{"id":52492,"date":"2012-06-08T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2012-06-08T06:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=52492"},"modified":"2012-06-08T11:03:40","modified_gmt":"2012-06-08T09:03:40","slug":"video-the-roots-live-montreux-jazz-fest-1994","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/video-the-roots-live-montreux-jazz-fest-1994\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: The Roots Live @ Montreux Jazz Fest (1994)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JyplQKH3ZTc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Super vintage &amp; super dope.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This is truly one of the earliest Roots shows you will ever experience. In this baby version of The Roots, the talented Nikki Yeoh handled the duties on piano and keyboards, a very talkative (!) Hub slapped the bass, while an energetic kid by the name of Black Thought was joined by Malik B to rock the mic (a rare treat to see them perform a full set together). If this mastered soundboard recording wasn\u2019t enough, as a bonus, we\u2019re also premiering nearly 10 min of high quality video from the show for the first time.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Download the full audio of the show <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itsallthewaylive.net\/2012\/06\/the-roots-live-montreux-jazz-festival-7-4-94\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.okayplayer.com\" target=\"_blank\">OKP<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Super vintage &amp; super dope. 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