Julio Mwansa Nkowane, a.k.a ROOTWORDS, is an artist "lyricist" born in Connecticut USA; who has been professionally active in the music scene in both Geneva Switzerland and France since 2012. A writer-poet in constant reflection on the human condition and contemporary state of affairs, he has forged a solid reputation in the studio and on stage while proposing an eclectic style of Hip Hop. From the Paléo Festival, to Montreux Jazz, to Selvamonos in Pérou, to Bushfire in Swaziland Africa, to Rototom Sunsplash in Spain; Rootwords continues to expand and explore new musical horizons through artistic collaborations, or when accompanied by his live band of musicians The Block Notes.