Black Roots | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Bristol, England, UK |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Years active | 1979–early 1990s, late 2000s–present |
| Labels | Nubian, Kick, BBC Records and Tapes, Makasound, Bristol Archive, Sugar Shack, Soulbeats, Khanti, Take It Easy Agency, Real Rock |
| Members | Errol Brown Kondwani Ngozi Jabulani Ngozi Carlton Smith |
| Past members | Trevor Seivwright Derrick King Charles Bryan aka Delroy O'Gilvie Cordell Francis |
| Website | blackrootsreggae |
Black Roots are a roots reggae band from the St. Paul's area of Bristol, England, formed in 1979.[1][2] They toured extensively in the UK and Europe in the 1980s and early 1990s releasing several albums and singles during that time before disappearing from the music scene for about ten years. Their comeback began when Soundicate/Makasound, a record label in France, released an album in 2004 and followed it up with another in 2007 (both were compilations made up from their extensive back catalogue). In December 2010 they performed their first live show for some twenty years at the Trinity Hall in Bristol and since then they have been active once again, playing live dates and releasing a new album.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9, p. 27-28
- ^ Whiteley, Sheila, Bennett, Andy, & Hawkins, Stan (2005) Music, Space and Place: popular music and cultural identity, Ashgate Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7546-5574-9, p. 73-74