Sol Roots and Mateo Monk perform at The Hamiltonan March 30, 2013

Saturday March 30, Sol Roots and Mateo Monk perform an opening set and perform for the afterparty of "A Tribute to Bob Marley Tribute featuring Junior Marvin and Love of Bob Marley's Wailers." at the Hamilton in Washington DC.

Mateo Monk is a gifted multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter, adept at many styles of world roots music. With twenty years of performing experience, his live shows are an exciting musical journey around the globe, exploring the rhythms of jazz, bossanova, reggae, hindustani raga, bluegrass, psychedelica, soul, and funk. Performing solo on the guitar, flute, and vocals, Mateo utilizes a "looper" pedal to create fully textured rhythms, adorned with virtuosic melodic musings, all seamlessly woven into the song form in real time. It's a modern spin on the iconic idea of the "one man band", executed by a one-of-a-kind artist with deep emotional sensibility and dazzling instrumental finesse.

www.mateomonkmusic.com

Sol Roots is a fierce guitarist and soulful singer who has toured around the world with many roots, funk, and blues legends. Sol Roots is an official Home Grown Music Network band and creates a unique blend of energetic rock, raw blues, reggae, and funk, all delivered with deep soul. Sol and the band have performed at many premier festivals and venues across the east coast US, and the group includes musicians that have worked with Tommy Castro, Hobex, Corey Harris, Jah Works, Mike Zito, Squirrel Nut Zippers and more. Paying homage to the greats, Sol seeks to push musical boundaries and bring Roots Music to a new generation of listeners.

www.sol-roots.com