Black Roots Concert History

Black Roots began their musical journey in 1979. They are based in the St Paul’s area of Bristol England. Jabulani Ngozi, one of the guitarists in the band, recalls in an interview he gave in 2004 to a French record label called Makasound, that Black Roots was formed by a group of friends that had known each other from the 60’s. They had been playing in different bands doing cover versions but after a discussion during a game of dominoes they...

Date Concert Venue Location
Jun 08, 1986
Black Roots Golddiggers Chippenham, England, United Kingdom
May 16, 1986
Black Roots Riverside Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Apr 25, 1986
Black Roots Patronaat Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
Apr 03, 1986
Black Roots Riverside Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Jul 24, 1985
Black Roots Cornwall Coliseum St Austell, England, United Kingdom
Jun 21, 1985
Black Roots

Glastonbury Festival

Worthy Farm Pilton, England, United Kingdom
Mar 08, 1985
Black Roots Assembly Hall Theatre Royal Tunbridge Wells, England, United Kingdom
Jul 29, 1983 –
Jul 31, 1983
Elephant Fayre 1983
The Cure / Roy Harper / Pirates / Benjamin Zephaniah / Clint Eastwood & General Saint / Black Roots / SPK / Robin Williamson / Rip Rig and Panic / Ivor Cutler / Laughing Academy
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Torpoint, United Kingdom
Jun 18, 1983
Black Roots

Glastonbury Festival

Worthy Farm Pilton, England, United Kingdom
Jun 17, 1983 –
Jun 19, 1983
Glastonbury Festival 1983
UB40 / Marillion / Melanie / The Chieftains / Aswad / Julian Cope / Fun Boy Three / Hunters & Collectors / Flying Pickets / A Certain Ratio / King Sunny Adé / Tom Paxton / Incantation / Juggernaut / curtis mayfield / Black Roots / The Enid / Moving Hearts / denis brown / Alexei Sayle / Kevin Brown / Alexis Korner / Jean Philippe Rykiel / Farm Band Show all bands
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Worthy Farm Pilton, England, United Kingdom
Nov 27, 1982
Small Axe / Black Roots / Ron Miller Hi-Fi / Papa Goalie / Roberto Angotti

KNAC Reggae Revolution Presents

Cove Theatre Hermosa Beach, California, United States
Jul 18, 1982
Black Roots

WOMAD Festival

Bath and West Showground Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
Jul 16, 1982 –
Jul 18, 1982
Womad 1982
Peter Gabriel / Simple Minds / Echo & the Bunnymen / The English Beat / The Chieftains / Rico / Pigbag / Robert Fripp / Jon Hassell / Talisman / 23 Skidoo / Black Roots / Shankar / Electric Guitars / Rip Rig and Panic / Prince Nico Mbarga / Imrat Khan / The Drummers Of Burundi / Don Cherry / King Trigger / Ekome / Sasono Mulyo / Salsa De Hoy / Ok Jive Show all bands
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Royal Bath & West Showground Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom

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Glastonbury Festival 1983
Jun 17 - 19, 1983
 Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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Glastonbury Festival 1983
Jun 17 - 19, 1983
 Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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Glastonbury Festival 1983 on Jun 17, 1983 [682-small]

Glastonbury Festival 1983
Jun 17 - 19, 1983
 Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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