The singer, interpreter of songs like ‘Dream Girl’ and ‘Midnight Boom’, promotes ‘Baila Kumi’, which has the collaboration of Colombian Manuel Turizo.
His name is Irgwin Placido Sluis, but in the artistic world he is known as Ir Know. He is 33 years old. He was born on the island of Bonaire, which is part of the Netherlands Antilles. In 2008 he settled in Holland and currently through his music he travels several countries. Midnight Boom Y Dream Girl are some of his themes, which have reached millions of views on YouTube: the first with more than 5 million and the second with more than 275 million.
His musical style, the mixture of urban with other sounds, has caused the number of fans to increase. He is currently promoting his theme Dance kumi, which has the collaboration of the Colombian singer Manuel Turizo.
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The title of the song is a phrase in Papiamento, the native language of Ir Sais, whose meaning is ‘dance with your partner’. In turn, the song is in three languages: Papiamento, Spanish and English. And in terms of rhythms, tropical and urban elements are fused with the cadence. The video clip, which is on YouTube, has more than five million views. Regarding the concept of the audiovisual, the artist says that he goes through several decades, such as the nineties, and goes towards the future.
“We hope it reaches the maximum of everything and that we can enjoy and sing live. And we can also change hearts and change the sound of the entire industry a little and that they recognize us more, and that we are going to continue building this beautiful world that we have, “said Ir Sais to this newspaper.
One of the strategies that artists continue to bet on is collaborations. Ir Sais has not only worked with Turizo, but also the Puerto Rican Raw Alejandro in Dream Girl and the Colombian group ChocQuibtown in Midnight Boom. “For me it is a dream, an honor … Each one of them is surely very strong in what they do, their career … I am very happy to be able to collaborate with such great and high worlds … And to be able to share sounds … ”, he commented.
“We are creators and all the artists with whom I have worked have a full vibe. Each one different, but they all went very well … I am very happy to be able to meet these artists … ”, he added.
How does Irgwin Placido Sluis describe himself? “He is a boy from the house, a very humble boy, calm. I love doing my job, I love being in a studio. My study is very important to me, my music is something very important to me. I am a boy very much in love … ”, responds the artist, who also makes faith and security of his strengths.
“For all the artists who come, this will also happen in their lives, they will always have to keep working, and things will get bigger, but don’t be scared, keep working, because you are creating a story. Keep creating your story, don’t stop it … ”, he added.
Although he did not say names, the singer pointed out that in 2022 there will be several surprises with colleagues and new styles. “Everybody thought they got all the sounds out already. There is much more to come, “he said, adding that he does not rule out the possibility of visiting Ecuador. (E)
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