Roots of Creation | ja

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". Smith made his recorded debut in 1994 as...

There are 2 groups with the name Roots. 1) Roots were a short-lived band comprising Barney Rachabane (alto), Dennis Mpale (trumpet), Duke Makasi (tenor), Sipho Gumede (bass), Peter Morake (drums) and Jabu Nkosi (organ). Replace Jabu Nkosi with Abdullah Ibrahim, add Basil Coetzee on sax and you have the group that recorded the seminal African Herbs LP under the direction of Abdullah Ibrahim. Roots are often cited as a key strand in the development of an indigenous afro jazz sound that links the Drive, the Pelican Club house band under Dick Khoza, Spirits Rejoice and later Sakhile. The liner notes...

ザ・ルーツ（The Roots）はアメリカのヒップホップグループ。別名はThe Legendary Roots Crew、The Fifth Dynasty、The Square Roots、The Foundation。 ヒップホップグループでは大変珍しいバンド形態で活動している（一部で「世界初のヒップホップバンド」とも称されるがステッツァソニック、ビブラストーンなどが先行しており誤りである）。 尚、名前の由来はアレックス・ヘイリー原作の小説『ルーツ』を基にした1977年制作のアメリカ合衆国のテレビドラマ（ミニシリーズ）から来ている。 ジャズヒップホップとしても名高いRootsだったが、「ヒップホップはサンプリングとスクラッチがあってこそヒップホップだ」という批判めいた指摘を受けサンプリングやスクラッチも導入した音楽制作も行うようになった。 メンバー * ブラック・ソート（Black Thought、MC） * クエストラブ（?uestlove、ドラム） * ハブ（Hub、ベースギター） * キャメル・クレイ（Kamal Gray、エレクトロニック・キーボード） * F・ナックルズ（F. Knuckles、パーカッション） * キャプテン・カーク（Captain Kirk Douglas、ギター） .

Creation is the name of at least six different acts: 1. Creation (not to be confused with the english psychedelic rock band called The Creation) is a japanese 70's band formerly known as Blues Creation. While Blues Creation's style was heavy and deeply rooted in hard rock, under the name Creation they chose to go in more melodic and less agressive direction. Later they turned into a fusion/jazz act. 2. Creation was also the name of an early 90s dance act whose most famous hit was 'Give It Up'. The track was popular on pirate radio stations of the time,...

also check „Monte Laa Productions“ … !!! Shanti Roots Since the mid-nineties, Markus Dohelsky AKA Shanti Roots, has been a fixture in the Viennese Dub and electronic scene. His first album "Subcodex", successfully united Dub, Downtempo and Drum 'n Bass music and featured the classic Headz track, "Holy Smoke". In 2002, Markus followed with the internationally successful 12" "Afrique", released on Vienna Scientists. The track was described as "a true floor-rocker manifesto" with support provided by Scheibosan, who adds an extra portion of Funk into the mix. Several Shanti Roots tracks have followed on various albums, including the well-known Ecco...