"Blues Is My Business" Roosevelt Lands aka RoHarpo the Bluesman is a self-taught harmonica player and singer with big time stage appeal and presence. With his roots firmly set in old southern blues music, Roharpo has acquired his own unique style of soulful singing, high energy harmonica playing and inspiring showmanship. 2015 has been Roharpo's year, winning The West Coast Blues Challenge, performing in the Hayward Russell Blues Festival and the Oakland Art & Soul Festival. He will be competing in Memphis 2016 after winning The Golden Gate Blues Society International Blues Band Challenge.
Rosevelt Lands, (aka) Roharpo was born in New Orleans La. & grew up in Baton Rouge La... In his own words:"I come from a family of musicians, where music was always around, played live or by record... My first instrument was a bass, but my instructor was a little on the don't give a damn side of teaching a young person like myself, and this took away my interest in playing music. I was always interested in Blues. When my father & brothers would get together in the evening with a guitar & bass & drum as they drank & sang the blues late in the evening... They were so emotional. I then told myself that the Blues is spiritual... I alway had & interest in the Harmonica; it was an instrument that was small with big sounds... I picked it up & put it down a 100 or more times until one day I made some notes come together & it sounded good to my ear... That was six years ago & I'm still learning to play this wonderful instrument."
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Rosevelt Lands, (aka) Roharpo was born in New Orleans La. & grew up in Baton Rouge La... In his own words:"I come from a family of musicians, where music was always around, played live or by record... My first instrument was a bass, but my instructor was a little on the don't give a damn side of teaching a young person like myself, and this took away my interest in playing music. I was always interested in Blues. When my father & brothers would get together in the evening with a guitar & bass & drum as they drank & sang the blues late in the evening... They were so emotional. I then told myself that the Blues is spiritual... I alway had & interest in the Harmonica; it was an instrument that was small with big sounds... I picked it up & put it down a 100 or more times until one day I made some notes come together & it sounded good to my ear... That was six years ago & I'm still learning to play this wonderful instrument."
"Blues Is My Business" Roosevelt Lands aka RoHarpo the Bluesman is a self-taught harmonica player and singer with big time stage appeal and presence. With his roots firmly set in old southern blues music, Roharpo has acquired his own unique style of soulful singing, high energy harmonica playing and inspiring showmanship. 2015 has been Roharpo's year, winning The West Coast Blues Challenge, performing in the Hayward Russell Blues Festival and the Oakland Art & Soul Festival. He will be competing in Memphis 2016 after winning The Golden Gate Blues Society International Blues Band Challenge.
Rosevelt Lands, (aka) Roharpo was born in New Orleans La. & grew up in Baton Rouge La... In his own words:"I come from a family of musicians, where music was always around, played live or by record... My first instrument was a bass, but my instructor was a little on the don't give a damn side of teaching a young person like myself, and this took away my interest in playing music. I was always interested in Blues. When my father & brothers would get together in the evening with a guitar & bass & drum as they drank & sang the blues late in the evening... They were so emotional. I then told myself that the Blues is spiritual... I alway had & interest in the Harmonica; it was an instrument that was small with big sounds... I picked it up & put it down a 100 or more times until one day I made some notes come together & it sounded good to my ear... That was six years ago & I'm still learning to play this wonderful instrument."
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Rosevelt Lands, (aka) Roharpo was born in New Orleans La. & grew up in Baton Rouge La... In his own words:"I come from a family of musicians, where music was always around, played live or by record... My first instrument was a bass, but my instructor was a little on the don't give a damn side of teaching a young person like myself, and this took away my interest in playing music. I was always interested in Blues. When my father & brothers would get together in the evening with a guitar & bass & drum as they drank & sang the blues late in the evening... They were so emotional. I then told myself that the Blues is spiritual... I alway had & interest in the Harmonica; it was an instrument that was small with big sounds... I picked it up & put it down a 100 or more times until one day I made some notes come together & it sounded good to my ear... That was six years ago & I'm still learning to play this wonderful instrument."
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