Richie Havens - Going Back To My Roots | A world of music

Today’s pick from my record collection is a bit of a cult classic from 1980, a cover of Lamont Dozier’s ‘Going Back To My Roots’ by American singer-songwriter Richie Havens which had something of a resurgence during those carefree, anything goes, halcyon days of the Balearic Beat and early Acid House Rave movements. Covered by the FPI Project in 1989, the unmistakable piano riff was a staple on the Haçienda dance floor epitomising the uplifting euphoria of the Italo House sound at that time. But