As any listener of Reggae Hour can testify Levi Roots is no ordinary man. Best known for his sauce that puts music in your food; he has a TV cookery show and now a new album. Featuring the single ‘So Out Of My Mind’, the new album ‘Red Hot’ looks set to be one of this years reggae highlights. Music has always been Levi’s original passion and he is a MOBO nominated musician. I caught up with this recording artist via the phone to discuss his current venture. The talk ranged from his impending record release, taste in sauce and preference with the other sex.

If you had to choose between music and cooking what would you go for?

L: I would take the music because that would inspire me to do other things.

L: Absolutely, it is a genre of music that educates like no other music. We call it ‘edutainment’. Most other music concentrates on the ‘I love you boy meets girl’ thing but if you go to the archives of reggae you will see that the core thing about reggae is educating people, nearly all of Bob Marley’s songs were cultural.

L: You say conquered but let me just confirm that it is still only the UK you know. The world is even bigger.

L: No currently it’s still only a UK brand.

L: Why would you? Always go for Reggae Reggae Sauce.

L: Well my advice is always keep one in your cupboard in case of an emergency.

L: I love that song. I absolutely love that song from back in the day when there wasn’t such political correctness. It really celebrates big and beautiful women because traditionally we love big women; it’s always about the big beautiful women.

L: Yeah, it’s been discussed. I’d love to do a university tour so we’ll see how it goes.

So, the lessons learnt there are to keep eating but only when Reggae Reggae Sauce is at hand and of course keep listening to reggae, especially now it’s confirmed to be the best genre of music out there. Blessed.