Burning Spear, Bob Marley, Judy Mowatt, Aswad, Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, Michael Rose, Big Mountain, Luciano...
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A roots rock reggae outfit that combines heavenly harmonies with tight, crisp performances. This powerhouse of talent captures their audiences with their very first note.
Roots Collective is Madison's Best Roots Rock Reggae band! The band has been playing around the Madison, WI and surrounding areas for almost four years. The music is positive reggae music that speaks to the hearts and minds of all people no matter what race, age or background. Our repertoire combines classic and current reggae hits with a growing list of original compositions. Some artists we pay tribute: Bob Marley, Aswad, Dawn Penn, Judy Mowatt, Burning Spear and Peter Tosh. Our originial compositions are hard hitting storyteller-like songs with catchy hooks that stay with the listeners long after the show. Some of the Roots Collective members have shared the stage with many heavyweight reggae acts such as: Eek-a Mouse, Justin Hinds, Steel Pulse, The Long Beach Short Bus, Natty Nation, The Gibraltar Rockers, Tony Brown, Aswah Gregory and the Enforcers and Yabba Griffiths, Reason for Leaving, Jose & Sumlimes and Supa Ranks & his Rockstone High Power
Recent Roots Collective acheivements:
2007 MAMA Award Winner Best World Song of the Year
2008 MAMA Best World Song and Best World Album of the Year Nominee!
2007 Madison Made Music Project CD Featured Artist
"Your performance was joyful, uplifting and professional" - Maggie Weiser, Event Coordinator WORT 89.9 FM Madison
"The sound of Roots Collective is roots, rock, reggae. The addition of trumpet and saxophone has blessed the righteous riddim section making this sextet "the" roots band of Madison. If your preferences in reggae music are Bob Marley and Aswad, this is your night for live reggae music." - DJ FRP Tropical Riddims Sound System WORT 89.9 FM
"Reggae, breezy island grooves, and a soupcon of funk and fusion are on the menu at this dance happy event" - The Ithmus Newspaper
"One band that certainly deserved high praise was Madison's own Roots Collective. Great reggae band." - 77 Square WI State Journal on playing 2008 SOCO Music Festival
TONIGHT ONLY! THE ACOUSTIC REGGAE TOUR featuring CAS HALEY and JOSH HEINRICHS OF JAH ROOTS WILL BE APPEARING AT THE WILD HARE, 3530N.CLARK. GET YOUR TICKETS INADVANCE AT WWW. WILDHAREMUSIC. COM OR AT THE DOOR. DON'T MISS THIS SPECIAL SHOWCASE OF TWO OF REGGAE'S BRIGHTEST, RISING TALENTS.
38th annual Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival
October 3,4 & 5, 2008 Madison, Wisconsin
Sunday October 5 2 pm: Gather at Library Mall. 2:00 - 3:30 pm: Concert with Ifdakar (jam rock from Appleton) 3:40 pm: Parade to State Capitol with Stink Tank and the Harvest Fest Sound System 4:20 pm: Rally and Concert at State St. steps of the Capitol with Special Dank Midnights (former members of Groovulous Glove and The Green Situation playing harvest fest themed songs).
Saturday October 4 12-6 pm: Library Mall 12:00 - 1:00 pm: Not On Mars (louder than jazz, smarter than rock) 1:30 - 2: 30 pm: TBA 3:00 - 4:15 pm: Baghdad Scuba Review (progressive thinking modern classic rock) 4:45 - 6: 00 pm: Reverend Eddie Danger (cosmic folk with a tribal twist of jazz) Plus speakers, vendors, informational tables and displays and food carts. Library Mall is at State and Lake Streets in downtown Madison adjacent to the UW-Madison Library and campus.
Friday October 3 5-8 pm Cardinal Bar Kick off Harvest Fest weekend at the Sixth annual IMMLY/Madison NORML medical cannabis benefit featuring the First Annual IMMLY awards with emcee comedian Nick Mortensen. $10 suggested donation includes Glass Nickel pizza and blues/roots music from Mark Shanahan Cardinal Bar 418 E Wilson St, in downtown Madison 53703.
What's up guys? We just wanted to let you to know we are finally making it to your town this weekend. Hopefully you can come out and party with us at Mr Roberts.
BIG UP ROOTS COLLECTIVE , REGGAE MUSIC N' WORLDBEAT MUSIC . IT WAS A PLEASURE TO COLLABORATE WITH YOU GUYS. I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME. AND YOU GUYS PUT OUT A GREAT SHOW. WE SHOULD DO IT AGAIN. ANOTHER "ROOTS COLLECTIVE" N QUE-FLAVOR! DOUBLE BILL . SHOULD HOPEFULLY BE JUST AS GREAT IF NOT BETTER. ONCE AGAIN GRACIAS
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