Black Uhuru
Jamaica
Formed: 1974
Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Reggae, International
Styles: Dub, Reggae/Caribbean, Reggae/Caribbean, Roots Reggae
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The most successful of the second-generation reggae bands, Black Uhuru maintained their high quality despite numerous personnel changes in their 16-year history. The first reggae band to win a Grammy award, for their 1983 album Anthem, Black Uhuru was, according to Reggae: The Rough Guide, "The most dynamic and progressive reggae act of the 1970s and early '80s." Black Uhuru, whose name comes from the Swahili word meaning "freedom," was formed in the Waterhouse district of Kingston by Ervin "Don Carlos" Spencer, Rudolph "Garth" Dennis, and Der...
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