Roots

Melkweg has a long history with traditional Western and non-Western music. You can discover music from all over the world all year round. In 1983 the first Amsterdam Roots Festival took place in the Melkweg and two years earlier, The Grateful Dead did two legendary performances. Ever since, many big names and new talent have taken the stage. Melkweg Roots offers North American traditional music such as country, blues, bluegrass and Americana, but also afrobeat, Colombian cumbia, Anatolian rock and Portuguese fado. Check the full programme here!

Events

    1. Boaz

      Country · Blues · Soul

    1. Kaynaş Club

      A night dedicated to Anatolian music

      Anatolian · Indie · Electronic

    1. Warren Zeiders

      Country · Country pop · Rock

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    1. Parker Millsap

      Folk · Singer-songwriter · Blues · Country

    1. Carly Pearce

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      Country pop · Emotional · Contemporary

    1. Drake Milligan

      Country · Contemporary · Line dance

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    1. Ana Moura

      Fado · Cross-over · Pop

    1. Nusantara Beat

      Traditional · Psych rock · Mystical

    1. MUERDO

      Latin · Spanish · Reggae

    1. Alkinoos Ioannidis

      Classic · Symphonic · Guitarist

    1. Jackson Dean

      On The Back Of My Dreams European Tour

      Country · Southern · Singer-songwriter

    1. Tophouse

      Folk · Acoustic · Rock · Nostalgia

    1. Brothers Moving

      Folk · Ska · Rock-‘n-roll · Blues

    1. Vieux Farka Toure

      Desert blues · Traditional · Soul

    1. The Devil Makes Three

      Alt-country · Folk · Punk

    1. Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band & Bobby Rush

      Blues · Rock · Blues rock