Jah Roots
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Jah Roots was a reggae
band from Springfield, Missouri
. The band was active from 2001 to 2009. They produced records under the independent label GanJah Records. The band released several albums and has a local and international following. Jah Roots broke up in 2009, with Lead Singer/Songwriter Josh Heinrichs
(who wrote the majority of Jah Roots material) carrying on playing Jah Roots favorites and new material.
In 2005 they released 2 albums More Herbs for the Youth and Babylon Weak Heart w/ Baddaflexx.
Their fourth album titled Crucial
was released in 2006, and was a Billboard Charts
Top 100 Reggae album as well as being listed in the "Top Ten Reggae Albums of 2007" on the island of Guam
.
In April 2008 their fifth album Joy
was released, it charted on the "Billboard charts
Top 100 Reggae Albums" as well. For this album they were joined by reggae
guitarist Junior Marvin
– who served as lead guitarist for Bob Marley & The Wailers
from 1977-1980. Joy featured "Ganja Weed", which won "Best Reggae Song 2008" by the Global Marijuana Music Awards.
Jah Roots has toured with Grammy Award winning artists, Damian Marley
, Stephen Marley
, Bunny Wailer
. Have shared the stage with Luciano (singer)
, George Clinton (musician)
, H.R.
, Morgan Heritage
, EOTO
, Soldiers of Jah Army
, Groundation
, The Itals
, Anthony B
, Culture (band)
, Capleton
, The Beat (band)
, Ky-Mani Marley
and many more over the years. They have played at South by Southwest
'07 & festivals such as: Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival
, Summer Camp Music Festival
, Chicago
Reggae Fest, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Reggae Fest, Dayton, Ohio
Reggae Fest, San Antonio Reggae Fest, Schwagstock
and were becoming regulars at the Austin Reggae Festival.
The band is very good friends with and also toured regularly with Cas Haley
from America's Got Talent
In May/June 2009 it was announced that lead singer Josh Heinrichs would release a solo album in 2009. His solo EP "Things Change" was released on July 6 exclusively on iTunes
, ThePier.org & CD Baby
. "The six-song EP, titled "Things Change", is an acoustic record with some backing instrumentation from members of "The Soul Riddim Band"(Richard Faught) and "77 Jefferson"(Miles Brown).
Two singles from the album, "Things Change" & "Joy" hit #1 & #2 on CD Baby
Reggae Charts the first week of September 2009, staying there for over 3 weeks, while the whole album peaked at #3 behind artists like Burning Spear
.
In June 2009 it was announced that Cas Haley
& former Jah Roots lead singer, Josh Heinrichs, would release "Favorites", a collection of modern and classic reggae favorites redone by Haley and Heinrichs. Announced to be released in late summer 2009 by Big Karma Records, the album was postponed to due to Producer, Jim Slaton's unexpected death from a heart attack in August 2009. The album currently has no release date. The album can be downloaded for free at http://www.archive.org/details/CasHaleyJoshHeinrichsfavorites . The album was mastered by Rob Fraboni who also produced and mastered artists such as Bob Marley
, Bob Dylan
, Eric Clapton
, The Rolling Stones
, Etta James
,etc...
In July 2009 Heinrichs released a statement via his Myspace confirming he had a new backing band together "The Soul Riddim Band" and would soon start touring again, playing all of his original songs he wrote while in Jah Roots and new songs.
In October 2009, Heinrichs toured Hawaii to great reception, playing The Kulia Roots Fest with Ooklah The Moc, Stranger, Inna Vision and more reggae bands to help preserve the Hawaiian language. He also appeared on the television show "HI Surveillance"
In April 2010, Heinrichs released a statement via his Facebook & Myspace pages confirming he had been working on a new album to be released in summer 2010. The album, "Josh Heinrichs & Friends" would feature Bob Marley
's life long bass player, Aston Barrett
, members of Katchafire
, The Green, Inna Vision, Clear Conscience, 77 Jefferson & Cas Haley
The first single "These Days" with 77 Jefferson from the album "Josh Heinrichs and Friends" was released on iTunes September 22, 2009. This collaboration is what initiated a full album of duets to be made between Heinrichs & other reggae artists.
The second single "New Love" with Clear Conscience from the album "Josh Heinrichs and Friends" was released on iTunes April 21, 2010. It debuted in iTunes Top 200 Reggae albums.
In June 2010, Heinrichs toured Hawaii for the second time, this time with Cas Haley
playing shows on Oahu & The Big Island. While on tour they appeared on several local radio programs and the television morning news portion of Hawaii News Now
.
In July 2010, Heinrichs released the album "Live in Hawaii". It debuted at #41 on iTunes Top 200 selling reggae albums. The album was officially released on July 2, 2010.
On September 28, 2010, Heinrichs released "Josh Heinrichs & Friends" with it debuting on iTunes Top 200 best selling reggae albums at #4. The album also debuted in Amazon.com
's Top 20 Best Selling Reggae albums. The album also debuted on iTunes Top 200 Best Selling Reggae album's in Norway & Italy.
The bands singer, Josh Heinrichs, is quoted in an interview saying this about their album distribution "Before MySpace
and before we were able to put our music up for free download online we used to all go home and burn tons of copies of our albums off and give them away for free. We gave away 1000's of CD's this way and it really made a huge difference in the attendance at our live shows and then when we were actually able to put out our first real album Crucial (album)
our fans were totally willing to help us out and throw down $10. They had already heard the music and liked it." The band also mailed CDs to fans in Europe
, Asia
and South America
.
, a documentary interrogating the American music industry. The film also features Noam Chomsky
, Les Paul
, Buckethead
, Canned Heat
, Johnny Winter
, Jackson Browne
, Little Feat
, Sonic Youth
and many more.
In 2009, Heinrichs appeared on "HI Surveillance" a Hawaiian Television show. In a 30 minute documentary style feature on the Kulia Roots Fest, a benefit concert/festival held every year for the Hawaiian Language.
In winter 2009, Heinrichs also made his first national television appearance on WGN-TV
mid-day news. Heinrichs was featured and played 3 songs live on national television.
In June 2010, Heinrichs was featured on Hawaii News Now
with Cas Haley
to promote their Hawaii tour together.
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
band from Springfield, Missouri
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of...
. The band was active from 2001 to 2009. They produced records under the independent label GanJah Records. The band released several albums and has a local and international following. Jah Roots broke up in 2009, with Lead Singer/Songwriter Josh Heinrichs
Josh Heinrichs
Josh Heinrichs is an American reggae singer/songwriter who was the former lead singer of internationally known indie reggae band, Jah Roots. Since leaving the band in 2008, Heinrichs has launched a solo career with an iTunes Top 5 Best Selling Reggae album....
(who wrote the majority of Jah Roots material) carrying on playing Jah Roots favorites and new material.
History
Jah Roots recorded its first album, Steppin Out Of Babylon in 2002.In 2005 they released 2 albums More Herbs for the Youth and Babylon Weak Heart w/ Baddaflexx.
Their fourth album titled Crucial
Crucial (album)
Crucial is the fourth album release by the Missouri based reggae band Jah Roots. It was released in 2006, was a Billboard Top 100 Best Selling Reggae album for 2006, and was listed in the "Top Ten Reggae Albums of 2007" on the island of Guam....
was released in 2006, and was a Billboard Charts
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
Top 100 Reggae album as well as being listed in the "Top Ten Reggae Albums of 2007" on the island of Guam
Guam
Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...
.
In April 2008 their fifth album Joy
Joy (Jah Roots album)
Jah Roots has released a fifth album, Joy. It was recorded at LION and FOX Recording Studios, released in April 2008, and charted on iTunes Top 100 Reggae Albums...
was released, it charted on the "Billboard charts
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
Top 100 Reggae Albums" as well. For this album they were joined by reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
guitarist Junior Marvin
Junior Marvin
Junior Marvin also known as Junior Marvin-Hanson, Junior Hanson and Junior Kerr. He is a Jamaican born guitarist and singer and is best known for his association with Bob Marley and The Wailers. He started his career as Junior Marvin with the band Hanson in 1973...
– who served as lead guitarist for Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers were a Jamaican reggae, ska and rocksteady band formed by Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer in 1963. Additional members were Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, Cherry Smith and Aston and Carlton Barrett...
from 1977-1980. Joy featured "Ganja Weed", which won "Best Reggae Song 2008" by the Global Marijuana Music Awards.
Jah Roots has toured with Grammy Award winning artists, Damian Marley
Damian Marley
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley is a Jamaican reggae artist who has won three Grammy awards. Damian is the youngest son of Bob Marley....
, Stephen Marley
Stephen Marley (musician)
Stephen Robert Nesta "Raggamuffin" Marley is a Jamaican American musician and the son of reggae legend Bob Marley and his wife Rita Marley. He is a five-time Grammy award winner as an artist, producer, and member of Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers.-Life and career:Marley was born in Wilmington,...
, Bunny Wailer
Bunny Wailer
Bunny Wailer, , also known as Bunny Livingston and affectionately as Jah B, is a singer songwriter and percussionist and was an original member of reggae group The Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh...
. Have shared the stage with Luciano (singer)
Luciano (singer)
Luciano is a Jamaican second generation roots reggae artist and poet....
, George Clinton (musician)
George Clinton (musician)
George Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and launched a solo career in 1981. He has been cited as one of the foremost...
, H.R.
H.R.
H.R. is the stage name of Paul D. Hudson, the lead singer of the hardcore punk band Bad Brains. His vocals can be quite diverse, ranging from a rapid-fire nasal whine, to feral growling and screeches, to smooth near-crooning or staccato reggae rhymes...
, Morgan Heritage
Morgan Heritage
Morgan Heritage is a reggae band formed in 1994 by five children of reggae artist Denroy Morgan, namely Peter Morgan, Una Morgan, Roy "Gramps" Morgan, Nakhamyah "Lukes" Morgan and Memmalatel "Mr. Mojo" Morgan. In two decades, they have had a number of successful reggae albums.-Career:Morgan...
, EOTO
EOTO
-Description:The band's music is created live and without prerecorded loops.The band formed in 2006 as a side project of The String Cheese Incident incorporating looper pedals, like Echoplex and the DJ program Ableton. According to one reviewer, the duo sets their live instruments free and take on...
, Soldiers of Jah Army
Soldiers of Jah Army
Soldiers of Jah Army is a band based in Arlington, Virginia in the Northern Virginia / Washington D.C. area. Starting as an active band in 1997, their music is produced under the record label Innerloop.-Biography:...
, Groundation
Groundation
Groundation is an American roots reggae band with jazz and dub influences from Sonoma County in Northern California.-History:Formed in the fall of 1998 by Harrison Stafford, Marcus Urani, and Ryan Newman, Groundation began on the campus of Sonoma State University's Jazz Program...
, The Itals
The Itals
The Itals are a Jamaican reggae vocal group formed in 1976 by Alvin "Keith" Porter, Ronnie Davis, and Lloyd Ricketts , all of whom had previously also recorded as solo artists. All three had worked together in the late 1960s in The Westmorelites...
, Anthony B
Anthony B
Anthony B is the stage name of Keith Blair , a Jamaican musician and member of the Rastafari movement....
, Culture (band)
Culture (band)
Culture was a Jamaican roots reggae group founded in 1976. Originally they were known as the African Disciples.The members of the trio were Joseph Hill , Albert Walker and Kenneth Dayes ....
, Capleton
Capleton
Capleton is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist. He is also referred to as King Shango, King David, The Fireman and The Prophet. His record label is called David House Productions...
, The Beat (band)
The Beat (band)
The Beat are a 2 Tone ska revival band founded in England in 1978. Their songs fuse ska, pop, soul, reggae and punk rock, and their lyrics deal with themes of love, unity and sociopolitical topics....
, Ky-Mani Marley
Ky-Mani Marley
Ky-mani is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist whose east African name means Adventurous Traveler. The only child of table tennis champion Anita Belnavis and reggae icon Bob Marley, Ky-mani Marley was born in Falmouth, Jamaica...
and many more over the years. They have played at South by Southwest
South by Southwest
South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
'07 & festivals such as: Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival
Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival
Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival is a four-day music festival held in early June at Mulberry Mountain near Ozark, Arkansas. The festival has been held annually since 2004....
, Summer Camp Music Festival
Summer Camp Music Festival
Summer Camp Music Festival is a jam music festival held each Memorial Day weekend at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, Illinois. Developed by concert producer Ian Goldberg of Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment, the first year of the festival was 2001...
, Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
Reggae Fest, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
Reggae Fest, Dayton, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
Reggae Fest, San Antonio Reggae Fest, Schwagstock
Schwagstock
Schwagstock is a music festival that takes place over the course of a weekend in an outdoor setting, and is intended to carry on the vibe of the Woodstock festival. Food, trinkets, glassware, carvings, beads, blankets, tie-dye clothing, and many other handmade and hippie-appeal items are available...
and were becoming regulars at the Austin Reggae Festival.
The band is very good friends with and also toured regularly with Cas Haley
Cas Haley
Cas Haley is an American singer/guitarist who was the runner-up on Season 2 of America's Got Talent.-Career:His self-titled album charted as the #8 Best selling reggae album of 2008 on the Billboard Charts....
from America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent is an American reality television series on the NBC television network, and part of the global British Got Talent franchise. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of...
2009 break up / Indefinite hiatus
In Spring 2009 the band announced it was going on "Indefinite Hiatus" due to members wanting more family time & personal creative differences. Lead Singer and Songwriter Josh Heinrichs is quoted as saying "There were many factors to the break-up of Jah Roots. To be very honest after close to six years on the road together I had just had enough of being away from my family and missing birthdays and important events in my life. With my solo career I am now able to include my family A LOT more in my traveling and touring and haven't missed a birthday since the breakup. Also there were financial discrepancies and management difficulties that were intolerable. There had been many disagreements for the past five years and I was very unhappy with a lot of the decisions being made about the future of Jah Roots. I decided it was time to break free & do my own thing."In May/June 2009 it was announced that lead singer Josh Heinrichs would release a solo album in 2009. His solo EP "Things Change" was released on July 6 exclusively on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
, ThePier.org & CD Baby
CD Baby
CD Baby is an online music store specializing in the sale of CDs and digital music downloads from independent musicians to consumers. The company is also a digital aggregator of independent music recordings, distributing content to several online digital music retailers.CD Baby has achieved recent...
. "The six-song EP, titled "Things Change", is an acoustic record with some backing instrumentation from members of "The Soul Riddim Band"(Richard Faught) and "77 Jefferson"(Miles Brown).
Two singles from the album, "Things Change" & "Joy" hit #1 & #2 on CD Baby
CD Baby
CD Baby is an online music store specializing in the sale of CDs and digital music downloads from independent musicians to consumers. The company is also a digital aggregator of independent music recordings, distributing content to several online digital music retailers.CD Baby has achieved recent...
Reggae Charts the first week of September 2009, staying there for over 3 weeks, while the whole album peaked at #3 behind artists like Burning Spear
Burning Spear
Winston Rodney, OD , also known as Burning Spear, is a Jamaican roots reggae singer and musician. Burning Spear is known for his Rastafari movement messages.-History:...
.
In June 2009 it was announced that Cas Haley
Cas Haley
Cas Haley is an American singer/guitarist who was the runner-up on Season 2 of America's Got Talent.-Career:His self-titled album charted as the #8 Best selling reggae album of 2008 on the Billboard Charts....
& former Jah Roots lead singer, Josh Heinrichs, would release "Favorites", a collection of modern and classic reggae favorites redone by Haley and Heinrichs. Announced to be released in late summer 2009 by Big Karma Records, the album was postponed to due to Producer, Jim Slaton's unexpected death from a heart attack in August 2009. The album currently has no release date. The album can be downloaded for free at http://www.archive.org/details/CasHaleyJoshHeinrichsfavorites . The album was mastered by Rob Fraboni who also produced and mastered artists such as Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
, Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and...
, The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
, Etta James
Etta James
Etta James is an American blues, soul, rhythm and blues , rock and roll, gospel and jazz singer. In the 1950s and 1960s, she had her biggest success as a blues and R&B singer...
,etc...
In July 2009 Heinrichs released a statement via his Myspace confirming he had a new backing band together "The Soul Riddim Band" and would soon start touring again, playing all of his original songs he wrote while in Jah Roots and new songs.
In October 2009, Heinrichs toured Hawaii to great reception, playing The Kulia Roots Fest with Ooklah The Moc, Stranger, Inna Vision and more reggae bands to help preserve the Hawaiian language. He also appeared on the television show "HI Surveillance"
In April 2010, Heinrichs released a statement via his Facebook & Myspace pages confirming he had been working on a new album to be released in summer 2010. The album, "Josh Heinrichs & Friends" would feature Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
's life long bass player, Aston Barrett
Aston Barrett
Aston Barrett , often called "Family Man" or "Fams" for short, is a Jamaican bass player and Rastafarian.-Biography:...
, members of Katchafire
Katchafire
Katchafire is a New Zealand roots reggae band from Hamilton, New Zealand.Katchafire formed in 1997 as a Bob Marley tribute band and later began writing and performing their own songs...
, The Green, Inna Vision, Clear Conscience, 77 Jefferson & Cas Haley
Cas Haley
Cas Haley is an American singer/guitarist who was the runner-up on Season 2 of America's Got Talent.-Career:His self-titled album charted as the #8 Best selling reggae album of 2008 on the Billboard Charts....
The first single "These Days" with 77 Jefferson from the album "Josh Heinrichs and Friends" was released on iTunes September 22, 2009. This collaboration is what initiated a full album of duets to be made between Heinrichs & other reggae artists.
The second single "New Love" with Clear Conscience from the album "Josh Heinrichs and Friends" was released on iTunes April 21, 2010. It debuted in iTunes Top 200 Reggae albums.
In June 2010, Heinrichs toured Hawaii for the second time, this time with Cas Haley
Cas Haley
Cas Haley is an American singer/guitarist who was the runner-up on Season 2 of America's Got Talent.-Career:His self-titled album charted as the #8 Best selling reggae album of 2008 on the Billboard Charts....
playing shows on Oahu & The Big Island. While on tour they appeared on several local radio programs and the television morning news portion of Hawaii News Now
Hawaii News Now
Hawaii News Now is the name of the news department shared by three Honolulu, Hawaii television outlets, KGMB, KFVE and KHNL. The newscasts are produced by Raycom Media, which owns and operates KGMB and KHNL and shares studios with KFVE through a local marketing agreement.-Background:The origins of...
.
In July 2010, Heinrichs released the album "Live in Hawaii". It debuted at #41 on iTunes Top 200 selling reggae albums. The album was officially released on July 2, 2010.
On September 28, 2010, Heinrichs released "Josh Heinrichs & Friends" with it debuting on iTunes Top 200 best selling reggae albums at #4. The album also debuted in Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
's Top 20 Best Selling Reggae albums. The album also debuted on iTunes Top 200 Best Selling Reggae album's in Norway & Italy.
Early distribution
Jah Roots initially promoted itself with free record distribution to build a wider audience base and increase concert attendance.The bands singer, Josh Heinrichs, is quoted in an interview saying this about their album distribution "Before MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
and before we were able to put our music up for free download online we used to all go home and burn tons of copies of our albums off and give them away for free. We gave away 1000's of CD's this way and it really made a huge difference in the attendance at our live shows and then when we were actually able to put out our first real album Crucial (album)
Crucial (album)
Crucial is the fourth album release by the Missouri based reggae band Jah Roots. It was released in 2006, was a Billboard Top 100 Best Selling Reggae album for 2006, and was listed in the "Top Ten Reggae Albums of 2007" on the island of Guam....
our fans were totally willing to help us out and throw down $10. They had already heard the music and liked it." The band also mailed CDs to fans in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
and South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
.
Motion picture and television appearances
In 2008, Jah Roots entered the motion picture scene with an appearance on American Music: Off the RecordAmerican Music: Off the Record
American Music: Off the Record is a 2008 documentary that features theorists Noam Chomsky and Douglas Rushkoff in an interrogation of the American music industry....
, a documentary interrogating the American music industry. The film also features Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky
Avram Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and activist. He is an Institute Professor and Professor in the Department of Linguistics & Philosophy at MIT, where he has worked for over 50 years. Chomsky has been described as the "father of modern linguistics" and...
, Les Paul
Les Paul
Lester William Polsfuss —known as Les Paul—was an American jazz and country guitarist, songwriter and inventor. He was a pioneer in the development of the solid-body electric guitar which made the sound of rock and roll possible. He is credited with many recording innovations...
, Buckethead
Buckethead
Brian Carroll , better known by his stage name Buckethead, is a guitarist and multi instrumentalist who has worked within several genres of music. He has released 34 studio albums, four special releases and one EP. He has performed on over 50 more albums by other artists...
, Canned Heat
Canned Heat
Canned Heat is a blues-rock/boogie rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California in 1965. The group has been noted for its own interpretations of blues material as well as for efforts to promote the interest in this type of music and its original artists...
, Johnny Winter
Johnny Winter
John Dawson "Johnny" Winter III is an American blues guitarist, singer, and producer. Best known for his late 1960s and 1970s high-energy blues-rock albums and live performances, Winter also produced three Grammy Award-winning albums for blues legend Muddy Waters...
, Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne is an American singer-songwriter and musician who has sold over 17 million albums in the United States alone....
, Little Feat
Little Feat
Little Feat is an American rock band formed by singer-songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist Lowell George and keyboardist Bill Payne in 1969 in Los Angeles....
, Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...
and many more.
In 2009, Heinrichs appeared on "HI Surveillance" a Hawaiian Television show. In a 30 minute documentary style feature on the Kulia Roots Fest, a benefit concert/festival held every year for the Hawaiian Language.
In winter 2009, Heinrichs also made his first national television appearance on WGN-TV
WGN-TV
WGN-TV, virtual channel 9 , is the CW-affiliated television station in Chicago, Illinois built, signed on, and owned by the Tribune Company. WGN-TV's studios and offices are located at 2501 W...
mid-day news. Heinrichs was featured and played 3 songs live on national television.
In June 2010, Heinrichs was featured on Hawaii News Now
Hawaii News Now
Hawaii News Now is the name of the news department shared by three Honolulu, Hawaii television outlets, KGMB, KFVE and KHNL. The newscasts are produced by Raycom Media, which owns and operates KGMB and KHNL and shares studios with KFVE through a local marketing agreement.-Background:The origins of...
with Cas Haley
Cas Haley
Cas Haley is an American singer/guitarist who was the runner-up on Season 2 of America's Got Talent.-Career:His self-titled album charted as the #8 Best selling reggae album of 2008 on the Billboard Charts....
to promote their Hawaii tour together.
Video
- Interview with Jah Roots in Denver,CO (video)
- Josh Heinrichs on Hawaii Television show "HI Surveillance" (video)
- Josh Heinrichs on WGN National News in Chicago,IL
- Josh Heinrichs & Cas Haley on Hawaii News Now
Members
- Josh HeinrichsJosh HeinrichsJosh Heinrichs is an American reggae singer/songwriter who was the former lead singer of internationally known indie reggae band, Jah Roots. Since leaving the band in 2008, Heinrichs has launched a solo career with an iTunes Top 5 Best Selling Reggae album....
(lead vocals, guitar) - Kyle "Baddaflexx" Bell (dj vocals 2002-2006)
- Steve "Cheese" Washburn (bass)
- Eric "Tico" Groves (drums)
- Josh Nail (percussion)
- Mike Hulsey (lead guitar/keyboards)
- Aaron "I-Ron" Berger (dj vocals 2006-2008)
- Grant Maledy (saxophone)
- Phil Quidort (trumpet, trombone)
Discography
- Steppin' Out Of Babylon (2002)
- More Herbs for the Youth (2005)
- Babylon Weak Heart w/ Baddaflexx (2005)
- Crucial (album)Crucial (album)Crucial is the fourth album release by the Missouri based reggae band Jah Roots. It was released in 2006, was a Billboard Top 100 Best Selling Reggae album for 2006, and was listed in the "Top Ten Reggae Albums of 2007" on the island of Guam....
(2006) - Joy (Jah Roots album)Joy (Jah Roots album)Jah Roots has released a fifth album, Joy. It was recorded at LION and FOX Recording Studios, released in April 2008, and charted on iTunes Top 100 Reggae Albums...
(2008)
Solo albums
- Josh Heinrichs ""Things Change"" EP (2009)
- Josh Heinrichs with Cas HaleyCas HaleyCas Haley is an American singer/guitarist who was the runner-up on Season 2 of America's Got Talent.-Career:His self-titled album charted as the #8 Best selling reggae album of 2008 on the Billboard Charts....
""Favorites"" (2009) - Josh Heinrichs with 77 Jefferson ""These Days"" Single (2009)
- Josh Heinrichs with Clear Conscience ""New Love"" Single (2010)
- Josh Heinrichs ""Live in Hawaii"" LP (2010)
- Josh Heinrichs ""Josh Heinrichs & Friends"" LP (2010)
- Josh Heinrichs ""Jah Roots"" LP (2011)