Roots Manuva Returns

Arguably the greatest UK rapper of all time is back

17:32, Wednesday, 16 July 2008

Roots Manuva will release new single Again And Again on 25 August and his latest album on September 1.

The track features a video with the rapper shown playing cricket- there will also be a remix of the song by Matt Helders of Arctic Monkeys.

Roots- real name Rodney Smith- will unleash his fifth album Slime And Reason a week after the single, it includes production from Shy FX and Toddla T.

Manuva plays festival dates at Big Chill, Creamfields and Bestival and tours in October.

FULL DATES BELOW

Sat 04-Oct-08 oxford academy UK
Sun 05-Oct-08 norwich waterfront UK
Tue 07-Oct-08 gateshead the sage 2 uk
Wed 08-Oct-08 edinburgh liquid room uk
Thu 09-Oct-08 glasgow arches uk
Sat 11-Oct-08 manchester Warehouse uk
Sun 12-Oct-08 nottingham rock city uk
Wed 15-Oct-08 preston club53 uk
Thu 16-Oct-08 sheffield plug uk
Fri 17-Oct-08 birmingham accad 2 uk
Sat 18-Oct-08 london shepherds bush empire uk
Tue 21-Oct-08 brighton concorde uk
Wed 22-Oct-08 cambridge junction uk
Thu 23-Oct-08 bristol anson rooms uk
Fri 24-Oct-08 exeter lemon grove uk
Sat 25-Oct-08 plymouth uni uk

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