Black Uhuru, formed by Derrick "Duckie" Simpson, is a Jamaican reggae band probably best known for their hits "Shine Eye Gal", "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", "Sinsemilla", "Solidarity", and Grammy winner "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". Uhuru is the Swahili word for freedom. The group was named by Stan "Roy Scientist" Palmer.

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  • Black Uhuru, formed by Derrick "Duckie" Simpson, is a Jamaican reggae band probably best known for their hits "Shine Eye Gal", "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", "Sinsemilla", "Solidarity", and Grammy winner "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". Uhuru is the Swahili word for freedom. The group was named by Stan "Roy Scientist" Palmer. 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 re-released as Black Sounds Of Freedom. In 1979 the group was joined by Sandra "Puma" Jones, a social worker from South 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, and with some of the Compass Point All Stars, Chill Out and the Grammy-winning Anthem, as well as others. During this period, Black Uhuru became one of the most popular reggae groups in the world, regularly touring with the likes of the Clash, the Police and the Rolling Stones. Live 1984 (a concert at the Rockpalast in Germany; actually recorded on October 18, 1981) captures the band at the height of its power. In 1989, their album Red was ranked #23 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s. After Rose went solo in 1985, Junior Reid joined for a few records and also left; Puma Jones left in 1987 (and died of cancer three years later, in 1990). In 1990, Simpson reunited with Dennis and Carlos in the original line-up of the group. They recorded several albums and toured extensively. By the end of the 1990s, Dennis and Carlos left the band and fought a legal battle against Simpson over the name and rights of Black Uhuru. Simpson won the lawsuit and formed yet another incarnation of Black Uhuru with Andrew Bees as lead singer. Only one album, Dynasty, was released before Bees went back to pursue his solo career. In February 2004, it was announced in the Jamaican press that Simpson and Michael Rose had reunited under the name "Black Uhuru feat. Michael Rose". Together with a female backing singer named Kay Starr, they released a single, "Dollars", and performed at several concerts including "Western Consciousness 2004" on April 28 in Jamaica, of which a live video was released shortly thereafter. A new album has been reported to be in progress. The group toured throughout Europe in 2006. 2008 has brought new life to Black Uhuru. Duckie Simpson has once again taken charge. Along with new manager Mario Lazarre of No Joke Entertainment, Black Uhuru are back in the studio recording a new album. Guest appearances of this new album include Latin superstars Aterciopelados and Jarabe De Palo. A 25th Anniversary Edition DVD of their "Live In London" concert is set for a June 2008 release on Nacional Records.
  • Die 1974 in Kingston, Jamaika gegründete Band Black Uhuru (Schwarze Freiheit) zählt zu den bedeutendsten Vertretern des Roots Reggae zweiter Generation. Mit ihrer Musik wollte die Band das jamaikanische Volk aufrütteln und an seine afrikanischen Wurzeln erinnern. Anfangs bestand die Band aus Derrick "Duckie" Simpson (geb. 24. Juni 1950 in Kingston), Rudolph "Garth" Dennis (geb. 2. Dezember 1949) und Don Carlos (bürgerlich Eurin Spencer, geb. 29. Juni 1952). Während Garth Dennis und Don Carlos eigene Soloprojekte starteten, musizierte Duckie Simpson weiter unter dem Namen Black Uhuru. Dazu verpflichtete er Michael Rose und Errol Nelson, die durch die spätere Rückkehr Don Carlos' und weiterer zwischenzeitlicher Umbesetzungen wieder ersetzt wurden und eigene Soloprojekte starteten.
  • Black Uhuru, es una reconocida banda de la segunda generación del reggae. Originaria de Jamaica, fueron la primera banda de reggae que ganó un Grammy, por su álbum, Anthem, en 1983. Sus hits más conocidos son «Shine Eye Gal», «Guess Who's Coming to Dinner», «Sinsemilla», «Solidarity» y «What Is Life?».
  • Black Uhuru on reggaelauluyhtye, joka perustettiin Jamaikalla vuonna 1974. Sen alkuperäisjäsenet olivat Euvin "Don Carlos" Spencer, Rudolph "Garth" Dennis ja Derrick "Duckie" Simpson. Don Carlos ja Garth Dennis kuitenkin erosivat kokoonpanosta myöhemmin ja liittyivät Wailing Souls nimiseen yhtyeeseen. Heidän tilallensa Black Uhuruun tulivat Michael Rose ja Errol "Jay" Wilson. Trio levytti ensimmäisen albuminsa Love Crisis vuonna 1977, joka julkaistiin myöhemmin uudelleen vuonna 1981 nimellä "Black Sounds of Freedom". Albumin tuottajana toimi Prince Jammy. Heidän taustabändissä toimivat suurina vaikuttajina herrat Sly Dunbar ja Robbie Shakespeare, paremmin tunnettuina Sly & Robbie. Vuonna 1981 Errol Wilsonin tilalle tuli Sandra "Puma" Jones, joka lisäsi yhtyeen soundiin erottuvuutta muista aikalaisyhtyeistä. Yhtye julkaisi 80-luvun alkupuolella suosituimmat albuminsa Black Uhuru, Red, Tear it up, Chill out sekä Anthem. Näistä viimeksi mainittu voitti Yhdysvalloissa Grammy-palkinnon vuonna 1985. Palkinnon saamisen jälkeen Rose lähti bändistä sisäisten ristiriitojen vuoksi ja Junior Reid tuli hänen tilalleen vuoteen 1989 saakka. Puma Jones poistui keskuudestamme vuonna 1990 taisteltuaan syöpää vastaan. Vuonna 1990 alkuperäisjäsenet Spencer, Dennis ja Simpson palasivat vielä yhteen tekemällä vielä muutama albumia, sekä kiertuetta 90-luvun puoleen väliin saakka. Tämän jälkeen yhtyeeltä on vielä ilmestynyt kokoelmia, uudelleen julkaisuja, dubeja ja remiksauksia.
  • Black Uhuru est un groupe légendaire de l'époque « Roots Rock Reggae ». Le terme « Uhuru » signifie « liberté » en swahili, langue d'Afrique de l'Est.
  • A Black Uhuru egy jamaicai reggae zenekar; alapítója: Derrick "Duckie" Simpson. Legismertebb számaik a "Shine Eye Gal", "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," "Sinsemilla," "Solidarity," és a Grammy-díjas "What Is Life?". Ez volt az első zenekar amely Grammy díjat nyert a reggae kategóriában 1985-ben, mikor a kategóriát alapították. Eredeti nevük a 'Black Sounds Uhro' volt. Az uhuru szó szuahéli nyelven szabadságot jelent.
  • Black Uhuru is een Jamaicaanse reggaeband uit Kingston. De band is vooral bekend van de hits Shine eye gal, Guess who’s coming to dinner en What is life? Black Uhuru was de eerste band band die een Grammy won in de categorie Reggae, nadat deze categorie in 1985 was toegevoegd. De naam Black Uhuru betekent Zwarte Vrijheid, Uhuru is Swahili voor vrijheid.
  • Black Uhuru – jamajska grupa wykonująca muzykę reggae, założona na początku lat 70. przez Derricka "Duckie" Simpsona, Rudolpha "Gartha" Dennisa i Euvina "Dona Carlosa" Spencera. Jedna z najbardziej znanych grup reggae, stawianych na równi z Bobem Marleyem czy Peterem Toshem, zwłaszcza w składzie Duckie Simpson, Puma Jones, Michael Rose oraz Sly & Robbie (sekcja rytmiczna). Najbardziej znane ich piosenki to Guess who's Comming to Dinner, Sinsemilla, Shine Eye Gal, Solidarity i What is life?
  • Black Uhuru é uma banda jamaicana de reggae, que se destacou por sucessos como "Shine Eye Gal", "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", "Sinsemilla", "Solidarity", e "What Is Life?", vencedora de um Grammy na categoria reggae quando esta foi introduzida na premiação, em 1985.
  • Black Uhuru (Uhuru betyder ”frihet” på swahili) är ett roots reggae-band som bildades i Kingston, Jamaica 1977 av Duckie Simpson. Den första konstellationen av vokalister i Black Uhuru bestod av Garth Dennis, Don Carlos, and Derrick "Duckie" Simpson. Den mest kända uppsättningen av Black Uhuru åren 1979 – 198 bestod av Michael Rose, Sandra ”Puma” Jones och Duckie Simpson som sångare, och Sly Dunbar och Robbie Shakespeare på trummor respektive bas. Under 1970-talet och några år in på 1980-talet var Black Uhuru jämte Bob Marley & The Wailers, Burning Spear, Inner Circle och Third World ett av få reggaeband med en fast uppsättning medlemmar som turnerade runt om i världen. Black Uhuru tilldelades en grammy år 1985 för sitt album Anthem, som släpptes i sin andra version 1984 (en version av albumet släpptes redan 1983). På albumet Anthem medverkade på trummor Sly Dunbar, på bas Robbie Shakespeare, på lead guitar Darryl Thompson, på keyboards Franklyn "Bubbler" Waul, på percussion: Sky Juice, på trumpet Dave Madden och Junior "Chico" Chin, på saxofon Dean Fraser, på trombon Nambo Robinson, på keyboard i låten "Elements" Wally Badarou, på lead guitar i låten "Solidarity" Willie Lindo. År 1985 lämnade Michael Rose gruppen för en solokarriär och 1987 drabbades den kvinnliga medlemmen Puma Jones av obotlig cancer. Mellan 1987 och 1989 var de tre vokalisterna i Black Uhuru Duckie Simpson, Delroy "Junior" Reid och Olafunke, och från 1989 till 1995 av den ursprungliga vokalisttrion Duckie Simpson, Garth Denni och Don Carlos. Därefter samarbetade Duckie Simpson med Jenifah Nyah och Andrew Bees fram till 2005. Gruppen Black Uhuru har lagts ner, men återuppstår då och då med Duckie Simpson som ankare för att spela på större reggaefestivaler. Black Uhuru släppte 18 vanliga studioalbum, fyra live-album och och nio dub-album. Den mest framgångsrika konstellationen Duckie Simpson - Puma Jones - Michael Rose svarade för åtta av studioalbumen, och var efter Bob Marleys död 1981 och innan UB40:s genombrott i mitten av 1980-talet tillsammans med de två brittiska grupperna Aswad och Steel Pulse det mest namnkunniga och framgångsrika reggaebandet i världen. De turnerade ofta tillsammans med europeiska band som The Police, The Clash och Rolling Stones. Kända låtar är ”Shine Eye Gal”, ”Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”, ”Sinsemilla”, ”Solidarity”, ”Youths of Englington”, ”Happiness”, ”Sponji Reggae”, ”Chill Out”, ”I Love King Selassie I” och låtar som ”What Is Life” och "Party Next Door" som fanns på det grammy-belönade albumet Anthem. Sly Dunbar och Robbie Shakespeare inledde på 1980-talet en fantastisk musik- och producentkarriär som ”Sly & Robbie”, och från 1985 fram till 2005 har de som musiker, producenter och/eller inspelningstekniker medverkat på hundratals inspelningar av artister från hela världen.
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  • Black Uhuru, formed by Derrick "Duckie" Simpson, is a Jamaican reggae band probably best known for their hits "Shine Eye Gal", "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", "Sinsemilla", "Solidarity", and Grammy winner "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". Uhuru is the Swahili word for freedom. The group was named by Stan "Roy Scientist" Palmer.
  • Die 1974 in Kingston, Jamaika gegründete Band Black Uhuru (Schwarze Freiheit) zählt zu den bedeutendsten Vertretern des Roots Reggae zweiter Generation. Mit ihrer Musik wollte die Band das jamaikanische Volk aufrütteln und an seine afrikanischen Wurzeln erinnern. Anfangs bestand die Band aus Derrick "Duckie" Simpson (geb. 24. Juni 1950 in Kingston), Rudolph "Garth" Dennis (geb. 2. Dezember 1949) und Don Carlos (bürgerlich Eurin Spencer, geb. 29. Juni 1952).
  • Black Uhuru, es una reconocida banda de la segunda generación del reggae. Originaria de Jamaica, fueron la primera banda de reggae que ganó un Grammy, por su álbum, Anthem, en 1983. Sus hits más conocidos son «Shine Eye Gal», «Guess Who's Coming to Dinner», «Sinsemilla», «Solidarity» y «What Is Life?».
  • Black Uhuru on reggaelauluyhtye, joka perustettiin Jamaikalla vuonna 1974. Sen alkuperäisjäsenet olivat Euvin "Don Carlos" Spencer, Rudolph "Garth" Dennis ja Derrick "Duckie" Simpson. Don Carlos ja Garth Dennis kuitenkin erosivat kokoonpanosta myöhemmin ja liittyivät Wailing Souls nimiseen yhtyeeseen. Heidän tilallensa Black Uhuruun tulivat Michael Rose ja Errol "Jay" Wilson.
  • Black Uhuru est un groupe légendaire de l'époque « Roots Rock Reggae ». Le terme « Uhuru » signifie « liberté » en swahili, langue d'Afrique de l'Est.
  • A Black Uhuru egy jamaicai reggae zenekar; alapítója: Derrick "Duckie" Simpson. Legismertebb számaik a "Shine Eye Gal", "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," "Sinsemilla," "Solidarity," és a Grammy-díjas "What Is Life?". Ez volt az első zenekar amely Grammy díjat nyert a reggae kategóriában 1985-ben, mikor a kategóriát alapították. Eredeti nevük a 'Black Sounds Uhro' volt. Az uhuru szó szuahéli nyelven szabadságot jelent.
  • Black Uhuru is een Jamaicaanse reggaeband uit Kingston. De band is vooral bekend van de hits Shine eye gal, Guess who’s coming to dinner en What is life? Black Uhuru was de eerste band band die een Grammy won in de categorie Reggae, nadat deze categorie in 1985 was toegevoegd. De naam Black Uhuru betekent Zwarte Vrijheid, Uhuru is Swahili voor vrijheid.
  • Black Uhuru – jamajska grupa wykonująca muzykę reggae, założona na początku lat 70. przez Derricka "Duckie" Simpsona, Rudolpha "Gartha" Dennisa i Euvina "Dona Carlosa" Spencera. Jedna z najbardziej znanych grup reggae, stawianych na równi z Bobem Marleyem czy Peterem Toshem, zwłaszcza w składzie Duckie Simpson, Puma Jones, Michael Rose oraz Sly & Robbie (sekcja rytmiczna).
  • Black Uhuru é uma banda jamaicana de reggae, que se destacou por sucessos como "Shine Eye Gal", "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", "Sinsemilla", "Solidarity", e "What Is Life?", vencedora de um Grammy na categoria reggae quando esta foi introduzida na premiação, em 1985.
  • Black Uhuru (Uhuru betyder ”frihet” på swahili) är ett roots reggae-band som bildades i Kingston, Jamaica 1977 av Duckie Simpson. Den första konstellationen av vokalister i Black Uhuru bestod av Garth Dennis, Don Carlos, and Derrick "Duckie" Simpson. Den mest kända uppsättningen av Black Uhuru åren 1979 – 198 bestod av Michael Rose, Sandra ”Puma” Jones och Duckie Simpson som sångare, och Sly Dunbar och Robbie Shakespeare på trummor respektive bas.
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