Music
by Boomroots
Boomroots is a high energy reggae rock hip hop band from Santa Fe New Mexico!
Boomroots at The Bridge Santa Fe Brewing Company. December 9 2023
Boomroots @ Alberto Zalma Gallery.
The Boomroots Collective at “The Mine Shaft Tavern” “Madrid” New Mexico! Photograph by “MJG Photography”!
The BoomRoots Collective at the Railyard Santa Fe New Mexico. AMP Concerts!
Boomroots Reggae opening for “The Green” at “wild Horse Casino” Dulce New Mexico!
Members:
Rhythm/Lead Guitar,Turntables, Vocals / CIRCUMFERENCE 360/ Mark J Ortiz
Turntables, Vocals / DJ Dynamite Sol
Keyboards, Ukulele, Vocals / Albert Zalma AezRock
Bass / Alex Cusick
drums, Vocals / Rama Furst
trombone / Robert Kaufman
Boomroots Audience Ashly Pond Los Alamos NM
Boomroots Ashely Pond Los Alamos NM
Boomroots Instagram
Mark j Ortiz Circumference 360 Soundcloud
Ceremony Sessions 2013 Available On Itunes
Boomroots Santa Fe Railyard
Boomroots Motorama Santa Fe Downs
Boomroots Ashley Pond Los Alamos NM.
Boomroots Kids Frontier Park Angel Fire NM.
Boomroots description!
boomroots@gmail.com
Boomroots is a high energy Reggae Rock Hip Hop band from Santa Fe New Mexico.
The Boomroots Collective is a dedicated and talented band of conscious artists who bring a unique mix of musical genres to the stage.
The Boomroots Collective routinely performs their brand of progressive reggae fusion and hip-hop music, which has been described as “The Boom of Hip Hop and the Roots of Reggae”.
The Boomroots Collective has universal appeal to all ages, races, creeds, and music lovers.
The Boomroots Collective has been performing for 14 years. The band continues to appear at a variety of musical venues both in their home base of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, throughout the Great Southwest – and beyond.
The Boomroots Collective has had the honor to have opened and performed with such world-class musical acts as, Steel Pulse (Roots and Reggae Festival), Toots & the Maytals, Pato Banton, Mykal Rose Black Uhuru, The Itals, Ozomatli, Israel Vibration, The Wailers, The Green, Abstract Rude, Sister Carol, Lamb’s Bread, Rashaan, JRas, Tribal Seeds, Jesse Royal, Fortunate Youth, Big Mountain, Perfect Giddimani & The Pharcyde.
Band Members: Albert Zalma (keyboards & lead vocals), Mark J. Ortiz (Mc rhythm guitar & vocals) Dj Dynamite Sol Bentley ( Mc vocals & turntables) Rama Kim Furst (drums & vocals) Alex Cusick (Bass) and Rob “Bone Kat” Kaufman (trombone).
Guest Performers with the Collective have included: “Mr. Kali” (Vocalist), “Ryan Montano” (Trumpet) and other music luminaries.
Recordings:
(Put Away Your Guns) soon to be released.
For booking inquiries please contact the Boomroots Collective.
Albert Zalma: (505)670-5179, AlbertoZalma@Gmail.Com
Rama Kim Furst: (505)366-9911, Boomroots@Gmail.Com
Mark j Ortiz: (505)310-1107, Circumference360@hotmail.Com
Santa Fe Reporter:
Here Comes the Boom
OK, so that last pick o’ the week was about the Bandstand, and this one’s gonna be, too, and you’re just going to have to deal with it, America. This time, the rockin’ comes in the form of Boomroots Collective, Santa Fe’s very own reggae-meets-rock-meets-hip-hop-meets-funk-meets-puro-Santa kinda supergroup. That’s a lot of “meets.” Anyway, Boomroots is the kind of band that’ll make you glad weed is legal around here now, and a veritable who’s-who of Santa Fe musical talent. Mark Ortiz, aka Circumference? Yup. Artist and gallerist Alberto Zalma? Oh, yeah. Sol Bentley, aka DJ Dynamite Sol? Big time. You know these people, or should, anyway, and we can pretty much promise they’re gonna make you dance. (ADV)Santa Fe Bandstand: Boomroots Collective: 6 pm Tuesday, June 28. Free. Santa Fe Plaza, 100 Old Santa Fe Trail, ampconcerts.org https://www.sfreporter.com/arts/sfrpicks/2022/06/22/sfr-picksweek-of-june-22/
Written by Arne Bey: As I said last night: “You KILLED it brothers!”. The groove deep as they come, snare attack, pop and tone were perfection (both snares), each tom sound was beautifully tuned and tonally distinct…your technique was precise yet there was an exquisite musical and emotional “elasticity” to tempo! For example, I distinctly recall you and the entire band “downshifting” a few times into a chorus or bridge that was a few clicks slower (adagio) and then “BOOM”…you guys returned to the verse a few clicks back up in a kick-ass, full “rock steady” gallop…so free, so appropriate and musical! Use of cymbals was restrained , so when you did hit’em they lit up the moment like fireworks! And I must again give a shout out to the song you wrote titled (Brazos) that opened with a full out authentic old school Latin groove (Cuban inspired mambo?) that in an instant razor “spliced” into a massive reggae skank! Honestly, it was an exhilarating performance I will never forget. The Jamaican headliner? Yep cool…but you guys left nothing on that stage for them. I pitied them having to follow Boom Roots performance! PS the sound mix was masterful too.
The Santa VIP: Don’t forget that our very own Boomroots Collective has been voted best band in Santa Fe for their high energy reggae / ska music that makes your body move and groove.
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