Music Style Reggae

Musical Influences The Wailers , Burning Spear

Artist History Black Roots were a powerful and potent force in the British reggae music scene throughout the Eighties and left a legacy of no less than ten albums and more than eight singles before bowing out of the public eye in the mid-'90s. Hailing from the St Paul's area of Bristol, the eight-member band quickly gained a large following by touring almost non-stop around the country, playing the nation's major colleges, universities and festivals. They quickly attracted the attention of television (with an appearance on 'In Concert') and popular radio, where live studio sessions for John Peel and David 'Kid' Jensen, eventually led to a BBC Radio 1 sessions LP. Their first releases were on the Nubian Records label and an EP containing Bristol Rock, Tribal War, The Father and The System preceded their first single, Chanting For Freedom.Their debut album, entitled simply Black Roots and released in 1983 on the Kick label, saw them make their mark immediately on the national music scene, with the black music press declaring, "a blinding debut album from the best of the new British reggae bands." It was a highly acclaimed debut for the group which consisted of Delroy Ogilvie, Cordell Francis, Errol Brown, Jabulani Ngozi, Trevor Seivwright, Kondwani Ngozi, Derrick King and Carlton 'Roots' Smith. Six of the band were Jamaican-born, while Smith and Seivwright hailed from Bath and Newport respectively. The Ngozi brothers were Rastafarians, as was lead vocalist Delroy Ogilvie, who shared the front spot with Errol Brown. The group's first single on the Kick label, Juvenile Delinquent, was taken from the album and released in the same year.

Location Bristol, Avon - United Kingdom

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