Black Uhuru

About

Black Uhuru is a Jamaican reggae group formed in 1972, initially as Uhuru. The group has undergone several line-up changes over the years, with Derrick “Duckie” Simpson as the mainstay. They had their most successful period in the 1980s, with their album Anthem winning the first ever Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 1985.

Albums/Songs:

• Taxi Trax
• Positive
• Reggae Greats
• Classic Black Uhuru
• Brutal
• Love Crisis / Black Sounds of Freedom
• What Is Life: An Introduction to Black Uhuru
• RAS Portraits
• Strongg
• Mystical Truth
• Unification
• 20 Greatest Hits
• Showcase / Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner / Black Uhuru
• The Dub Factor
• Red
• Chill Out
• New Day
• Now
• Iron Storm
• Liberation: The Island Anthology
• Ultimate Collection
• Sinsemilla
• Dynasty
• Anthem
• As the World Turns

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