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ROOT SOUL
12+ albums
japanesejazzfunksoulnu jazz
about
'ROOT SOUL' is the solo project of Kenichi Ikeda, the talented bassist and bandleader of 'Kyoto Jazz Massive Live Set'. Ikeda was already well established in the music scene through his bass skills and his involvement in the production of Kyoto Jazz Massive when he released 'Spirit Of Love' 12 inch featuring Vanessa Freeman and Make Patto as 'ROOT SOUL', from Especial Records in 2007. This was followed in 2009 by his first album 'ROOT SOUL' (Geneon/Universal), which was picked up and played worldwide by top DJs such as Gilles Peterson, Phil Asher,Ashley Beedle, Patrick Forge, Juergen v. Knoblauch and Alexander Barck (Jazzanova). 'ROOT SOUL' has broken out from music boundaries by receiving high acclaim in a mix of music scenes, such as Crossover, Rare Groove, Hip Hop, and House. For Tokyo Crossover Jazz Festival 2009 (ageHa) Ikeda organized for the main stage a 'ROOT SOUL' live set, made up of ten members with vocal and the horn sections added, which played to a packed dance floor.In the same year Ikeda got 'The Room Award 2009' music prize for two different categories (Best new artist and Best song). In January 2010 'ROOT SOUL' were featured in the event 'In Business'. This event is the bigget funk party in Asia organized by Osaka Monorail, DJ Muro, DJ Jin(Breakthrough) and Daisuke Kuroda. The 'ROOT SOUL' Fuselage (Afrobeat remix) single was released in November 2010 from Nik Weston’s Mukatsuku in London. Ikeda has had the opportunity to record or head sessions in Japan with
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