Roots & Grooves Cafe

Roots & Grooves Cafe Unique Cafe in Colchester town centre selling Vinyl Records and house plants. Great food Coffee Beer

Ben Bridges’ MELO MELO is all set up & ready to go
26/09/2026

Ben Bridges’ MELO MELO is all set up & ready to go

Suzy Cramer is launching a new jam tonight! Together with Kev & Mary they’ll lead an evening of Balkan grooves & are inv...
20/08/2026

Suzy Cramer is launching a new jam tonight! Together with Kev & Mary they’ll lead an evening of Balkan grooves & are inviting anyone with unamplified instruments to join them 👌They will also provide Balkan music, chords, lyrics & notation for C instruments 🎶🎶
Whether you’re wanting to come along and play or just enjoy the jam Suzy will be there to welcome you at the cafe tonight from 7:00pm 🤗

19/08/2026

….so it’s been a week and a bit since and we’re still reflecting on what an incredible weekend we had 🎉Loved having people come over to relax, hang out & exchange music tales…..and then party when they needed to! Kind of feel like we had it all in the chillout tent 👌At the same time it was so good to see so many friends all over the festival partying away!

Big thanks to all the artists for creating such a vibe X 🙌
We were so lucky to have a legend or two on our line up and so many amazing DJ’s and performers join us:

, Frank .ymofoskillz Thank you!!

Huge thanks to for his creative eye, artwork and a very nice booth….& basically everything & for taking security to the next level and sleeping next to our AZ overnight 🤣🤣🤣

Massive thanks again to the , James, Matt, Debs, Maddie, Mel and Jules for for everything and to the entire SIF team who worked relentlessly to make it all happen despite the ridiculous heat!

We really enjoyed it, thank you! 🙏 🙏🙏

As the events team are off to SIF this evening for the whole weekend there won’t be any evening events and we’ll be join...
07/08/2026

As the events team are off to SIF this evening for the whole weekend there won’t be any evening events and we’ll be joining in the Pride festivities the weekend after 🎉🎉🎉 So events will be back on the 20th with the rest years nights to be announced shortly 🍾

The day time café will be in full swing everyday as usual!

If you’re still yet to get a ticket to Secret Island Festival our code is ROOTS10 and don’t forget if you have a valid ticket Good Love Records are offering 10% off all records and you can enjoy 15% off the Roots and Grooves main menu until Monday 10th .

Really looking forward to a great weekend of genre-bending grooves, good vibes and connection. Just a small tweak to our line up…. Trevor Fung most noted for inspiring the Acid House revolution won’t only be closing Saturday night with Tony Wilson a master of blends when it comes to chilled grooves and uplifting beats, but he’ll also be setting the scene by opening up the chill out tent on Sunday too.

Expect long journeys into funk, soul, hip hop, Balearic, ambient and dubbiness on a more experimental tip & plenty of art and fun for all including breathing work on Saturday to get you ready for the day…..it’s going to be a lot of fun!

All kicks off tonight with plenty of brilliant bands and DJ’s across the festival from 5PM, including funk, soul, hip hop tonight in the chillout tent 😎

It’s another big one tomorrow night 🎉🎉“The Criminal Minds (TCM) headline the second night of NakedBreakZ , smashing down...
31/07/2026

It’s another big one tomorrow night 🎉🎉

“The Criminal Minds (TCM) headline the second night of NakedBreakZ , smashing down a 90 minute set!!

​Originating in 1985 as a pioneering hip-hop and graffiti crew, they became the ultimate architects of early UK rave culture. Fusing raw rap delivery with heavyweight breakbeat hardcore, they dropped seminal anthems like “Baptised by Dub”—the legendary 1992 track that forever cemented their status in UK dance music history.

​Today, their legacy is louder than ever through their partnership with Kniteforce Records:

​The Vault Reopened: Kniteforce has kept the fire burning with definitive box sets and rare vinyl reissues of TCM’s most sought-after ‘92–‘94 hardcore and jungle weapons.

​The Modern Remixes: Their timeless catalogue has been completely re-energized on the label with massive, modern remixes from heavyweights like Danny Byrd, Jerome Hill, T Cuts , Ron Wells , Hyper On Experience , Blame and many more!

​Get ready for an absolute masterclass in pure, uncut rave history.

supported by djs

Baska
M-pac
Quicklung
Ollie Duracell
Kanage

Playing the best nu and old skool breakbeat 🔥

NakedBreakZ Part 2 is not to be missed!”

Sunil Bhaskaran

It’s all go this week …..We’re pleased to announce that we are hosting the Driftwood Tent at Secret Island Festival with...
24/07/2026

It’s all go this week …..

We’re pleased to announce that we are hosting the Driftwood Tent at Secret Island Festival with an incredible line up of DJ’s, it’s just going to be too good 👌

Expect all kinds of feel good with funk, soul & hiphop on Friday night , Balearic & good grooves on Saturday & longer dubby, experimental & ambient sets on the Sunday to fully chill to 😎

Big Love to all the acts involved & swipe 👉

, Frank Pogo, .ymofoskillz 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Massive thanks to & the SIF team working crazy in the background making things happen 🙂 extra shout outs to Debbie, Floyd , Samira & Maddie 🙌

Tickets to SIF are still available - discount code ROOTS10 & anyone with a valid ticket gets 15% of the Roots main menu & 10% off records at up until the festival fun ends 🍻

secretislandfestival.co.uk

More info coming soon, have a great weekend!

Ben Bridges & Chelle

Happy Birthday St Nicholas Square. 🎂🎉
23/07/2026

Happy Birthday St Nicholas Square.
🎂🎉

.....so Colchester Fringe Summer Weekender begins and we are excited to be one of the venues hosting live performances...
23/07/2026

.....so Colchester Fringe Summer Weekender begins and we are excited to be one of the venues hosting live performances from 4 amazing acts! 🔥🔥🔥

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲

7PM - Shinanne Higgin's "10 Things they Hate about Me"

8:30PM - Leon the Poet's "The Cult Kid and Me My Villain Story"

𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆

4:30PM Rebekah Wallace Boudica & Me: A Guide to Carrying Your Fire

(Usual kitchen service will end at 3:30PM and the cafe at 4PM)

6PM - Will Davies: Heroic Scale

7:30PM - Shinanne Higgin's "10 Things they Hate about Me"

Expect plenty of laughter and raw story telling🙌

You can find tickets on the Colchester Fringe website as well as the full line up going across the town 🙂

colchesterfringe.com

Address

1 Street Nicolas Passage
Colchester
CO11JZ

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm
Saturday 8:30am - 5pm
Sunday 8:30am - 5pm

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