BloomTV: John Brown's Body w/Jhakeem Haltom

We saw John Brown's Body on our journey to the Grassroots Festival in Ithaca, NY, in 2009. We followed the trail of synchronicity through Regan Carver, added Jabari Exum along the way, found love and shelter in the Makepeace family and got energized by Thousands of One. But It wasn't until we saw John Brown's Body that we new knew how the cubs became lions in the city of gorges.

Bio - John Brown's Body's "Future Roots" uses reggae as a foundation, but incorporates dub, drum and bass, and electro to create a sound both timeless and forward. Described by LA2DAY as "delivering the most forward-thinking reggae music in the world today" the 8-piece band's killer live show has super heavy rhythms, a three piece horn section, air tight drum and bass and "the most gorgeous melodies in all of modern reggae music" [All Music Guide], all backed by a dubbed-out sound engineer. However it's defined, it's got people buzzing about this progressive band from Boston and Ithaca, NY who's latest album, Amplify, debuted at #1 on Billboard's Reggae Chart.

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