What is Roots?

Roots reggae centers on lyrical themes including spirituality, poverty, black pride and social issues.^[1] Its development was shaped heavily by the growing influence of the Rastafari movement after the visit of Haile Selassie to Jamaica in 1966.^[2]

On Videojam, Roots carries 25 public videos. Channels most represented in the catalog are Natiruts and Chronixx, with Bob Marley & The Wailers also among the most represented. Roots is a child genre of Reggae & Caribbean in the genre config.