Roots Music News--4.23.12

Arts Around Ithaca: Week of April 23 Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun JBB has been touring the world since 2003 with their "Future Roots Music" — or reggae rhythms with hip hop, dubstep, electronic, ska and funk influences. Likewise, SRB's unique blend of roots-rock, Afro-Caribbean and reggae music continues to rise on ... See all stories on this topic »

Hopscotch Music Festival announces 2012 lineup Ticket News The Roots, an American hip-hop band, will headline the three-day event now in its third year. Every year Hopscotch brings together an extremely diverse lineup of musicians, both local and national, and as far as Canada, Sweden, Germany, Finland, ... See all stories on this topic »

Weekend 2 at Coachella: Same music, temps not so The Republic By Jessica Gelt and Gerrick Kennedy Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — Ask anyone who attended both weekends of the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival what the big difference was between the events, and you'll likely end up talking about the ... See all stories on this topic »

HOT DISH: Newcomer Jana Kramer Off to Strong Start in Country CMT.com Farm boys, not afraid of work, were homesick, but they stuck it out to make a living in the big cities while remembering the country music they grew up hearing. If we checked Jana's roots closely, I'll bet there's some Southern blood running in her ... See all stories on this topic »

Teaching Venezuelan culture through music The Sun Daily "When I play music, I take elements from all sorts of genres: jazz, electronica, African, salsa, chamber music and even pop songs of the day," he said. "But there are always roots in traditional music, and this is how the youth can develop an interest ... See all stories on this topic » The Sun Daily

Busy Signal emerges as a charismatic roots reggae artist on new album South Florida Caribbean News MIRAMAR - Better known for his sharp-spitting rhymes on hardcore dancehall hits like "Tic Toc" (remixed by MIA and Rye Rye) and "Wine Pon De Edge," Busy Signal emerges as a charismatic roots reggae artist on his forthcoming album Reggae Music Again, ... See all stories on this topic » South Florida Caribbean News

Countdown: RuPaul's 5 Best Music Videos NewNowNext But let's party with what we've got, because "Back to My Roots" is RuPaul's lost classic. A celebration of African-American beauty (disguised as a list of hair styles and hair care products), it's funny and funky and fantastic. Come on, hunty! See all stories on this topic »

What cheer? Free Range is here! Bar Harbor Times House show to dance floor describes the range of music in this year's lineup. Much is of the "In Tune By Ten" genre of original, roots-inflected musical musings on contemporary life, with some throwbacks to traditional music of the 1920s and '30s. See all stories on this topic » Bar Harbor Times

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Roots Music Report - News Article - In the past 9 days the following ... Radio Submit gives record labels and artists the ability to distribute hi bitrate broadcast quality music and promotion material to radio stations around the world ... www.rootsmusicreport.com/index.php?page=news&id=490

media-roots-music-atop-mix-161 - MEDIAROOTS – Reporting From ... MEDIA ROOTS – ATOP's new DJ set invokes the feelings of youth: stressless times, happy summers and less responsibilities. This is a mix of tunes that have ... www.mediaroots.org/media-roots-music-atop-mix-161.php

Three different deaths in music - No Depression Americana and ... The past week has seen the deaths of three giants of the music scene who probably had little else in common and ... The Americana and roots music authority ... www.nodepression.com/xn/.../2342817:BlogPost:785256?xg...

A Conversation with Ray Wylie Hubbard - No Depression ... Texas music legend Ray Wylie Hubbard comes to Tulsa this Thursday, April 26 for an intimate night of music at ... No Depression Americana and Roots Music ... www.nodepression.com/.../a-conversation-with-ray-wylie-hub...