Roots Manuva and similar artists

Werkha - Foolin' Self (Feat. Berry Blacc)

Sounds like: Massive Attack, Young Fathers, Tricky, Roots Manuva

hip-hop trip hop post-punk massive attack UK hip hop

Ghostpoet's new single "Freakshow" is the kind of track that revels in simplicity and repetition. Those two words usually carry rather negative conno...

Young Fathers

Old Rock N Roll

Sounds like: M.I.A., De La Soul, Roots Manuva

hip-hop experimental hip-hop world music m.i.a.UK hip hop

Scottish three-piece Young Fathers have returned with a incredible video for their recent single, "Old Rock N Roll." The powerful song fits a LOT int...

Stimulus

Get Some

Sounds like: Roots Manuva, Madlib

hip-hop madlib sample-based talib kweli classic hip-hop

When the usual wells go dry, I search for another oasis. This fresh track comes from Stimulus, and is titled "Get Some." This will be the first for t...

Roots Manuva

Witness (Benji Boko's Blues Cut)

Sounds like: Mos Def, Talib Kweli

Electronic hip-hop remixes experimental blues

For the past few nights I've been diving into a lot of John Lee Hooker, so this Roots Manuva remix from Benji Boko comes at the perfect time.Another e...

Roots Manuva

Rebuff

Sounds like: Nightmares on Wax, King Tubby

hip-hop dub jamaica Roots Manuva

Roots Manuva's works have always been inflected with Jamaican sounds - even the track in question, "Buff Nuff" was produced on a distinctly Jamaican v...

Toddla T

Watch Me Dance (With Roots Manuva) [Radio Edit]

Sounds like: Dizzee Rascal, Hudson Mohawke, Coldcut, Toddla T, Roots Manuva

Electronic dance funk 80s dancehall

Roots Manuva was one of the first big names to really throw his weight behind Toddla T, with a guest appearance on two tracks from Skanky Skanky. Well...