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Rahzel & Roots Disciples at Road to Rendezvous
Join us on March 4 for day 1 of 2023's Road to Rendezvous. Rahzel & Roots Disciples will kick it all off.
About Rahzel & Roots Disciples
Featuring three-time Grammy winner, long-time member of The ROOTS, the undisputed world Beat Box Champion RAHZEL and renowned musicians of The Weeknd, Nas, DJ Premier, Jose James, Chance the Rapper touring bands.
Witness Rahzel deliver original and iconic hits live on stage with one of the world’s most unique new live bands. Rahzel’s unique vocal style and innovative musical expressions have made him one of the most exciting, critically acclaimed, and sought-after performers of our time.
The new group, appropriately called RAHZEL & ROOTS DISCIPLES are raising the roof with their incredible show. They resuscitate audiences with a high-energy performance of classic hits, original compositions by Bjork and a few other surprises. The new group is a compilation of Rahzel’s musical journey through out his 20 plus years career.
ROOTS DISCIPLES is the brainchild of three-time Grammy winner Rahzel, the astonishing voice/beatboxer featuring musicians from The Weeknd, Chance the Rapper, Jose James, Nas, DJ Premier and Lauryn Hill.
Since The Roots formation, Rahzel has gone on to collaborations with Bjork, Sean Paul, Erykah Badu, Ben Harper, Common, Everlast, and many other superstars in the music industry.
Rahzel is considered one of the founders of beatboxing as we know it today; he has been beatboxing since the early 1980's and released his iconic debut album "Make the Music 2000" in 1999, which is known as one of the most influential beatboxing albums of all time.
Rahzel’s remarkable vocal technic and singing style is one of the world’s greatest musical treasures. Undoubtedly one of the most influential artists in modern music, his unique vocal technics - acrobatically skillful, innovative musical expressions re-defined the art of beatboxing make him one of the most exciting and critically acclaimed performers and the king of rapid-fire wit with three Grammy awards, seven more Grammy nominations, scores of international music awards, and popular accolades around the world.
Rahzel does not play any instruments; HE IS THE INSTRUMENT!! He knows how to imitate every sound, every instrument. Rahzel’ s singular ability to re-create full songs without instrumentation, sing a chorus and provide the musical melody simultaneously, and invoke a plethora of sound effects on a whim creates an inimitable visual and sound experience. He mimics the sounds of all manner of instruments with such uncanny accuracy. His improvisations go well beyond those constraints covering everything from Hip Hop, Pop, RnB, and Jazz to electronic music which has won over audiences around the world. One leaving audiences across 40 countries, 350 cities stunned and hungry for more, as evidenced by the collective 30 million+ you tube hits thus far.
Rahzel is most popularly known as a member one of the greatest Hip Hop acts of all time and one of the best live bands of any genre: the Roots. This has lent his talents to musical artists of all genres. He is also member of Mike Patton’s (Faith No More) Peeping Tom. A highly sought after vocalist, Rahzel has written, collaborated, toured and performed with everyone including, Beastie Boys, Beck, Bjork (co-produced and featured on her Medúlla album), Bobby McFerrin, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Bootsy Collins, Branford Marsalis, Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Dave Chappelle, Faith no More, John Legend, Lou Reed, Michelle N'Degeocello, Maroon 5, Norah Jones, Patti Smith, Phillip Glass, Snoop Dogg, Roni Size, world-renowned electronic visual artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Toots and the Maytals, The Crystal Method, and The Who.
Touring as RAHZEL & ROOTS DISCIPLES are Rahzel (vocals), Stephan Kondert (bass), Jharis Yokely (drums), Jordan Peters (guitar) and Ben Jamal Hoffman (keyboard).
This is an opportunity to hear some of RAHZEL’s most loved hits, guest appearances and solo work, played live by some of the finest young musicians on the circuit today. Among their top hits include songs: “The Next Movement,” “The Seed,” “You Got Me,” “Proceed”, “100 Dundee”, “What they do”, Bjork/Rahzel’s “Where is the line,” “all I need” (Rahzel), a Wu Tang Clan Medley and much more!
About Road to Rendezvous
Great bands entertain the crowds every Saturday in March in this unforgettable, sunny location, slopeside under the Tram. Take one last run down the mountain then enjoy free live music right under the Tram.