Roots Manuva

Rodney Hylton Smith (an Haife shi 9 ga Satumba 1972), wanda aka fi sani da sunansa Roots Manuva, ɗan Burtaniya ne kuma furodusa. Tun da ya fara fitowa a cikin 1994, ya samar da albam masu yawa da wakoki a kan lakabin Big Dada, yana samun nasarar kasuwanci tare da kundin Run Come Save Me[1] da Slime & Dalili. An bayyana shi a matsayin "ɗaya daga cikin fitattun masu fasaha a tarihin kiɗan Burtaniya."Albam ɗinsa na kwanan nan, Bleeds, an sake shi a cikin Oktoba 2015.

## Tarihin Rayuwa
Smith ya girma a kusa da Stockwell, London, Ingila. Iyayensa sun fito ne daga wani ƙaramin ƙauye a Jamaica inda mahaifinsa mai wa'azi ne kuma tela. Ya shafe yawancin rayuwarsa na ƙuruciyarsa cikin talauci kuma wannan da tsantsar tarbiyarsa ta Pentikostal tana da tasiri a kan kiɗan sa kamar yadda ake iya ji a yawancin waƙoƙinsa kamar "Zunubi Zunubi" da "Babban Hankali".

Daga farkon gano waƙar ya ce:

Ya kasance yana yaro. Kafin in ma san menene tsarin sauti. Ina wucewa wurin shakatawa na skateboard na Stockwell kuma akwai wannan sautin da ake saitawa. Wataƙila suna gwada masu magana ne kawai. Ina tare da mahaifiyata, rike da hannun mahaifiyata. Kuma na tuna mahaifiyata ta tsorata sosai da dukan lamarin. Irin wannan bass da ke fitowa daga gare ta! Kuma waɗannan ƴaƴan ƴan iska masu kyan gani da ke tsaye a gefensa suna sha'awar sautin bass ɗinsu. Abun bass ne kawai. Abu mai girma. Ban sani ba idan na tashi-tint da tunanin, amma na tuna da shi sauti mai kyau, don haka arziki. Ba kamar yau ba idan muka je kulake sai ya yi zafi. Ya kasance fiye da bass mai ba da rai.

Smith ya yi rikodin sa na halarta na farko a cikin 1994 a matsayin wani ɓangare na Tsarin IQ ta hanyar Tambarin Hip Hop na ɗan gajeren lokaci na Suburban Base. Ya yi muhawara a matsayin Tushen Manuva a wannan shekarar a kan Blak Twang na "Sarauniya's Head" guda ɗaya, kafin ya saki nasa guda, "Nau'in Motsi na gaba" a shekara mai zuwa ta wannan lakabin, Sautin Kudi. 1996 ya ga sakin haɗin gwiwarsa tare da Skitz ("Inda Hankalina Yake"/"Albarka Ta Kasance") akan lakabin 23 Skidoo's Ronin. Sakin "Feva" akan tambarin Wayward Tony Vegas ya biyo baya a cikin 1997. Wannan kuma ita ce shekarar da aka fara fitowa daga Big Dada, haɗin gwiwar Coldcut's Ninja Tune label da ɗan jaridar hip hop Will Ason.

Sakin Coldcut's sanannen gwajin gwaji/hip hop lakabin Ninja Tune a cikin 1998, ana iya ganin wasu daga cikin waƙarsa a matsayin wanda ya gabace shi. A shekara mai zuwa ya fito da kundi na farko, Brand New Hand Second. Dangane da salon rayuwar danginsa, taken jumlar magana ce da mahaifiyarsa ta yi amfani da ita don kyaututtukan da ya samu tun yana ƙarami waɗanda aka riga aka yi amfani da su. Ɗayan "Shaida (1 Hope)", daga kundinsa na biyu Run Come Ajiye Ni, tare da ƙwanƙwasa ƙwanƙwasa da ƙwanƙwasa squelch bass (wanda ake zargin Smith yana ƙoƙarin kwafi taken Doctor Who) waƙar rap ce ta Burtaniya. Ya yi tasiri sosai a wurin wasan rap na Burtaniya, har jaridar The Times ta ce "muriyarsa ce ta Biritaniya, wacce ta kunshi dub, ragga, funk da hip hop yayin da take tashi daga kusurwoyin tituna zuwa wuraren raye-raye masu cike da ganja, suna kafa labarai masu ban tsoro game da duk wani nau'in bugun tsiya." Manuva ya sami lada saboda nasarar da ya samu tare da MOBO a matsayin Dokar Hip Hop mafi kyau a waccan shekarar.

Kalmomin waƙoƙin nasa suna da gefen Biritaniya, tare da masu sukar da ke nuna nassoshi game da cin cuku a kan gasa da shan ɗaci a matsayin misalan wannan.

Ana iya jin shi akan waƙoƙi da yawa da aka yi tare da wasu masu fasaha kamar Chali 2na (da Ozomatli), Jamie Cullum, DJ Shadow, Mr Scruff, U.N.K.LE., Fun Lovin' Criminals, Nightmares on Wax, The Cinematic Orchestra, Beth Orton, The Herbaliser, Leftfield, Saian Supa. Crew da Cold. Ya kuma yi fitowa a kan kundi na Gorillaz Demon Days, akan waƙar "Duk kaɗai", da waƙar Jungle "Ba ku da Mashahuri" a cikin 2023.

## Manazarta