The Roots delivered an electrifying performance at the Peninsula Summer Music Festival, showcasing their diverse musical influences and incredible energy.
Sidney Myer Music Bowl, January 1 Just when I thought I knew hip-hop, The Roots came to Melbourne and spun it around to see it from so many angles, it was dizzying.With a 10-man line-up that includes original founders Tariq ‘“Black Thought” Trotter on lead vocals and Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson on drums – not forgetting the showmanship of Damon Bryson (aka “Tuba Gooding jnr”) – the sheer energy of the band is enthralling.
Within seconds of them walking on stage, people are jumping and raising their hands as the band pulls them into hip-hop that dips into funk, visits reggae, toys with psychedelia and constantly calls on jazz.with the lift and fall of its slow-burn piano chimes and chorus crescendo.(named after Chinua Achebe’s seminal novel of the same name), and it’s just one of the many tracks The Roots call upon from their extensive back catalogue stretching to the ’80s.Before he signs off, Trotter calls The Roots the most hardworking band, and it’s hard to deny. His constant rapping and rhyming, all with fine-tuned breath control, barely lets up throughout the show. Questlove bobble-heads to the beat of his drums and never quits until the moment the music ends, when he stands to throw his sticks into the crowd.Bringing the breathtaking vistas of the Mornington Peninsula together with astutely selected fine music, the Peninsula Summer Music Festival remains a deservedly popular and enticing holiday proposition.Once again, seasoned artistic co-directors Melissa Doecke and Ben Opie have ensured this year’s festival celebrates its longstanding strengths, especially the encouragement of emerging performers and the promotion of new Australian music. Rising musical stars featured in the festival curtain raiser, the first of three concerts under the umbrella of the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestr
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