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The Roots
The Roots


Background information
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genre(s) Hip-hop
Jazz
Soul
Rock
Funk
Years active 1987—present
Label(s) Def Jam Recordings
Geffen Records
Interscope Records
Island Def Jam Music Group
MCA Records
DGC Records
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Black Thought
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Kamal Gray
F. Knuckles
Captain Kirk Douglas
Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson
Owen Biddle
Former members
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Kenyatta "Kid Crumbs" Warren
Josh "Rubberband" Abrams
Malik B.
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Scratch
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The Horrors Faris Badwan Launches New Band At The Vatican

January 24, 2011
The Horrors Faris Badwan Launches New Band At The VaticanThe Horrors frontman Faris Badwan has launched a new band.

The duo, Cat's Eyes, also features the Canadian opera soprano and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Zeffira.

The group played their first ever gig at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in December – and the video has just been made available.

Cat's Eyes will release their debut EP, 'Broken Glass', will be released on February 28, followed by a full album on April 11.

The duo have been recording with producer Steve Osborne in Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios, reports Pitchfork.

Cat's Eyes will embark on a UK tour in March.

Cat's Eyes UK tour dates are:

  • Manchester, St Philip's – March 14
  • Glasgow, St Andrew's – 15
  • London, Amadeus Centre – 18

Cat's Eyes live at St Peter's Basilica:

(by Jason Gregory)



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