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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">THE ROOTS ANNOUNCE SERIES OF HIGH PROFILE SHOWS IN NEW YORK CITY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">NEXT WEEK<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">June 20<sup>th</sup> & 21<sup>st</sup> at New York City’s Blue Note Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson will present a super group comprised of himself
w/ Booker T. Jones, Gary Bartz, Christian McBride, Eric Krazno<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">June 22<sup>nd</sup> at New York City’s Blue Note The Roots will recreate "Paid in Full" in its entirety with Rakim to celebrate the album’s 25th
Anniversary<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">June 23rd The Roots will perform at the Van Jones MoveOn event at Towne Hall<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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Roots announced a series of shows at New York City’s Blue Note for the week of June 20, with a final show at Town Hall. On June 20<sup>th</sup> and 21<sup>st</sup>, The Roots drummer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson will be presenting a super group comprised of
himself, Booker T. Jones, Gary Bartz, Christian McBride and Eric Kranzo. On June 22<sup>nd</sup>, The Roots will be recreating the iconic album “Paid in Full” to celebrate its 25<sup>th</sup> Anniversary alongside Rakim. Ending the week, The Roots will be
performing at the Van Jones MoveOn event at Town Hall. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ABOUT THE SHOWS<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">June 20-21<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To kick-off the week, Questlove will perform at Blue Note at 9:00pm and 11:30pm. The jazz house will showcase a collaboration of reputable artists, featuring ?uestlove on the drums and electronics, Booker T on
the organ and keyboard and as vocals, Krasno on guitar, and Christian McBride on bass. Ahmir was a co-producer with Booker T on the artist’s latest release, as well as a co-producer with McBride on the “Philadelphia Experiment”. Gary Bartz is a jazz legend
who presently resides in Philadelphia and has sat in on live Roots sets a number of times.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">June 22<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Celebrating the 25<sup>th</sup> Anniversary of Rakim’s album
<b><u>“Paid in Full”</u></b>, The Roots and Rakim will be recreating the album in its entirety on Wednesday night at 9:00 PM and 11:30 PM. Credited as a benchmark album of the golden age hip-hop, this night of music will culminate into a night not to be missed!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">June 23<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Roots will be performing at the launch of Rebuild the Dream, sponsored by Van Jones, on Thursday which will start at 8:00PM at New York City's historic Town Hall. Van Jones calls this new wave of energy the
“American Dream Movement”. Along with The Roots, artists/DJ Shepard Fairey and other celebrities will be appearing at the campaign commencement. www.rebuildthedream.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#595959">----->For downloadable photos, press kits, releases, bios & tour dates go to our website
(all info in the "current roster" section): <br>
<a href="http://www.pressherepublicity.com"><span style="color:#595959">http://www.pressherepublicity.com</span></a>
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<a href="http://www.twitter.com/presshere"><span style="color:#595959">http://www.twitter.com/presshere</span></a>
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