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IMRO Chats is a monthly podcast series exploring the topics, challenges and opportunities shaping Ireland’s music industry.
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2fm Rising Special with KhakiKid, Negro Impacto and Sweetlemondae
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IMRO - Irish Music Rights Organisation
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Every year RTÉ 2fm in partnership with IMRO picks 10 emerging Irish acts to showcase on their station. In this episode Danny Carroll meets three of the acts that were chosen for 2023. The podcast begins with 2fm’s Head of Music Adam Fogarty who explains what goes in to the Rising initiative, and we follow that with Dundalk duo Negro Impacto, Crumlin rapper KhakiKid and the Galway based MC Sweetlemondae.
You can check out the full list of 2fm rising acts here: https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0116/1345809-2fm-rising-2023/
1:02 - Adam Fogarty (Head of Music at RTE 2fm)
13:30 - Negro Impacto
38:20 - KhakiKid
60:08 - Sweetlemondae