The Roots Residency
The Roots
Concert Hall
After their sold-out performance in 2019, The legendary Roots crew make their electrifying return to the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Presented as part of #KenCenHipHop’s For the Culture Artist Residency program and The Bridge Concert Series.
Sun. May 22, 2022
Sun. May 22, 2022 8p.m.
Genre
Hip Hop
Price Range
$59.00 – $159.00
Runtime
90 minutes
Part of The Kennedy Center at 50
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After their sold-out performance in 2019, The legendary Roots crew make their electrifying return to the Kennedy Center Concert Hall for a one-night only event.
Presented as part of #KenCenHipHop’s For the Culture Artist Residency program and The Bridge Concert Series.
For the Culture Artist Residency
The Roots
The Kennedy Center’s new For the Culture initiative uplifts one of the core tenets of the Hip Hop Culture Program: celebrating the multi-hyphenate artist. Our inaugural residency spotlights one of Hip Hop’s vital cultural leaders and most respected acts: four-time Grammy Award®–winning band and founding Kennedy Center Hip Hop Culture Council members The Roots.
This two-year residency explores the full range of The Roots’ creative expression with performances, curatorial endeavors, activations, and humanities activities highlighting the legendary crew and its joint front men: acclaimed emcee, writer, actor, and artist Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter and award-winning drummer, DJ, producer, director, journalist, and best-selling author Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson.
The Roots Residency | Sunday, May 22, 2022 at 8pm
All events and artists subject to change without prior notice.
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