Kaliroots is a roots reggae

Roots reggae

Roots reggae is a subgenre of reggae that deals with the everyday lives and aspirations of the artists concerned, including the spiritual side of Rastafari and with the honoring of God, called Jah by rastafarians. It also is identified with the life of the ghetto sufferer, and the rural poor...

 band from Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

Canada

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 that was formed in 1995. Originating from St-Hilaire, they first became known in Montreal

Montreal

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 by playing in bars such as the Jailhouse Rock Cafe and the Medley. They expanded their fan base by participating in music festivals such as Woodstock en Beauce

Woodstock en Beauce

Woodstock en Beauce is a yearly weekend-long music festival held in St-Ephrem-de-Beauce, Quebec, Canada. It was created in 1995 with the intention to re-create the atmosphere of the original Woodstock Festival in 1969, emphasizing on the atmosphere of peace and fun. The first edition of the...

 and Les Francofolies de Montreal

Les FrancoFolies de Montréal

Les FrancoFolies de Montréal is a large annual music and performance festival held in Downtown Montreal, Quebec, featuring over 1,000 French-language performers from all over the world, as well as attracting over 500,000 visitors....

. They won the Felix award from the ADISQ

ADISQ

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 for the world music

World music

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 category in 2001.

Members

• Philippe Dalpé: tenor sax
• Carole Facal
  Carole Facal
  Carole Facal , is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec, She writes and performs mainly in French.Born to a Uruguayan father and a Swiss mother and raised in Sherbrooke, Quebec, she was trained in classical violin. Always athletic, she left home at 17 to pursue a career as a snowboarder in...
  
  : chorist (since September 2000)
• Dorianne Fabreg: chorist (since September 2000)
• Dominic Girard: bass guitar (since June 2005)
• Jean-Sébastien Girard: organ, keyboards, clavinet
• Sébastien Jean: trumpet (since September 2000)
• Alexis Messier: guitar
• Alain Peddie: vocals, guitar
• Martin Renaud: drums
• David Robidoux: percussions (since September 2000)
• Jean-François Thibault: trombone

Past members

• Karim Ama: percussions (1996–2000)
• Daniel Deslauriers: bass guitar (1996–2005)
• Yanick Garon: guitar (1996–2000)
• Georges Parent: trumpet (1996–2000)
• Simon Lavoie: trombone (1996–2000)
• Jean Bolduc: Guitar (From Jailhouse Rock Cafe Period – )

External links

• Article from Montreal Mirror