they\\\\\\\'re dub, they\\\\\\\'re reggae, but they\\\\\\\'re also much more than that. the trinity roots sound encompasses wellington\\\\\\\'s unique jazz, funk and soul traditions as well. with their live shows they create a real and honest connection with their audience, being natural performers who captivate with their skanking grooves, fantastic musicianship and heartfelt subject matter.
formed in 1998, trinity roots are lead singer warren maxwell on guitar, rio hemopo (baritone) on five string bass and riki gooch (falsetto) on drums and assorted items.
their debut album \\\\\\\"true\\\\\\\" was released independently in may 2002 and received tremendous critical acclaim, winning them best roots album at the 2003 new zealand music awards and to date has sold in excess of 12,000 copies. dj mu\\\\\\\'s remix of \\\\\\\"little things\\\\\\\", taken from the album, became a local anthem and has since been licensed to the big chill compilation \\\\\\\"glisten\\\\\\\".
their latest album, \\\\\\\"home, land and sea\\\\\\\" came out on july 19th 2004, and achieved gold (7,500) sales within a month!
they have supported ben harper, rockers hi-fi, lee scratch perry and the mad professor on their tours of new zealand, and played at locally held big chill and womad festivals. last year they carried out a very successful tour of europe, playing at fabric in london, the melkweg in amsterdam, ashton court festival outside bristol, rust in copenhagen and at the popkomm music festival in germany.