ROOTZUNDERGROUND.COM - BLOG

The return of MYSTIC REVEALERS w/ Rootz Underground, Louie Culture, NoMaddz & Di Blueprint Band

Friday, May 04, 2012 10:42:00 -700

Please join us for a powerful night of Reggae Music as we come together in an effort to raise awareness and garner support for Mother Earth.

KINGSTON, JAMAICA

SATURDAY MAY 5

View our VIDEO trailer here

Tour Dates. The New Video. Plant a Tree. Heal the Earth.

Friday, February 10, 2012 13:29:00 -700

Moving from strength to strength!

We're keeping the fire blazing at home and abroad. Please see our tour dates below and come out and catch a show if you're on the West side of North America. If not have no fear we will also be out East soon as well as in Europe most of the Summer with some new music to play for you all.

If you haven't already please see the FULL video of "RAIN" featuring Sherieta Lewis at this link :

"SEVEN COLOURS, SEVEN DREAMS JUST LIKE YOUR RAINBOW"

A ROOTZ GARDEN CONCERT .....

Monday, January 23, 2012 14:17:00 -700

WE KNOW OUR WHOLE ROOTZ FAMILY IS SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND NOT EVERYONE WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO OUR BENEFIT FOR MOTHER EARTH IN KINGSTON, JAMAICA. HOWEVER WE WOULD STILL LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO TUNE IN OVER THE WEB AT OUR HOME PAGE

WWW.ROOTZUNDERGROUND.COM

Please spread the word by forwarding to your contact list and viewing the info videos below

CONCERT PROMO VIDEO

ROOTZ RELEAF VIDEO

Brand new video for you!!!

Friday, January 13, 2012 12:58:00 -700

2012

It is a blessing to be able to be with you here for the start of another great year and to be able to serve you with uplifting reggae music to soothe the harsh ways of the world while embellishing the beauty of life.

In that forward movement we're proud to say we have a strong year ahead and we're anxious to carry you along for the ride with us. We will be touring heavily and hopefully visit your town as we add South America and Mexico to our annual stops of Europe, America & Western Canada.

We're also happy to announce that we will be releasing a new album by early summer and as usual we're very excited to play it for you and have you dance all night long in this funky reggae party.

Check out our little teaser below for the video of "RAIN" featuring Sherieta Lewis

JAH LOVE

Please follow us on TWITTER & FACEBOOK by clicking the links embedded

SEG Signs Rootz Underground. Expect a BIG 2012 on "The Road"

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 08:49:00 -700

SEG will be representing ROOTZ UNDERGROUND in all territories except EUROPE, for European bookings please contact BENOIT FERDY - benoit.ferdy@musicaction.fr

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Tune in ONLINE this Wednesday October 12th for 2 performances!

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 09:16:00 -700

Catch us this Wednesday morning on TVJ's morning show "SMILE JAMAICA" and tune in to RJR radio for a full live set starting at 8pm on "WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE"

LINKS:

SMILE JAMAICA

WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE

Please watch our "ROOTZ RELEAF" instructional video here & learn how to be involved. Jah Love

Thursday, September 15, 2011 09:58:00 -700

Stephen, Colin and Leon are setting the example of how to be involved in the ROOTZ RELEAF PROJECT with this little instructional video breaking down the process. Please check it out so you can both laugh at just how 'country' Leon's digging style is as well as learn what it is we're asking from you.

Once again, thank you for your support. We appreciate you giving us this medium to communicate and promise always to include cool treats :)

If you haven't downloaded it yet please check our latest release "RAIN" here

Download our latest single "Rain" for free here

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 19:17:00 -700

CLICK HERE IF THE IMAGE DOES NOT LOAD

The West Coast Tour starts this Weds in San Francisco. See the dates. 17 shows!

Tuesday, June 14, 2011 15:52:00 -700

HELP US SPREAD THE WORD BY SENDING TO YOUR FRIENDS, Sharing on FACEBOOK and retweeting on TWITTER, it makes all the difference for getting the word out there

Also please check our latest VIDEO for "UNKNOWN SOLDIER"

"Unknown Soldier" OFFICIAL VIDEO

Monday, June 06, 2011 19:43:00 -700

Bless up MASSIVE!!

Take a few minutes to check out our latest video release "UNKNOWN SOLDIER"

We have lots more coming for you this Summer

Please RETWEET on Twitter & SHARE on Facebook

One Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfcPc1qUOHg

This weekend we will also be at HARMONY FESTIVAL in Santa Rosa, California so if you're coming then we have a few treats in store for you.

Plant a tree for Mama Earth, see how you can get involved

Saturday, May 21, 2011 20:09:00 -700

WE KNOW YOU PLANT TREES ANYWAY .... however when you tag them and place then in the RELEAF PROJECT it allows us to show sponsors there is tangible support and push for funding and assistance for various non-profits and their efforts

Help us tend the global forest. Plant a tree.

• In Nigeria 81% of its original forest cover is now permanently lost
• The tropical rainforests of Brazil are less by 90-95%.
• The forests of Central America are down by two-thirds lowlands, since 1950
• Countries like India, Mexico, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Bangladesh,
Myanmar, China, Sri Lanka, the Congo and Ghana have lost much more than 50% of their rainforest cover
Harvesting of forest cover has left Afghanistan with a little over 25% forests throughout the country

Planting a Tree? Try This...
Any young tree that you’re going to plant will need all the help it can get. Start by lining the hole that’s been dug for the tree with baking potatoes. They will help provide moisture for the young plant. As the potatoes decompose, the tree will benefit from their nutrients.

Get your HARMONY FESTIVAL tickets here ... June 10 & 11

Saturday, May 21, 2011 19:12:00 -700

& remember to pant some trees!!!

Just click this LINK to purchase

See you there!

Remember to plant a tree :)

Reggae on The River, July 17

Friday, May 20, 2011 14:50:00 -700

Once again this year we're looking forward to sharing some energy in Northern California. Give thanks to Mateel for having us back and for our fans for requesting us there.

One Love

See you at Harmony Festival in Santa Rosa, June 10 & 11

Monday, May 09, 2011 12:33:00 -700

We're excited to be back in Santa Rosa, California for this years HARMONY FESTIVAL, if you're coming out to be a part of the music make sure to purchase your tickets at this LINK

"Global Reforesters" by the Jamaica Observer

Thursday, March 31, 2011 13:04:00 -700

Some recent press from The Jamaican Observer

If the text is too small you can also view the article by clicking this LINK

Marching On - GRAVITY

Wednesday, November 03, 2010 19:50:00 -700

Special shout out to our dear friend Ernesto Fernandez!

"Still we're marching on, strong inna the revolution!"

Fall Tour: See you Saturday in Santa Rosa & Sunday in Berkeley CA

Friday, October 01, 2010 19:58:00 -700

We would love to thank you all for the positive vibrations so far on tour, we're almost at the end of this run and the energy is high!

Make sure to forward this message to friends.

One Love.

Roots Organics Culture Mix 2010 mixed by Rory (Stone Love)

Thursday, June 17, 2010 21:10:00 -700

Artists In Order Of Appearance

Rootz Underground, Rory Stonelove, Junior Byles, Robert French, Busy Signal, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Richie Spice, Chuck Fenda, Taru, Luciano, Sizzla, Johnny Osbourne, Duane Stephenson, Big Yout, Tarrus Riley, Etana, Abijah, Lutan Fya, Capleton, Nas, Julian Marley, Anthony B, Norris Man, Sugar Minott.

Rootz would also like to offer our heartfelt condolences to the family of Sugar Minott, we grieve with you as we adjust to his physical absence. Music however will live on forever!

The immortal Stone Love and selector Rory, forged a reputation during the 80's and 90's in the inner city communties of Kingston Jamaica. A living legend within the soundsystem movement, Stone Love rose to the top by promoting reggae dancehall culture, Jamaica, Rastafari, and the movement to legalise marijuana. The name Stone Love came to embody the spirit of generations of reggae lovers. Many "soundboys" have "perished” at the hands of the soundsystem in now legendary soundclashes.

It was the custom in the impoverished garrison communities of Kingston for benevolent community leaders otherwise known as "Dons" (robin hood type figures to some, organised crime bosses to others) to host free weekly street dances for the people of the community. These "Dons" would provide the essential ingredient, the music, which included the soundsystem, the selector, and a wall of speakers towering above the revelers who, for a moment, could escape the harsh socio-economic and political situation and simply enjoy a night of feel good reggae music.

Many of the singers of the day would pass through the dance and show their respect for the Don and the community by toasting on the microphone and creating lyrics on the fly that were both poignant and profound.
Roots Organics, Rootz Underground, and Selecta Rory of the Stonelove Movement have created “Culture Mix 2010” to recapture the essence of the dancehall .... We invite u to light up your spliff, or just simply come with good vibes and be a part of this legendary era of reggae culture
Always remember – “Music is farming!”

Blessed Love

Jah Rootz have to Grow!

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 17:06:00 -700

POWER TO THE PEOPLE of HAITI

Thursday, February 04, 2010 08:57:00 -700

free download!

Please support Rootz Underground in our mission to bring relief and support to the people of Haiti. As a incentive to help our fans send some help, we are offering a free download of our brand new tune POWER TO THE PEOPLE from our upcoming GRAVITY album.

DONATE to the RED CROSS

Get the MP3, and the Video file for the song as our way of saying thanks for supporting us in our mission!

new album GRAVITY

Sunday, January 24, 2010 8:08:32 -700

Download it now from our online store and then send it to everyone you know :)

original painting for GRAVITY album artwork by HANNAH OTTEY

Latest Videos

Friday, January 22, 2010 1:03:27 -700

watch the videos

Rootz Underground @ SNWMF 2010

Saturday, January 01, 2000 2:55:33 -700

One love to all the Rootz Massive!

Just a message to let you know we will be coming live & direct to Northern California for two performances at this years Sierra Nevada World Music Festival 2010.

We've been away from California for a while so we're all very excited to play some music for you once again.

Also if you're in Europe and the UK, our new album "GRAVITY" will be released this June 14th on the Soulbeats Label out of France, otherwise you can download here from our E-store www.rootzunderground.com/store

Keep safe and stay with LOVE!

Stevie learning to play the harp