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Following on the heels of the 14th annual Roots Picnic festival that took place earlier this month at The Mann at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, several of the buzziest performances from day one of the festival (Saturday, June 4), which was sponsored by Garnier Fructis, are now available to watch on-demand exclusively on YouTube.
Performance highlights include Mary J. Blige, The Roots, Rick Ross, Black Thought’s Mixtape set, Aquildawud, Alex Isley, Ambré, and Ckay. The vivid visuals allow music fans to check out these top artists performances from June 4th at The Toyota Soundstage.
Watch on The Roots’ Official YouTube Channel, playlist available HERE
The festival received widespread critical acclaim. The Philadelphia Inquirer raved, "The Roots Picnic made a triumphant return", and WHYY attested, "several festival-goers said the event felt like a center for Black culture". Perhaps, BET put it best as, "the two-day event proved why hip hop is such a regenerative force of nature".
Since launching in 2007, The Roots Picnic has stood at the crossroads of music and culture, entertaining, engaging, and enlightening millions of fans along the way. Its dynamic lineups have included everyone from The Weeknd, Pharrell, Snoop Dogg, Phantogram, Usher, Nas, A$AP Rocky, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and Future to Vampire Weekend, The War on Drugs, Gary Clark, Jr., Solange, Diplo, Gnarls Barkley, and more. "Roots Picnic" isn’t just a cornerstone of the group’s career, but a cornerstone of the culture.
source: The Oriel Co