Artist Wiki - all about artists


Black Uhuru
Black Uhuru pictures
Black Uhuru biography
Black Uhuru songs
Black Uhuru albums

Black Uhuru is tagged as: reggae, roots reggae, dub, roots, jamaica

Black Uhuru is a Jamaican reggae band probably best known for their hits “Shine Eye Gal”, “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” “Sinsemilla,” “Solidarity,” and “What Is Life?”. They were the first group to win a Grammy in the reggae category when it was introduced in 1985. They originally formed as ‘Black Sounds Uhuru’ (the Kiswahili word for freedom).
The first line-up of the group was Garth Dennis, Don Carlos, and Derrick “Duckie” Simpson. The group has undergone several lineup changes: Carlos left, replaced by Michael Rose; then Dennis left to play with The Wailing Souls, and was replaced by Errol Nelson. During this early period, the band’s most famous recording is the album entitled Love Crisis, later rereleased as Black Sounds Of Freedom. In 1979 the group was joined by Sandra “Puma” Jones, a social worker from North Carolina, USA. Under this lineup, (Rose, Simpson and Jones), with Sly & Robbie as producers (and also permanently employed on drum and bass), they released the band’s most popular albums: Sinsemilla, Red, Chill Out, and the Grammy-winning AnthemĀ¹, as well as others. During this period, Black Uhuru became one of the most popular reggae groups in th...
Read More About Black Uhuru Biography...

Send Black Uhuru ringtones to your cell

Top 10 Black Uhuru Songs
Guess Who's Coming To Dinner
Sponji Reggae
Sinsemilla
Happiness
Youth Of Eglington
Chill Out
Utterance
World Is Africa
Leaving to Zion
Puff She Puff
More Black Uhuru Songs
Top 10 Black Uhuru Albums
20 Greatest Hits
Sinsemilla
Reggae Greats
Red
Chill Out
Black Uhuru
Black Sounds Of Freedom
The Dub Factor
Anthem
Love Crisis
More Black Uhuru Albums
Similar Artists
Israel VibrationIsrael Vibration
Burning SpearBurning Spear
Michael RoseMichael Rose
Don CarlosDon Carlos
Steel PulseSteel Pulse
Peter ToshPeter Tosh
Bunny WailerBunny Wailer
soul seven;kim wilson / jeffrey wright;bill sims, jr. / g-funk / master.p / aicelle santos / gretchen barreto / soldiers of fortune / spectrals / grupo salvaje / congotronics vs rockers
Copyright © ArtistWiki.com 2009 - 2022 - All Rights Reserved 0.003 - privacy policies | contact