Kindred the Family Soul
Usher replacing Diddy at Roots Picnic 2023
The Philly festival returns on June 3-4 at The Mann in Fairmount Park.
Roots Picnic 2023: Lauryn Hill 'Miseducation' set, Diddy, Dave Chappelle, Lil Uzi Vert & more
The lineup also includes Black Thought’s Live Mixtape ft. Eve & Busta Rhymes, Ari Lennox, City Girls, Syd, GloRilla, a Soulquarians icons set with Roy Ayers and The Isley Brothers, and more…
Erykah Badu and Jill Scott headlining Summer Spirit Festival, playing Coney Island (separately)
The 2016 Summer Spirit Festival happens August 6 & 7 at Merriweather Post Pavillion in Maryland with Erykah Badu and Janelle Monae headlining day one; and Jill Scott and The Roots headlining day two. Erykah Badu and Jill Scott are also both playing the soon-to-be-open Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk (separately).
2009 BAM Rhythm & Blues Festival @ MetroTech - lineup includes Rokia Traoré (who played LPR - pics)
Pitchfork: As the daughter of a diplomat, you must have traveled a lot. How does that experience inform your music?
Rokia Traoré: My father was not able to get all the vinyl he used to listen to with me…