Roots & Soul

A Manchester concert at the O2 Ritz bringing together R&B, soul, funk, gospel and reggae, with Aswad, The Real Thing and The Marley Experience among the named artists.

Roots & Soul is a concert that brings together R&B, soul, funk, gospel and reggae on one bill. The names on the bill are Aswad, The Real Thing, The Marley Experience, Roots and ROOTS & SOUL. Aswad is a British reggae band formed in London in 1975. The Real Thing is a Norwegian jazz band from Oslo, formed in 1992, whose first album, Deluxe, was released in 2000 within the Norwegian jazz scene.

The Marley Experience, Roots and ROOTS & SOUL also appear on the bill, so the evening spans reggae as well as the soul and funk strands of the genres named in the title.

O2 Ritz Manchester is a venue on Whitworth Street West in Manchester, which mainly hosts concerts. The night suits listeners who follow soul, funk, gospel and reggae across the artists named.