Mike Martin is a singer/songwriter and guitar player from Vieques, Puerto Rico. From the start of his career with the Rootsticks he has performed on most of the venues across San Juan and around the Island of Puerto Rico. From 1999 to 2003 the band assisted in the succesful civil disobedience movement that drove the U.S. Navy from the Island of Vieques, a small island of 10,000 souls that the Navy had been bombing for target practice since 1941.During those times they stepped up and started performing at the major reggae shows in San Juan held at the Tito Puente Amphitheatre and since then they have shared the stage with the likes of Jimmi Cliff, Lucky Dube, Culture,Barrington Levy , The Wailers and other International artists. Mike Martin y los Rootsticks has headlined the Vieques Carnival for the last 10 years.After dealing with the Vieques situation the band started touring the Northeast U.S. in 2004 and is based on the Island of Martha's Vineyard for half of the year since. From there the band has performed venues from Maine and Burlington Vt. down to Baltimore. During the 2009 summer and fall, Mike Martin y los Rootsticks performed reggae/rock steady shows in the states.This spring they are on tour in Their island, Vieques and also Puerto Rico. For Booking info: (774) 521-9078 , [email protected], www.facebook.com/mikemartinpr Irie Heights
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