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Aqua Livi
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Aqua Livi & the Roots Imansion hail from Reading, England and play Roots music for the masses.
Do you play live?
Yes! All over Britain & Europe. Love it!
Famagusta, Northern Cyprus...10,000 people on the beach. That was SPECIAL!
Famagusta, Northern Cyprus...10,000 people on the beach. That was SPECIAL!
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
Not much...the Majors are taking over the scene now!
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
Yep!
Band History:
Aqua Livi rose to prominence in the '80s with 'Urban Warrior', Reading's first official roots reggae band. Urban Warrior performed their first gig at The Studio One Club in Slough, and went on to tour national festivals like Stonehenge, Glastonbury and Notting Hill Carnival. Europe and Japan followed and Urban Warrior became the first international reggae band to tour Sudan in North East Africa.
Now with a eight-piece group The RootsImansion, the sound is possibly the most chilled-out, simple music you'll hear. He describes the sound of his background singers as "like birds", as nature is a constant source of inspiration. Enjoyment is the key to his music - if people take something spiritual away from the gig, then that's fine with Aqua.
Now with a eight-piece group The RootsImansion, the sound is possibly the most chilled-out, simple music you'll hear. He describes the sound of his background singers as "like birds", as nature is a constant source of inspiration. Enjoyment is the key to his music - if people take something spiritual away from the gig, then that's fine with Aqua.
Your influences?
Bob Marley, Dennis Brown, Gregory Issacs & Jimmy Cliff.
Favorite spot?
Reading
Anything else...?
"I like things with substance... I grew up with Bob Marley, Ken Booth, Jimmy Cliff - original, classic reggae. Maybe I'm just old-fashioned... Reggae should have substance... I'm more on a mission than competition."