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About
Misty in Roots are a British roots reggae band formed in Southall, London, in the mid 1970s. Their first album was 1979's Live at the Counter Eurovision, a record full of Rastafarian songs. The Counter Eurovision, held in Brussels, was organised as an alternative to the cheesy and conservative pop of the established Eurovision proper – a 'bread and circuses’ extravaganza in the eyes of many on the left. The album was championed by BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, helping to bring roots reggae to a white audience. At this early stage, the band was a collective with five lead singers and various musicians, though by the time of the second album proper the band had slimmed down to just three members. Along with Steel Pulse, Aswad, Matumbi, Cimarons and Black Slate, Misty in Roots were one of the most popular British reggae bands of the late 1970s.
Top Tracks
- 1
Poor And Needy
Poor And Needy
- 2
Dance Hall Babylon
Roots Controller
- 3
Man Kind
Roots Controller
- 4
See them a come
From the archives
- 5
True Rasta
Roots Controller
- 6
Judas Iscariot (Live)
Live at the Counter Eurovision
- 7
How Long Jah
Roots Controller
- 8
Ireation
Roots Controller
- 9
Cover Up
Roots Controller
- 10
Soddom & Gomorra (Live)
Live at the Counter Eurovision
