Bushman, Lee Scratch Perry & Mad Professor plus Der Transformer plus Azouman (Senegal) plus Lady Spark (DJ) & DJ Ras Claude live in concert at the first Dub/Reggae Festival in Luzern at Schuur on Thu, 10 and Fri, 11 January 2002. This is a very special event. Together with Bushman the day before this is […]
Category: The Roots Connection presents
Ras Claude as head of The Roots Connection since 1988 is DJ on his own, but also member of bands like Peacestreet, Der Transformer and others. Session musician with Court Jesters Crew, The Skatalites and others.
As event manager The Roots Connection managed events from 1991 to 2000. With the help of my brother Roger and friend René plus many other helpful hands.
Rico Rodriguez plus Der Transformer at Schuur Luzern on Sun, 25-March-2001 was cancelled short before the show. This event never happen and I don’t know why.
The Radio 3fach-Sessions from 2000 to 2002. The Roots Connection on the rotation program of Radio 3fach. Radio 3fach jingle: “Rotation – The Roots Connection presents: News from the world of Ska music”. The jingle was done in the studio at Radio 3fach. I made this logo for my website in 2000: In 2000 the […]
1st Skaggae Festival Luzern with Shame & Skandal Family, Quatre In Toulouse, Ska-Ta-Leicht, TJ & Power Contact, Ras Snöggi (Ras I), DJ Ras Claude and very special guests with Daniela & The Connection Dance Ensemble from Cham and Jackie Song at Sedel Sat, 28 February 1998 is running for the “Fitness Statt Drogen”-campaign and presented […]
Laurel Aitken live at Wärchhof Luzern Sun, 19-November-1995 plus DJ Ras Claude – The Roots Connection presents Picture is taken from the promo photograph. Can you imagine? Laurel Aitken the one and only the Godfather of Skinheads, for the second time in Luzern? Again at Wärchhof (see the old event here). But Laurel Aitken became […]
The Roots Connection presents on Thursday, September 21 1995 at Schüür Luzern the one and only Trojans from England and warm-up with Peacestreet. Promotion – before the event The year was a busy year for the Roots Connection. But this event was one of the legendary ones. With the arrival of The Trojans there was […]
Skarface & les congélateurs live at Sedel Fri, 01-September-1995 This is the first of two flyer the professional graphic designer Sonja di Paolo made for The Roots Connection in 1995 (the other can be seen here). I’ve been to Winterthur, where I’ve met Benno Riedmann to discuss the details for this event. I have no […]
Bim Skala Bim live at Sedel Sun, 02-July-1995 Unbelievable but true. Sunday shows in Sedel? Impossible. But I don’t care. Mission Impossible? Great! This is such a great one. Bim Skala Bim is not in the charts, but from Boston and that means a lot. I invited Sämi Hofmann to be DJ Sam Frandisco. Because […]
House Of Rhythm plus Peacestreet live in concert at Sedel, Fri, 12 May 1995. After Maroon Town (see here) in Schuur, this is the second time I meet Jeff Lucas. In 1996 I was on tour with Jeff for one month (see here). This event is a very busy one for me. I am the […]
The Selecter live at Sedel Fri, 03-February-1995 with DJ Ras Claude Pauline Black is my favourite of all time. She is lovely, when she tells me, that it’s great to play for cows (outside the Sedel, there are cows, real ones). She makes me fear, when she smash an apple against her driver, because he’s […]