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Roots Manuva

Roots Manuva is a person from the UK, active since 1972.

Person GB since 1972 hip hop dub uk

TOTAL PLAYS

2,138

SONGS PLAYED

141

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2005-02-17 21:38 · 6 Music — "Witness (1 Hope)"

LAST PLAYED

2 months ago · 1Xtra — "Dreamy Days"

BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026

400 300 200 100 0

'05 '08 '11 '14 '17 '20 '23 '26

◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 1,543 72%

1Xtra 351 16%

Radio 1 188 9%

Radio 2 56 3%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 06:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Witness (1 Hope) 430 2026-04-06

2 Dreamy Days 197 2026-05-21

3 Let The Spirit 178 2026-03-28

4 Witness (One Hope) 175 2025-11-28

5 Don't Breathe Out 163 2025-07-17

6 Fighting For 126 2025-06-30

7 again and again 107 2016-07-27

8 On A High 98 2025-12-03

9 Again & Again 77 2026-05-15

10 Facety 2:11 70 2024-02-08

11 Watch Me Dance 69 2019-12-07

12 Stolen Youth 37 2024-11-17

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-05-21 04:17 Dreamy Days 1Xtra

2026-05-15 13:08 Again & Again 6 Music

2026-05-12 04:17 Dreamy Days 1Xtra

2026-05-03 00:47 Dreamy Days 1Xtra

2026-05-01 23:44 Dreamy Days Radio 2

2026-04-29 04:17 Dreamy Days 1Xtra

2026-04-22 23:47 Dreamy Days 1Xtra

2026-04-06 11:00 Witness (1 Hope) 1Xtra

2026-04-05 10:52 Witness (1 Hope) 1Xtra

2026-04-04 19:47 Witness (1 Hope) 1Xtra

2026-04-04 14:42 Witness (1 Hope) 1Xtra

2026-03-28 00:57 Let The Spirit Radio 2

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

141 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

#FitByFeb —

2 2014-09-12 ▶

Again & Again —

77 2026-05-15 ▶

Again & Again (live Maida Vale session) —

1 2008-08-11 ▶

Again & Again (Matt Helders Remix) —

2 2008-08-28 ▶

Again & Again (MV Session) —

1 2008-08-27 ▶

again and again —

107 2016-07-27 ▶

Again And Again - 6M Hub Session 110908 —

3 2009-06-20 ▶

Awfully Deep —

2 2019-11-01 ▶

Banana Skank (Wafa remix) —

3 2012-12-14 ▶

Basement Boogie —

1 2023-02-18 ▶

Boat Race —

4 2015-05-07 ▶

Body Hot —

5 2016-04-15 ▶

Buff Nuff —

25 2025-12-06 ▶

Buff Nuff (Instrumental) —

1 2024-09-21 ▶

C.R.U.F.F. —

1 2008-10-20 ▶

Cargo —

2 2015-11-19 ▶

Cargo (6 Music Festival 2016) —

1 2016-02-12 ▶

Cause 4 Pause —

1 2015-10-10 ▶

Chase (Artificial Intelligence Remix) (feat. Ricky Ranking) —

2 2011-12-19 ▶

CLIP INTO Witness (1 Hope) —

1 2018-07-26 ▶

Clockwork —

3 2013-10-10 ▶

Colossal Insight —

32 2025-11-21 ▶

Colossal Insight (Jammer Remix) —

2 2013-12-27 ▶

Crying —

6 2016-04-24 ▶

Crying (Kode9 Remix) —

1 2016-02-26 ▶

Do Bodda Mi —

1 2009-05-23 ▶

Do Na Bother Me - Live From Glastonbury 2009 —

1 2009-12-24 ▶

Don't Breathe Out —

163 2025-07-17 ▶

Don't Breathe Out (6 Music Festival 2016) —

9 2020-03-06 ▶

Don't Breathe Out (Pinch Remix) —

1 2016-09-04 ▶

Don't Breathe Out - 6 Music Festival 12 Feb 16 —

1 2016-02-16 ▶

Don’t Breathe Out —

3 2015-10-22 ▶

Don’t Breathe Out (Pinch Remix) —

1 2016-08-24 ▶

Dreamy Days —

197 2026-05-21 ▶

Dreamy Days (Live at Maida Vale 2005) —

1 2023-08-05 ▶

Dreamy Days (Live Session) —

1 2022-04-30 ▶

Dreamy Days (radio edit) —

1 2019-03-19 ▶

Dreamy Days - Brimingham Academy 2001 —

1 2015-10-07 ▶

Dreamy Days 2001 —

1 2008-01-03 ▶

Dub Styles (Micachu Remix) —

2 2010-09-27 ▶

Dubstyle (live Maida Vale Session) —

1 2008-08-15 ▶

Evil Rabbit —

1 2025-01-05 ▶

Facety —

26 2015-12-16 ▶

Facety 2:11 —

70 2024-02-08 ▶

Facety 2:11 (6 Music Festival 2016) —

1 2016-02-12 ▶

Fighting For —

126 2025-06-30 ▶

Fighting For (rLr Remix) —

8 2016-07-27 ▶

Fighting For? —

3 2024-12-28 ▶

Fighting For? (6 Music Festival 2016) —

1 2016-02-12 ▶

Fighting For? (rLr remix) —

2 2016-07-28 ▶

First Growth —

2 2016-01-03 ▶

First Growth (Instrumental) —

1 2016-08-22 ▶

Get the Get —

8 2011-10-04 ▶

Get The Get (Breakage Remix) —

2 2025-09-06 ▶

Get The Get (Miadora Remix) —

1 2011-11-05 ▶

Get the Get - 6 Music session 30/11/2011 —

2 2016-05-21 ▶

Get To Get —

1 2011-08-14 ▶

Hard B*stards (6 Music Festival 2016) —

1 2016-02-12 ▶

Here We Go Again —

9 2012-01-03 ▶

Here We Go Again - 6 Music Session 30/11/2011 —

1 2011-12-03 ▶

Here We Go Again [feat. Spikey Tee] —

1 2011-10-28 ▶

Highest Grade —

1 2025-04-01 ▶

Highest Grade 2001 —

2 2010-12-13 ▶

Highest Grade - Brimingham Academy 2001 —

1 2015-10-07 ▶

Highest Grade DUB (DUB Come Save Us) —

1 2015-11-20 ▶

I Know Your Face —

1 2015-11-04 ▶

I'm A New Man —

1 2008-09-04 ▶

It's Me O Lord (live at Maida Vale for MistaJam) —

1 2008-08-13 ▶

Join The Dots —

1 2020-07-05 ▶

Join The Dots (feat. Chali 2Na) —

17 2025-03-28 ▶

Join The Dots - Brimingham Academy 2001 —

1 2015-10-07 ▶

Join The Dots Ok 2001 —

2 2010-12-13 ▶

Kicking The Cack —

1 2023-08-05 ▶

Let The Spirit —

178 2026-03-28 ▶

Let The Spirit (6 Music Festival 2016) —

7 2022-02-10 ▶

Let The Spirit (Hot Chip Remix) —

3 2024-05-10 ▶

Let the Spirit (live at Maida Vale for MistaJam) —

3 2008-11-19 ▶

Let The Spirit (Ross Orton and Toddla T Remix) —

2 2008-09-22 ▶

Let the Spirit (Toddla T & Ross Orton Remix) —

2 2008-09-22 ▶

Let The Spirit - 6M Hub Session 110908 —

1 2009-02-08 ▶

Let The Spirit <Toddla T Remix> —

1 2008-09-05 ▶

Like A Drum —

4 2015-05-03 ▶

Like A Drum (6 Music Festival 2016) —

1 2016-02-12 ▶

Like a Drum (Instrumental) —

1 2022-10-29 ▶

Like a Drum (prod. Machinedrum) —

2 2015-05-08 ▶

Lions Den —

1 2014-10-12 ▶

Me Up —

4 2015-11-13 ▶

Motion 5000 —

1 2011-02-16 ▶

Motion 5000 2001 —

1 2010-12-13 ▶

Motion 5000 - Brimingham Academy 2001 —

1 2015-10-07 ▶

Movements —

17 2024-08-10 ▶

Movements (6 Music Festival 2016) —

1 2016-02-12 ▶

Movements - Brimingham Academy 2001 —

2 2015-10-07 ▶

Natural (feat Kope) —

1 2012-12-09 ▶

Natural (feat. Kope) —

14 2013-01-22 ▶

No Strings... —

1 2010-05-31 ▶

On A High —

98 2025-12-03 ▶

One Life One Hope (Jstar Refix) —

1 2023-11-11 ▶

One Thing —

17 2019-05-31 ▶

One Thing (6 Music Festival 2016) —

1 2016-02-12 ▶

One Thing (Champion Remix) —

6 2017-10-08 ▶

Pavane - Brimingham Academy 2001 —

2 2015-10-07 ▶

Rebuff —

1 2010-09-03 ▶

Roots Manuva rewind —

1 2008-06-06 ▶

Run Em Out (Benny Page mix) —

1 2009-08-02 ▶

Seat Yourself (Clean version) —

1 2006-06-08 ▶

Skid Valley —

2 2017-06-15 ▶

Smash Something 2001 —

1 2010-12-13 ▶

Smash Something - Brimingham Academy 2001 —

2 2015-10-07 ▶

So Jazzy —

1 2021-07-20 ▶

Soul Decay —

1 2015-08-08 ▶

Stepping Hard —

3 2015-12-22 ▶

Stolen Youth —

37 2024-11-17 ▶

Stolen Youth (6 Music Festival 2016) —

1 2016-02-12 ▶

Stolen Youth (Instrumental) —

3 2025-09-27 ▶

Stone The Crows - Brimingham Academy 2001 —

2 2015-10-07 ▶

Strange Behaviour —

9 2021-03-01 ▶

Swords In The Dirt (feat. Rodney P. & Fallacy) —

1 2015-02-04 ▶

The Path —

1 2012-03-31 ▶

Too Cold —

9 2015-11-14 ▶

Too Cold (Nightmares on Wax remix) —

4 2008-08-01 ▶

Too Cold (radio edit) —

1 2019-01-25 ▶

UK Warriors (feat. Riddla) —

1 2012-08-18 ▶

Watch —

1 2016-04-13 ▶

Watch Me Dance —

69 2019-12-07 ▶

Wha'Mek —

2 2012-01-22 ▶

Winess The Fitness - Live From Glastonbury 2009 —

1 2009-12-24 ▶

Witness (1 Hope) —

430 2026-04-06 ▶

Witness (1 Hope) (6 Music Festival 2016) —

11 2017-02-18 ▶

Witness (1Hope) (6 Music Festival, 12th Feb 2016) —

1 2019-12-19 ▶

Witness (Nope23 Edit) —

1 2024-08-23 ▶

Witness (One Hope) —

175 2025-11-28 ▶

Witness (Slugabed Remix) —

5 2010-10-08 ▶

Witness (Walworth Road Rockers Dub) —

2 2024-05-01 ▶

Witness - Sugabled Remix —

1 2022-03-24 ▶

Witness - Walworth Road Rocker's Dub —

1 2024-04-19 ▶

Witness <Live Lounge> —

1 2006-09-19 ▶

Witness Dub —

6 2026-01-29 ▶

Witness The Fitness —

2 2015-08-16 ▶

Witness The Fitness - Brimingham Academy 2001 —

2 2015-10-07 ▶

Yellow Submarine —

2 2015-04-11 ▶