Sentence examples for is a roots from inspiring English sources

Like Williams, Prophet is a roots musician with a rock'n'roller barely below the surface - one with an eclectic record collection too, judging by how he mixes Philly soul, Dylanesque blues, pop, rock, electronica, even rap, sometimes all in the same song.

"Mo Yan is a roots-seeking writer.

Reggae music does this for her, so this new album is a roots-reggae record, produced for her label by Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, the Jamaican drummer and bassist whose grooves were a guarantee of the best reggae during the 1970's and 80's.

SINEAD O'CONNOR's excellent recent album, "THROW DOWN YOUR ARMS," is a roots-reggae primer, but not in the usual way: the songs, many of them written by Burning Spear, are all righteous protests in behalf of the Rastafarian faith, and she approached them, she has said, "as sacred text".

"Education is a root cause.

Unemployment is a root cause.

There is a root cellar there.

Quelites are edible greens, and jicama is a root, something like a turnip.

"The environmental damage and destruction of the water supply is a root cause".

Prohibition is a root cause of crime, violence and ill health.

"Over consumption of natural resources is a root problem, but not the only one".