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!

HIGHLIGHTS

  1. DakhaBrakha

Events

    1. Soundtrack to a Coup d'État (2024)

      Presented by Steppin' Into Tomorrow & Africadelic

      Music documentary · Jazz · History

    1. Restless Road

      Country pop · Pop · Contemporary

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    1. Monobloco

      Samba · R&B · Funk

    1. Monobloco

      Samba · R&B · Funk

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    1. Lakeview

      The Euro Tour

      Country · Rock

    1. DakhaBrakha

      Folk · Traditional · Experimental · Expressive

    1. Azymuth

      Latin · Jazz · Samba · Rock

    1. Kameron Marlowe

      Country · Country pop

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    1. La Nique

      Folk · Cross-over · Artisan

    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

      hummingbird 2025 uk/eu tour

      Country pop · Emotional · Contemporary

    1. Drake Milligan

      Country · Contemporary · Line dance

    1. Ana Moura

      Fado · Cross-over · Pop

    1. MUERDO

      Latin · Spanish · Reggae

    1. Alkinoos Ioannidis

      Classic · Symphonic · Guitarist

    1. Brothers Moving

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

    1. Vieux Farka Toure

      Desert blues · Traditional · Soul