforts. Give Back Jamaica is a credible organization with years of service. They have a team on the island involved in the relief efforts. Their focus remains the children’s welfare and their affiliated primary and infant schools. For more information on Give Back Jamaica, please go to givebackjamaica.org
Newsworthy
President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned Marcus Mosiah Garvey on January 19, 2025.
Photo: Marcus Garvey, -1940., 1924.Aug.5, Retrieved from the Library of Congress
Ali Rogin interviews Tara Karr Roberts
about her book Written in the Waters, A Memoir of History, Home and Belonging a memoir by a National Geographic explorer recounting one woman’s journey to trace the global slave trade across the Atlantic Ocean – and find her place in the world.
Photo by Angel White Eyes, Courtesy NDN Collective