Bio

Musician/Producer/Engineer If you could put his style and voice into words, it would be mystical. A combination of earthliness and talent, display his notable blending of voice, artistry and taste. Richie Roots styling is pure and smooth. The flow is effortless. This Black Mind recording artist, his musical journey with Winston(Merri Tone)Blake, and sang on stages with bands like Zap Pow, Inner Circles, Charles Hanna And The Graduates, Hells Angel, and sang with artists like Dennis Brown, and Jacob Miller.But because of him being in the army, his flexibility was limited . Richie Roots migrated to the US in 1980. . He started singing in dance halls with sounds like Black Ovation, Silverado, Fatal Attraction, Jamerican, Pappa Moke High Power, and Down Beat The Ruler, and on stages with band like Exchange, Music Masters and others, he performed with artists like Dennis Brown, jacob Miller, Jose Whales, Nicodemus, Ninja Man, Tiger, Victor Ranks, Mad Cobra, Lecturer, Prince Pankhi, Ragga Lox, Horace Andy, Glen Washington, Half Pint, and others. Richie Roots created the Black Mind Label and recorded his first song, "Loving You", followed by, "Fight With All My Might", "Hi Hello", and his hit single, "Cruising". All recorded and mixed at Phillip Smart's HC&F studio. He then went behind the scene to build his studio and to help in the development of other artists 1997 mark the launch of Black Mind Recording, the company, as an opportunity for him to showcase his music and talent, as he write, sing, arrange, and produce. Working deligently in front and behind the scene proved advantageous for him in developing his own style of music. When not in th studio working, he enjoy reading, and listening to music. Richie Roots is being played throughout Europe, and is especially popular on Portugal radio stations. His latest album, "Know The King", will bring him nuff respect from the massive. Richie Roots is also engineer/producer, at Black Mind Records, and produce artist like Capleton, Prince pankhi, Kulcha Knox, Jah Mali, Ken Serious, Manna Panna, Willow Wilson, Joseph I, Zahair, Uplifter, Gumbae Culture, Ragga Lox, Empress Michel, and many other artist Info Regarding tracks, contact: [email protected] The tracks on this site are Composed/Produced and Engineered by Richie Roots/Black Mind. Please Listen and enjoy, check out the sites of the artists He works with. You can find them in the Friends List and myspace.com/reggaefountain