Roots

Release · MusicBrainz

Type

Album

Artist

Various Artists

First released

2012

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

41,714

Total plays

268,809

There are 3 groups with the name Roots. 1) Roots were a short-lived band comprising Barney Rachabane (alto), Dennis Mpale (trumpet), Duke Makasi (tenor), Sipho Gumede (bass), Peter Morake (drums) and Jabu Nkosi (organ). Replace Jabu Nkosi with Abdullah Ibrahim, add Basil Coetzee on sax and you have the group that recorded the seminal African Herbs LP under the direction of Abdullah Ibrahim. Roots are often cited as a key strand in the development of an indigenous afro jazz sound that links the

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Music

Genre

Alternative

Year

2015

Tracks

1

Wikidata facts

Instance of

album

Followed by

Pasajero

Follows

Somos Gitanos

Performer

Gipsy Kings

Record label

Nonesuch Records

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