The Artists
Geospin was a patient at the Great Ormond Street Hospital recovering from Menengitis when he met Lucinda and said how he wanted to write a rap about fighting to come out of a coma and keeping strong.
He is still writing his own lyrics and is hoping to do more hip hop records in the future.
"It was as a kid. Before I even knew what a soundsystem was. I was walking past Stockwell skateboard park and there was this sound being set up. They were probably just trying out their speakers. I was with my mum, holding my mum's hand.
And I remember my mum being quite intimidated by the whole affair. Such a barrage of bass coming from it! And these dodgy-looking blokes standing beside it just admiring the sound of their bass. It's just a bass thing. A volume thing. I don't know if I rose-tint the memories, but I remember it sounded so good, so rich. It's not like today when we go to clubs and it hurts. It was more of a life-giving bass."
Today Roots Manuva is Britain's leading rap artist.
Lucinda Jarrett is artistic director of Rosetta Life, which she founded in 1997. She conceived of the requiem as a way to challenge our contemporary representation of illness and to enable people who are facing death to participate more fully in cultural life.
Lucinda is also a published writer, has worked as assitant producer for French, American and British broadcasters, has worked with independent dance venues and independent dancers and has a strong track record of delivering theatre within health care settings.
