Nominee at the Swiss Music Awards 2018, described as “Hip Hop Elegante” by the program director of Peru’s largest music festival, ROOTWORDS has earned a reputation for performing a repertoire of high stature, with an absolute commitment to communicating the essence of music at it’s most organic level, accompanied by his live band The Bloco Notes.

A true “world citizen” (born in the USA of Zambian heritage and raised in Switzerland), ROOTWORDS began rhyming at the age of 16. He studied international relations and law, only to drop out in a radical rebellion against the system, with the intent of focusing on music.

Since winning the M4 Music “Urban Award”, as well as multiple other accolades, the lyricist has graced the stages of many international festivals with his live band The Block Notes; including Montreux Jazz (Switzerland), Selvamonos (Peru) and Rototom Sunsplash (Spain).

ROOTWORDS dropped his second album, Warning Signs, a few weeks ago. Ring the alarm!