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Roots Manuva, born Rodney Smith is a British hip-hop artist, who mixes hip hop with reggae and dub as well as electronica, and even some gospel. He grew up around Stockwell in South London. His parents were from a small village in Jamaica called Banana Hole where his father was a preacher and tailor. Spending much of his early years in poverty, this and his strict Pentecostal upbringing clearly had an influence on his music as can be seen in many of his tracks such as "Sinny Sin Sins" and "Colossal Insight". |
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Latest News in english
about Roots Manuva
Profile information Date: 02 Dec 2009
My Village Stokenewington -
An amazing little find! I went on a wednesday night and they had a DJ from Roots Manuva and a Live sax and flute player, playing over the top of old Funk and Soul. Turns out they have some really good musicians, live Jazz etc every night of the week!?! for free?.
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Festival News - Future Music, Days Like This, Boys Of Summer, Stereosonic, Open Arms and Soundwave Date: 13 Oct 2009
The Vine -
Choose your poison this summer with festivals hosting mammoth acts like The Prodigy, Franz Ferdinand, Every Time I Die, Roots Manuva, Cat Power, Deadmau5, Hilltop Hoods, The Black Seeds, Fedde Le Grand and more. Plus the second Soundwave announcement!
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Roots Manuva joins Rhythm and Vines Date: 11 Oct 2009
Stuff -
Acclaimed rapper Roots Manuva has joined the line-up for the Rhythm and Vines New Year's Eve music festival.
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News: Origin NYE 2009-2010 Lineup Lands Date: 10 Oct 2009
Faster Louder -
Roots Manuva (UK) // Ugly Duckling (USA) Ltj Bukem and Mc Conrad (UK) // Skream and Benga (UK) Dilated People (USA) // Cassius (FR) // DJ Marky (BR) Ed Rush and Optical (UK) // Joker (UK) Spectrasoul (UK) // Xample (UK) Thunderheist (CA) // Amp Fiddler (USA) // Kito (AUS) // Distance (UK)
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Scratch Perverts - Beatdown Date: 26 May 2009
Skiddle -
To the Scratch Perverts (collectively Tony Vegas, Prime Cuts and Plus One), hip hop has always been a melting pot of styles – with the likes of Nirvana, Roots Manuva, TC, Chase & Status, Skream and Claude VonStroke getting teased, dropped and tricked-out all in the confines of ten minutes in one of their blinding sets.
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Mr. Scruff - (Ninja Tune) (Hour.ca)
Date: 16 Apr 2009
Though he's a celebrity of sorts on the other side of the pond, Brit DJ extraordinaire Andy Carthy, a.k.a. Mr. Scruff, has kept quiet on the production tip, offering only 2005's Mrs. Cruff compilation since his last full-length, 2002's Trouser Jazz . Quantic, Alice Russell, Roots Manuva and more spice up original compositions here with just enough verses to keep the pages turning, while live ...
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the inside track Date: 01 Apr 2009
Natives.co.uk -
30 Mar 09 16:12 - Cypress Hill to headline Relentless Boardmasters The line-up is getting stronger and stronger for the Relentless Boardmasters festival - latest to be added are musical heavyweights Cypress Hill, joining Roots Manuva, dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip and many more...
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Cypress Hill to headline Relentless Boardmasters Date: 30 Mar 2009
Natives.co.uk -
The line-up is getting stronger and stronger for the Relentless Boardmasters festival - latest to be added are musical heavyweights Cypress Hill, joining Roots Manuva, dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip and many more...
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