Black Uhuru
Black Uhuru
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- The Basics
When the first reggae GRAMMY was finally handed out in 1984, Black Uhuru snatched the statuette on the strength of its poppiest songs yet. "Solidarity" steps out of the shade and into sunny synthesizers, "Party Next Door" rings Santa's bell and rocks steady to a rubbery guitar, and "What Is Life?" is led by captivating horns.
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Sly & Robbie's cavernous, ultramodern reading of Black Uhuru on The Dub Factor may induce paranoia in some listeners, since it's like being trapped in a cocoon and able to hear nothing but multi-tracked keyboards and alien drums. That's why it's considered a classic of the genre, while Red represents reggae's transition between the roots and digital age.
$1.98 Next StepsName Artist Time Price 1 Someone Is Watching Michael Rose 3:27 $0.99 View in iTunes 2 Black Maria Michael Rose 4:07 $0.99 View in iTunes 2 Songs - Deep Cuts
The various lineups of Black Uhuru were leaders in second-wave reggae, and the ever-evolving sound on these Deep Cuts shows why. Lead vocalist Michael Rose went on to quite a solo career as well, hinting at the trip-hop touches of Massive Attack with "Throw Some Stone" and trading verses/dodging shifty drums with Shabba Ranks on "Shine Eye Gal."
$8.43 Deep CutsName Artist Time Price 1 Heathen Black Uhuru 3:38 $1.29 View in iTunes 2 Don't Follow Babylon Ranking Joe 4:18 $1.29 View in iTunes 3 No Burial (Manasseh Remix) Michael Rose & Twilight Circus Dub Sound System 6:29 $1.29 View in iTunes 4 Rent Man / Resident Area Black Uhuru & Jah Grundy 7:21 $0.99 View in iTunes 5 Mind Made Up (Soul Up Mix) Michael Rose 3:56 $0.99 View in iTunes 6 Throw Some Stone (Disciples Remix) Michael Rose & Twilight Circus Dub Sound System 5:07 $1.29 View in iTunes 7 Throw Some Stone Michael Rose 5:25 $1.29 View in iTunes 7 Songs - Complete Set
There's much more to reggae than Bob Marley accentuated by copious amounts of marijuana. Anyone interested in understanding its development over the decades can do so by tracing the lineage of Black Uhuru, from their early-'80s output of stripped-down redemption songs and hard-edged dissention to Michael Rose's just-waiting-to-be-sampled solo work and post-roots collaboration with Twilight Circus Dub Sound System. Kind of makes you want to rub on suntan lotion and start a revolution at the same time, doesn't it?
$10.41 Complete SetName Artist Time Price 1 Someone Is Watching Michael Rose 3:27 $0.99 View in iTunes 2 Black Maria Michael Rose 4:07 $0.99 View in iTunes 3 Heathen Black Uhuru 3:38 $1.29 View in iTunes 4 Don't Follow Babylon Ranking Joe 4:18 $1.29 View in iTunes 5 No Burial (Manasseh Remix) Michael Rose & Twilight Circus Dub Sound System 6:29 $1.29 View in iTunes 6 Rent Man / Resident Area Black Uhuru & Jah Grundy 7:21 $0.99 View in iTunes 7 Mind Made Up (Soul Up Mix) Michael Rose 3:56 $0.99 View in iTunes 8 Throw Some Stone (Disciples Remix) Michael Rose & Twilight Circus Dub Sound System 5:07 $1.29 View in iTunes 9 Throw Some Stone Michael Rose 5:25 $1.29 View in iTunes 9 Songs