Roots Manuva

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Boardmasters 2017: Formation talk surfing, supporting Faithless, and stealing Roots Manuva’s beer

Formation put out their debut album 'Look at the Powerful People' earlier this year and have been touring it ever since. We caught up with...
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Roots Manuva – ‘Bleeds’

Ever since Roots Manuva’s first foray into UK hip-hop in the mid-'90s, he’s been celebrated for what he isn't as much as what he...
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Roots Manuva – ‘Banana Skank EP’

These are fine times indeed for British hip-hop, with mainstream artists and underground acts both thriving, a burgeoning battle scene picking up millions of...
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Golden Down Festival 2012 is cancelled

Roots Manuva, Four Tet, Slow Club were all booked to perform at the Hampshire event
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Line up for Beacons Festival 2012 revealed – ticket details

Roots Manuva, Factory Floor, Cass McCombs, Willy Mason, King Krule will all play the Yorkshire event
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Album Review: Roots Manuva – ‘4everevolution’

Rodney Smith, aka Roots Manuva, was trading in wry, humorous Brit-hop back when a teenage Mike Skinner was still chained to a games console....
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Roots Manuva to release new album ‘4everevolution’ on September 26

Skunk Anansie set to feature on rapper's eighth studio album
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Album review: Roots Manuva Meets Wrongtom – Duppy Writer (Big Dada)

In a UK hip-hop scene that fluctuates between talent famine (usually when rappers inexplicably try to hang out with indie bands) and the current...
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Roots Manuva brings Dance Stage to a close at Leeds Festival

The rapper goes up against Blink-182's Main Stage headline slot
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Reading And Leeds Festivals Lock-Up/Dance Stage line-ups revealed

New names added to August events' bills
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