Boomroots is a high-energy reggae/rock/hip hop band from Santa Fe. Their dedicated and talented band consists of conscious artists who bring a unique mix of musical genres to the stage.

Boomroots routinely performs their brand of progressive reggae fusion and hip-hop music, which has been described as “The Boom of Hip Hop and the Roots of Reggae”. Boomroots has universal appeal to all ages, races, creeds, and music lovers. The band appears at a variety of musical venues both in their home base of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, throughout the Great Southwest, and beyond.

Boomroots has had the honor to have opened and performed with such world-class musical acts as, Steel Pulse, Toots & the Maytals, Pato Banton, Mykal Rose Black Uhuru, The Itals, Ozomatli, Israel Vibration, The Wailers, The Green, Abstract Rude, Sister Carol, Lamb’s Bread, Rashaan, JRas, Tribal Seeds, Jesse Royal, Fortunate Youth, Big Mountain, Perfect Giddimani & The Pharcyde. Band Members: Albert Zalma (keyboards & lead vocals), Mark J. Ortiz (Mc rhythm guitar & vocals) DJ Dynamite Sol Bentley ( mc vocals & turntables) Rama Kim Furst (drums & vocals) Alex Cusick (bass) and Rob “Bone Kat” Kaufman (trombone).

Special thanks to our presenting sponsor:

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All are invited to the Santa Fe Plaza to gather and enjoy great, FREE live music together in the 400-year-old historic heart of Santa Fe.
-Feel free to bring chairs to the concert.
-This is an alcohol-free event.
-Bring your water bottle—we will have water stations on site.
-There is a city parking garage on West San Francisco Street across from the Lensic.