Roots Festival schedule released; Talib Kweli to close festival Saturday night
Talib Kweli, Chuck Brown and Anthony David will perform Saturday at Baltimore's first Roots Festival.
The multi-faceted event, which started June 22 and also includes an outdoor festival and workshops at community centers in West Baltimore and MICA, is meant to draw attention to the area in West Baltimore affected by the unsuccessful "Highway to Nowhere" project.
On Saturday, it's the music portion of the event, which will take place over the 52 acres of green space that sits atop the "Highway to Nowhere," specifically at Franklin and N. Gilmor streets.
The schedule for the main stage, where the headliners will perform, is below. Organizers recently posted it on the festival's website.
Schedule:
3 p.m. - Chuck Brown
5 p.m. - Anthony David
7 p.m. - Sunni Patterson
7:30 p.m. - Southern Roots Collective
9 p.m. - Talib Kweli
There will also be two other stages. Organizers have a comprehensive schedule of other acts on their website.
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "
Comments
Nice. Sort of balances out the lackluster Artscape schedule.
Posted by: Able Baker | June 20, 2011 1:44 PM
So the Roots aren't playing?
Posted by: Anonymous | June 20, 2011 1:48 PM
... this morning i woke up, feelin brand new, i jumped up...
looking forward to this...
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Posted by: Jazz Refreshed | June 20, 2011 2:18 PM
Feel like I'm gonna get mugged if I go and watch the concert.
Posted by: Johnnie | June 20, 2011 3:01 PM
I do not live in this area of Baltimore but I am inpressed with the energy and quality of this festival. I will be there.
Posted by: Jim | June 21, 2011 11:59 AM
Somebody asked me about 3 years ago to be a part of this concert. Had no clue what they were talking about
Posted by: Tif | June 22, 2011 1:01 PM