"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 4/12/24)
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Critic Consensus
Based on 24 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Roots Manuva is rated as a watchable live performer, with decent shows overall. Roots Manuva concert reviews describe live shows and performances as eccentric, genuine, extraordinary, offbeat, and lyrical.
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.
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The Skinny (UK)
November 13, 2017
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Roots Manuva is an extraordinary lyricist with rare gravity; to see him try to perform through what appears to be a serious personal crisis is a deeply affecting sight
Tonight’s sold out show is testament to the kind of status enjoyed these days by Rodney Smith aka Roots Manuva. Last year’s LP ‘Bleeds’ is arguably his most challenging to date, both musically and lyrically, yet it’s this need to redraw his own boundaries with each record that’s enabled him to transcend the l
The elder statesman of UK rap has never been one to emulate the overblown braggadocio of our transatlantic cousins and the intimate art deco venue provides the perfect theatre to witness his wry observations up close.
This intimate launch for his sixth album Bleeds was further evidence of the offbeat approach by Roots who’s from Stockwell but ended up settling in suburban Surrey.
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