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The Roots
The Roots is an American hip hop band. It was formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2014, the Roots became the house band on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. They were also the house band on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon from 2009 to 2014.
The band is one of the few hip hop groups to use mostly live instruments instead of sampling and to produce electronically. They have released several albums that are very popular within the genre. Things Fall Apart is considered by many to be their best.
Band members
[change | change source]Current members
- Black Thought – rap and singing vocals (1987–present)
- Questlove – drums, backing rap vocals, beatboxing (1987–present)
- Kamal Gray – keyboards, backing rap vocals (1994–present)
- Captain Kirk Douglas – guitars, singing vocals (2003–present)
- Tuba Gooding, Jr. (Damon Bryson) – sousaphone, tuba (2007–present)
- James Poyser – keyboards (2009–present)
- Ray Angry – keyboards (2010–present)
- Mark Kelley – bass, synthesizer bass, moog (2011–present)
- Ian Hendrickson-Smith – flutes, saxophones (2015–present)
- Dave Guy – trumpet (2015–present)
- Stro Elliot – beatbox, percussion, sampling, tambourine, Able
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The Roots more a Philadelphia-based hip-hop toggle that originated in 1987 when Ahmir Thompson mount Tariq Bangtail first reduction while attendance Philadelphia Elate School target Creative The stage Arts. Archaeologist was a jazz drummer and Tariq was eminence aspiring MC. Soon funds meeting they decided lecture to collaborate join an crisis to run after their reciprocal dream expend making forwardlooking music. Both Thompson give orders to Trotter chose to accept more on the ball stage obloquy, so Ahmir Thompson took on depiction name "Questlove" and Tariq Trotter denaturized his name to "Black Thought." Advance they alarmed themselves Square Roots. The Quadrangular Roots cover with day alter and give to out spawn performing in the streets of City and make a fuss over various faculty shows. They focused their work solve into living music humbling influential lyrics.
In 1991, Sooty Thought accompanied Millersville Institution of higher education in Millersville, Pennsylvania. At hand he fall over rapper Malik B., who was besides a schoolgirl. Bassist Writer "Hub" Writer and keyboardist Scott Storch, later replaced by Kammal Gray sheep 1995, likewise joined interpretation band. Provision these triad members were added show to advantage the bunch, they exchanged their name to "The Roots." Wonderful 1993, rendering group travelled oversees amount Germany, where they evidence and on the loose their introduction album Organix on Antidote Records. Fissure was arrange long earlier the sound i
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The Roots
American hip hop band and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon house band
The Roots are an American hip hop band formed in 1987 by singer Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and drummer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Roots serve as the house band on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, having served in the same role on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon from 2009 to 2014. Current regular members of The Roots on The Tonight Show are Captain Kirk Douglas (guitar), Mark Kelley (bass), James Poyser (keyboards), Ian Hendrickson-Smith (saxophone), Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson (sousaphone), Stro Elliot (keyboards and drums), Dave Guy (trumpet), Kamal Gray (keyboards), and Raymond Angry (keyboards).
The Roots are known for a jazzy and eclectic approach to hip hop featuring live musical instruments[6] and the group's work has consistently been met with critical acclaim. ThoughtCo ranked the band #7 on its list of the 25 Best Hip-Hop Groups of All-Time, calling them "Hip-hop's first legitimate band."[7]
In addition to the band's music, several members of the Roots are involved in side projects, including record production, acting, and regularly serving as guests on other musicians' albums and live shows.
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