The Roots Connection & Ras Claude is behind more than 500 events since 1983 with lots of artists, in different genres like Reggae, Ska, Jazz, African, World, Hip-Hop, Punk, Rock, Pop from out of many clubs at various places (England, France, Bern, Sedel, Volkshaus and so on).
Find background information, playlists, recordings, pictures and other exclusive materials of The Skatalites, Laurel Aitken, Rico Rodriguez, Lee Scratch Perry, Burning Spear, Bunny Wailer, Sly&Robbie, The Selecter, The Trojans, Bim Skala Bim, Maroon Town, Messer Banzani, Top Cats feat. Megumi Mesaku, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Monty Alexander, Ernest Ranglin, Third World, Ganglords, Der Transformer, Shame & Skandal Family, Ska-Ta-Leicht, Peacestreet and many many more…
Since 1983 I’ve been involved into many events (500+). Some of them I made myself as “The Roots Connection presents” events. Others are running under “NoF-NoF-Session – always a nice event“. To some I was invited as musician (flutist, trombonist, percussionist) or as DJ/selector. A lot of pictures from stage, backstage and meetings with artists. There are some recordings, playlists and background informations as well.
For my own music and music projects I publish (rootsconnection.ch/RasClaude site) and my diary with all the stories with The Skatalites from 1992 to 1997 (rootsconnection.ch/blog Skatalites blog site). I still have a lot of recordings, photographs and other exclusive materials to be archived on this site here. So when you’ll come back, there will be more to explore.
Yours truly.
Ras Claude
I had to think about a new concept. I decided to re-build from scratch.
Event by event on one post in this new blog. And the publishing date will be the day when the event was. Like that, the search will be easier.
The past is in the present and shines into the future.
Hope you like it like that. I don’t like wordpress too much. But it’s easy to post things and to let it survive for a while.
Yours skacerly
Ras Claude (february 2023)