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Serving up an original style based in reggae, hip-hop, and dancehall (with overtones of rock, funk, and ska), a Mystic Roots Band live concert guarantees not just at music for your ears, but also a high-energy show and powerful experience you'll never forget.
This Chico-born, now San Diego-based group brings a brand new sound while embracing the nature of roots reggae wholeheartedly and performing it with smooth vocals/harmonies, energetic freestyles and beat-boxing, all over a solid groove. The music and lyrics are catchy and upbeat, yet with a powerful, positive message. The musicianship of the players is top notch and arrangements are often complex and always interesting. The band tours the U.S. full-time, playing shows with some of the biggest names in reggae, hip hop, and rock.
MRB promotes positivity and spreads a conscious message while still having a good time and keeping the party going. Fans describe MRB's music as a refreshing, energetic, and cutting-edge sound that people are immed
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Band Bio
Coot’s songs were written as a rebellious voice opposing racism. His song “Let It Go” won him a college scholarship from the late Corretta Scott King, widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Coot grew up with Shayne and studied piano from Shayne’s father, Talc. Shayne and coot had a hip-hop/R&B group together in the early 90s called The Next Dope Generation. After high school, the two of them came to attend Chico State to study Recording Arts. He then became music director for Chico State’s radio station: KCSC and began DJing heavily in the Chico scene.
Shayne introduced Coot to the original members of Mystic Roots and Coot was recruited to rock the mic in a hip-hop style. Now cootdog sings lead vocals, background vocals, plays the keyboards, kicks a mean beat-box, and continues to rock the mic with tremendous vocal ability and force.
Having established himself as a solo-hip hop entertainer, cootdog has performed with the likes of The Sugar Hill Gang, Lighter Shade of Brown, Digital Underground, Whodini, Sir Mix A Lot, Mix Master Mike of the Beastie Boys, and many othe
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Fri, September 27, 2024, 8:00 pm
Mystic Roots Band (MRB) is a Chico, CA-born, 5-piece pop reggae fusion band. With two feet solidly in reggae, the band seamlessly juggles elements of dancehall, Hip-Hop, EDM, pop, and a taste of rock. The band is always sharpening their evolving musical arrangements of vocal harmonies that are made richer by the groups’ female/male dynamic. The music and lyrics are catchy and upbeat, yet with a powerful, positive message. Attending a Mystic Roots live concert guarantees not just music for your ears, but also a high-energy show and powerful experience you’ll never forget. MRB promotes positivity and spreads a conscious message while still having a good time and keeping the party going!
The band is always on the move, accepting choice offers to play renowned music festivals and notable shows, playing support to artists such as Ziggy Marley, Michael Franti, Blink 182, Magic! Violent Femmes, 311, Matisyahu, Slightly Stoopid, Rebelution, Tribal Seeds, and more. Relentless touring and an exciting stage show have garnered a fan base from the West C
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