Dukes of Roots is an intergenerational group os singers, songwriters, musicians and producers who celebrate roots reggae but with a universal accent. The music on their album released in 2024 is Jamaican in origin but international in it’s scope. Dukes of Roots consists of legendary Jamaican bassist, George “Fully” Fullwood, an architect is reggae’s development who has played with many of the music’s luminaries including Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Joe Higgs, The Mighty Diamonds, Black Uhuru, Denis Brown and Gregory Isaacs. Dukes of Roots lead singer is Mermans “Mo Faya” Mosengo; originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and now based in Los Angeles, Mermans is a featured artist with Playing For Change, a multi-media project that brings together singers and players of instruments from all over the world and he has performed with Toots Hibbert, Jackson Brown, Taj Mahal and Keb Mo, among others. On drums is Grammy Award winner, Courtney “Bam” Diedrick, one oof the most celebrated (Jamaican) drummers of this generation; a longstanding member of Damian Marley’s band, Courtney’s resume also includes collaborations with Mick Jagger, Joss Stone and Dave Stewart, Eric Clapton, Nas and Stephen Marley. Guitarist T.Rod is the main songwriter in the band. Stevie “TigerTone” Verhault is a prolific guitar player who has performed and recorded with over 140 reggae artists spanning four decades, often as a band member. Stevie is also a singer, songwriter and producer.
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