.Roots Manuva grew up around Stockwell in South London. His parents were from a small village in Jamaica where his father was a preacher and tailor. The Times declared that »his is the voice of urban Britain, encompassing dub, ragga, funk and hip hop as it sweeps from crumbling street corners to ganja-filled dancehalls, setting gritty narratives against all manner of warped beats«. It’s just a basss thing. A volume thing. A life-giving basss.
