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Ahmir Khalib Thompson (born January 20, 1971), known professionally as ?uestlove or Questlove (also known as Questo, BROther ?uestion, Brother Question, Qlove, or Questlove Gomez), is an American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer, and occasional actor. He is best known as the drummer and joint frontman (with Black Thought) for the Grammy Award-winning band The Roots, serving since February 17, 2014, as the in-house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the same role he and the band served during the entire 969-episode run of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
He has produced for artists including Elvis Costello, Common, D'Angelo, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Bilal, Jay-Z, Nikka Costa, and more recently, Al Green, Amy Winehouse, and John Legend. He is a member of the production teams the Soulquarians, The Randy Watson Experience, The Soultronics, and The Grand Wizzards.
Ahmir Khalib Thompson was born in Philadelphia on January 20, 1971. His father was Lee Andrews of Lee Andrews & the Hearts, a 50s doo-wop group. His mother, Jacquelin Thompson, together with his father, was also part of the Philadelphia-based soul group Congress Alley. His parents did not want to leave him with babysitters, so they took him on tour with them. He grew up in backstages of doo-wop shows. By the age of seven, Thompson began drumming on stage at shows, and by 13, had become a musical director.
Actors: Andrew Grissom (producer), Alex Richanbach (producer), Nick Wiger (director), Nick Wiger (editor), Ahmir-Khalib Thompson (actor), Rick Springfield (actor), Jack Blankenship (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Jimmy reminds Questlove of the time he did a spit take on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and the inspiration behind his book of interviews somethingtofoodabout. Subscribe NOW to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: http://bit.ly/1nwT1aN Watch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Weeknights 11:35/10:35c Get more Jimmy Fallon: Follow Jimmy: http://Twitter.com/JimmyFallon Like Jimmy: https://Facebook.com/JimmyFallon Get more The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Follow The Tonight Show: http://Twitter.com/FallonTonight Like The Tonight Show: https://Facebook.com/FallonTonight The Tonight Show Tumblr: http://fallontonight.tumblr.com/ Get more NBC: NBC YouTube: http://bit.ly/1dM1qBH Like NBC: http://Facebook.com/NBC Follow NBC: http://Twitter.com/NBC NBC Tumblr: http://nbctv.tumblr....
The soul of the heart beats. A Tribute to Isaac Hayes. Here's the background behind the making of this beat: http://www.mostlyjunkfood.com/questlove-goodbye-isaac/
Justin Bieber and The Root's Questlove have a rematch of their 2010 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon drum battle. Subscribe NOW to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: http://bit.ly/1nwT1aN Watch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Weeknights 11:35/10:35c Get more Jimmy Fallon: Follow Jimmy: http://Twitter.com/JimmyFallon Like Jimmy: https://Facebook.com/JimmyFallon Get more The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Follow The Tonight Show: http://Twitter.com/FallonTonight Like The Tonight Show: https://Facebook.com/FallonTonight The Tonight Show Tumblr: http://fallontonight.tumblr.com/ Get more NBC: NBC YouTube: http://bit.ly/1dM1qBH Like NBC: http://Facebook.com/NBC Follow NBC: http://Twitter.com/NBC NBC Tumblr: http://nbctv.tumblr.com/ NBC Google+: https://plus.google.com/+NBC/po...
Questlove takes you behind the scenes of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Get the inside scoop on a typical day in the life of Quest, from rehearsing the band to producing records to traveling the world with The Roots!
Questlove, drummer for the Grammy Award-winning band The Roots, sat down with TODAY’s Matt Lauer to discuss what it was like growing up in a musical household and how he got his unique moniker. In this extended clip, Questlove shares moments from “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” that let him live out his fantasies. » Subscribe to TODAY: http://on.today.com/SubscribeToTODAY » Watch the latest from TODAY: http://bit.ly/LatestTODAY About: TODAY brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on money, health and parenting. We wake up every morning to give you and your family all you need to start your day. If it matters to you, it matters to us. We are in the people business. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive TODAY archival footage & our original web series. Connect with TODA...
Questlove let Okayplayer TV's cameras shadow him from 10am until star time on Day 1 of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, giving us unlimited access to his personal rituals of preparation and taking us behind the scenes of rehearsal and taping for the debut which featured guests Will Smith & U2. Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsU9OdmMwwA videographer + editor: Jake Remington (http://collabonyc.com) producer: Ginny Suss Okayplayer http://www.okayplayer.com http://www.facebook.com/okayplayer http://www.twitter.com/okayplayer
Questlove, you may have heard, tells the best stories. Prince, in our experience, IS the best stories. Watch above as Okayplayer animates Questo's tale, a story filled with the magic powers of The Purple One, Nigerian Afrobeat god Fela Kuti, Finding Nemo, and a hot pink stretch Hummer. Get the full story at Okayplayer: http://bit.ly/QuestoVPrince SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBE_okayplayerTV The music of Fela Kuti appears courtesy of Knitting Factory Records. Animated by: Hectah (https://www.instagram.com/hectah, https://twitter.com/hectah) Narrated by: Questlove Produced by: Ginny Suss Okayplayer http://www.okayplayer.com http://www.facebook.com/okayplayer http://www.twitter.com/okayplayer
the man is incredible!
We caught up with Questlove at Guitar Center in Manhattan, NY. "Mind Dividing" a technique which he was taught by his first music teacher, playing both 3/4 and 4/4 beats at the same time.
Roots crew perform their Grammy-winning classic on VH1's SoulStage. Written by Ahmir Khalib Thompson, Tariq Trotter, Scott Storch, Jill Scott. ?uestlove ~ drums Black Thought ~ MC Kamal ~ keyboard James Poyser - keyboard F Knuckles ~ percussion Owen Biddle ~ bass Captain Kirk ~ guitar
Bonnaroo 2012 Superjam featuring "My Summertime Thang" (by Prince) remixed by Questlove filmed live on Saturday, June 9th at Bonnaroo - This Tent Band Members: D'Angelo: Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson: Drums (The Roots) Pino Palladino: Bass (The Who) Eric Leeds: Saxophone (Prince) Jesse Johnson: Guitar (The Time, Prince, Janet Jackson) Captain Kirk: Guitar (The Roots) James Poyser: Keyboards (The Roots) Frank Knuckles: Percussion (The Roots) Kendra Foster (Vocals) Filmed and Directed by Danny Clinch Get it all: http://bit.ly/BonnarooWebsite Get your tickets!!: http://bit.ly/BonnarooTicketInfo Subscribe to Bonnaroo365: http://bit.ly/SubBonnaroo365 Great Bonnaroo365 Music: http://bit.ly/AllB365Music Great Bonnaroo365 Shows: http://bit.ly/AllB365Shows All Access...
A clip of members of the Roots performing as a trio in their new band Go Get A Late Pass at Guitar Center's Drum-Off 2007, and was part of the DVD release. Production Company: GSM Entertainment Director/Producer: Geoffrey McNeil http://www.gsmentertainment.com
Brooklyn, NY, March 4, 2013
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson - Drums George Porter Jr. - Vocals, Bass Eric Krasno - Guitar, Vocals Anders Osborne - Guitar, Vocals Neal Evans - Keys & Clavinet Alan Evans - Vocals Maurice "Mobetta" Brown - Trumpet Eric Bloom - Trumpet Ryan Zoidis - Saxophone Video, Audio and mix by Barry2theB https://www.facebook.com/pages/Barry2... Video: Nikon D5300 w/Nikkor 18-300mm Lens Audio: Rode Stereo VideoMic Pro + SBD Matrix } Zoom H6 + Zoom H6 X/Y Capsule + on stage Studio Projects LSD2
REMEMBERING PRINCE: Reflections on the Life and Legacy of a Musical Genius Academy Award-winning filmmaker Spike Lee, Grammy-winning artists Questlove, Anthony Hamilton and Kimbra, and journalists Toure, Alan Light and Carol Cooper gathered together on April 29 at New York University to speak on a special discussion panel about the life, career and music of Prince, who died April 21 at age 57.
In 2005, the Roots drummer and Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon mainstay talked about his favorite drummers, days (and nights) spent with the Soulquarians and much more at the Red Bull Music Academy. ------ Visit our official website: http://win.gs/avjLrK Follow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/Lx4wQy Like us on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/12N5Ch0 ------ Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/10OyDHc
The Roots and Jimmy Fallon drummer talks about D'Angelo, Dilla and the evolution of his technique at the Red Bull Music Academy in 2013. ------ Visit our official website: http://win.gs/avjLrK Follow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/Lx4wQy Like us on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/12N5Ch0 ------ Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/10OyDHc
Artist Tom Sachs and drummer, DJ, and music producer Questlove chat sound systems, the intersections of art and science, and their mutual love of music from across the globe. Moderated by poet and activist Tom Healy and Rujeko Hockley, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art. This event took place at the Brooklyn Museum on Saturday, June 16, 2016.
The legendary Roots-crew pay respect to the late and great J Dilla offering their renditions of the producer's greatest hits. 1. 00:00 - Hall & Oates 2. 02:41 - Eve 3. 05:49 - Look Into Her Eyes 4. 08:53 - Make Em Nv 5. 12:29 - Oh! O! 6. 15:26 - Wicked Ways 7. 18:01 - Donuts Outro 8. 20:16 - Hot Shit (I'm Back!) 9. 24:52 - World Full Of Sadness 10. 26:24 - Upper Egypt 11. 29:00 - Stereolab 12. 31:27 - The Stars 13. 34:48 - Antiquity (W/ The Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Dillchestra) 14. 39:50 - She Said
Acclaimed drummer, DJ, producer, culinary entrepreneur, and Co-Founder of the The Roots - Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson, is making his way into the culinary world with ?uest Loves Food and his signature "Love's Drumsticks." ?uestlove is the unmistakable heartbeat of The Roots, Philadelphia's most influential hip-hop band. Beyond that, this Grammy award-winning musician's indisputable reputation has landed him musical directing positions with everyone from D'Angelo to Eminem to Jay-Z. He is the Musical Director for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and his beloved Roots crew serves as house band. In addition to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,?uestlove is also the Musical Director for the Comedy Awards on Comedy Central and will be in several commercials this year. ?uest Loves Food begins it...
The Champs: An All Things Comedy podcast with hosts Neal Brennan and Moshe Kasher and DJ Dougpound and guest Questlove! Visit us: http://allthingscomedy.com and http://facebook.com/allthingscomedy Follow us: @allthingscomedy @nealbrennan @moshekasher @questlove
Want more ?uestlove? Get the scoop on all things music here: http://win.gs/1eOOcVz An intimate sit down and lecture with ?uestlove: drummer, DJ, music journalist and record producer at the Red Bull Music Academy space in New York. ____________________________________________________ Experience the world of Red Bull like you have never seen it before. Music, dance, and culture collide to form the Red Bull Music channel. Red Bull on Facebook: http://win.gs/redbullfb Red Bull on Twitter: http://win.gs/redbulltwitter Subscribe to Red Bull on Youtube: http://win.gs/SubToRedBullMusic
The Roots' drummer talks about his new book, the influence of Stevie Wonder, and his band's success on Late Night
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