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Black Uhuru
Band, *1972 JM, Waterhouse
Reggae
A.k.a. Black Sounds Of Ultro
Roots Reggae group, formed 1974 in Kingston, Jamaica. One of the most popular reggae acts ever and the first one to win a Grammy. Founded by Derrick "Duckie" Simpson, Don Carlos (2) and Rudolph "Garth" Dennis. Rose to international fame in the '80s, when they were joined with the rhythm section of Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare and with Michael Rose as leadsinger. After his departure Rose was replaced by young singers like Junior Reid and Andrew Bees.
Members
 | Robbie Shakespeare b *1953 JM |
 | Junior Reid voc *1963 JM |
 | Michael Rose voc *1957 JM |
 | Puma Jones voc, bvoc 1953-1990 JM |
 | Duckie Simpson voc, bvoc |
 | Andrew Bees voc |
 | Rudolph "Garth" Dennis voc, bvoc *1949 JM |
 | Lowell Dunbar dr |
 | Errol Wilson voc |
 | Euvin Spencer |
 | Jo Jo Mac JM |
Popular Tracks 
Sinsemilla on Sinsemilla by Black Uhuru Sponji Reggae on Red by Black Uhuru Guess Who's Coming To Dinner on Guess Who's Coming To Dinner by Black Uhuru Shine Eye Gal on Guess Who's Coming To Dinner by Black Uhuru Guess Who's Coming To Dinner on Yardie by Various Artists Puff She Puff on Red by Black Uhuru I Love King Selassie on Black Sounds Of Freedom by Black Uhuru Dub You Haffe Dub on Brutal by Black Uhuru Welcome To Dinna on Welcome To Dinna by Francis Mercier & Black Uhuru Utterance on Red by Black UhuruTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Membership
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| As The World Turns | Black Uhuru | 2018 | Album |
| Let Us Pray / Dread In The Mountain | Black Uhuru | 2018 | Album |
| Jah Guide | Black Uhuru | 2017 | Single |
| Hard Ground | Black Uhuru | 2017 | Album |
| Sun Is Shining / Tribulation | Black Uhuru / Joy White | 2016 | Single |
| The Ritz, NY, Oct '81 | Black Uhuru | 2016 | Album |
| General Penitentiary / Shine Eye Gal | Black Uhuru | 2016 | Album |
| Live At Rockpalast - Essen 1981 | Black Uhuru | 2016 | Album |
| I Love King Selassie | Black Uhuru & Chronixx | 2015 | Single |
| World Is Africa | Black Uhuru | 2014 | Single |
| Youths Of Eglington | Black Uhuru | 2013 | Album |
| I Love King Selassie (Remix) | Black Uhuru | 2013 | Album |
| The Best Of Black Uhuru - Guess Who's Coming To Dinner | Black Uhuru | 2012 | Compil. |
| Live in London - 25th Anniversary | Black Uhuru | 2008 | Album |
| Live In Chicago 1984 With Sly & Robbie | Black Uhuru | 2008 | Album |
| Rastaman To Africa / I Love King Selassie | Ras Shiloh / Black Uhuru | 2007 | Single |
| Scorching Ray | Black Uhuru | 2007 | Single |
| Party In Session: The Black Uhuru Collection | Black Uhuru | 2007 | Compil. |
| One Love / I Love King Selassie | Sizzla / Black Uhuru | 2006 | Album |
| Radikal Roots Re-Edits Volume 11 | Black Uhuru | 2005 | Album |
| Dollars | Black Uhuru | 2004 | Single |
| Brutal | Black Uhuru | 2004 | Compil. |
| This Is Crucial Reggae | Black Uhuru | 2004 | Compil. |
| Zion High | Ranking Joe With Black Uhuru, Dennis Brown | 2003 | Compil. |
| Love Crisis / Black Sounds Of Freedom | Black Uhuru | 2003 | Album |
| The Best Of Black Uhuru | Black Uhuru | 2002 | Compil. |
| Classic | Black Uhuru | 2001 | Compil. |
| Dubbin' It Live | Black Uhuru | 2001 | Album |
| Dynasty | Black Uhuru | 2001 | Album |
| Party / Dutty Money | Black Uhuru Feat. Michael Rose / Sweetie Irie | 2000 | Single |
| Live 84 | Black Uhuru | 2000 | Album |
| Ultimate Collection | Black Uhuru | 2000 | Compil. |
| What Is Life - An Introduction To Black Uhuru | Black Uhuru | 1999 | Compil. |
| Brutal / Dread Beat & Riddims 3 | Black Uhuru | 1999 | Compil. |
| I Love King Sellasie / Give The People What | Black Uhuru / Sugar Minott | 1999 | Album |
| It Ago Red | Black Uhuru | 1999 | Single |
| Fire House | Black Uhuru | 1999 | Single |
| Mr. Gunis / It A Go Red | Bushman / Black Uhuru | 1999 | Single |
| Five Star General | Black Uhuru | 1999 | Single |
| Unification | Black Uhuru | 1998 | Album |
| I Love Selassie | Hammer Mouth / Black Uhuru | 1998 | Single |
| RAS Portraits | Black Uhuru | 1997 | Compil. |
| Strongg Dubb | Black Uhuru | 1994 | Album |
| Strongg | Black Uhuru | 1994 | Album |
| Mystical Truth Dub | Black Uhuru | 1993 | Album |
| One Love | Black Uhuru | 1993 | Single |
| Live | Black Uhuru | 1993 | Album |
| Liberation: The Island Anthology | Black Uhuru | 1993 | Compil. |
| Iron Storm Dub | Black Uhuru | 1992 | Album |
| Slippin' Into Darkness | Black Uhuru | 1992 | Single |
| Tip Of The Iceberg | Black Uhuru With Ice-T | 1992 | Single |
| Mystical Truth | Black Uhuru | 1992 | Album |
| Iron Storm | Black Uhuru | 1991 | Album |
| 20 Greatest Hits | Black Uhuru | 1991 | Compil. |
| Love Dub | Black Uhuru | 1990 | Album |
| Take Heed | Black Uhuru | 1990 | Single |
| Now Dub | Black Uhuru | 1990 | Album |
| Now | Black Uhuru | 1990 | Album |
| Now | Black Uhuru | 1990 | Album |
| Reggae Rock | Black Uhuru | 1990 | Album |
| In Concert-468 | Black Uhuru | 1989 | Album |
| Prince Jammy Presents A Dub Extravaganza "Uhuru In Dub" & "Osbourne In Dub" | Prince Jammy Meet Johnny Osbourne And Black Uhuru Featuring Sly & Robbie | 1988 | Compil. |
| Live In New York City | Black Uhuru | 1988 | Album |
| Fire City | Black Uhuru | 1987 | Single |
| Conquer The Tanker | Black Uhuru | 1987 | Album |
| Let Us Pray / Dread In The Mountain | Black Uhuru | 1987 | Single |
| Positive Dub | Black Uhuru | 1987 | Album |
| Positive | Black Uhuru | 1987 | Album |
| Pain On The Poorman Brain | Black Uhuru | 1987 | Single |
| The Great Train Robbery | Black Uhuru | 1986 | Album |
| Tear It Up - Live At The Rainbow | Black Uhuru | 1986 | Album |
| Brutal Dub | Black Uhuru | 1986 | Album |
| Let Us Pray | Black Uhuru | 1986 | Single |
| Brutal | Black Uhuru | 1986 | Album |
| In Concert-391 | The Wailers Band And Black Uhuru | 1986 | Album |
| Fit You Haffe Fit | Black Uhuru | 1985 | Album |
| Conviction Or Fine | Black Uhuru | 1985 | Album |
| My King For Ever | Black Uhuru | 1985 | Single |
| What Is Life? | Black Uhuru | 1984 | Album |
| Reggae Greats | Black Uhuru | 1984 | Compil. |
| Botanical Roots | Black Uhuru | 1984 | Single |
| Solidarity | Black Uhuru | 1984 | Single |
| Stuck On You / What Is Life | Lionel Richie / Black Uhuru | 1984 | Single |
| Youth / Big Spliff / Sodom / Slaughter | Black Uhuru | 1983 | Album |
| Party Next Door | Black Uhuru | 1983 | Album |
| Anthem | Black Uhuru | 1983 | Album |
| The Dub Factor | Black Uhuru | 1983 | Album |
| Uhuru In Dub | Prince Jammy With Sly & Robbie / Black Uhuru | 1982 | Album |
| Tear It Up - Live | Black Uhuru | 1982 | Album |
| Right Stuff | Black Uhuru | 1982 | Single |
| Chill Out | Black Uhuru | 1982 | Album |
| Black Uhuru: Tear it Up | Black Uhuru | 1982 | Album |
| Chill Out | Black Uhuru | 1982 | Album |
| Mondays | Black Uhuru | 1982 | Single |
| Darkness | Black Uhuru | 1982 | Album |
| Bad Girls / Colombus | Black Uhuru, Burning Spear | 1981 | Single |
| Black Sounds Of Freedom | Black Uhuru | 1981 | Album |
| Red | Black Uhuru | 1981 | Album |
| Sponji Reggae / Utterance | Black Uhuru | 1981 | Single |
| Sinsemilla | Black Uhuru | 1980 | Album |
| Sinsemilla | Black Uhuru | 1980 | Album |
| Rent Man / Resident Area / Eviction | Black Uhuru / Jah Grundy / Joe Gibbs & The Professionals | 1980 | Album |
| Sinsemilla | Black Uhuru | 1980 | Single |
| General Penitentiary | Black Uhuru | 1979 | Single |
| Abortion | Black Uhuru | 1979 | Single |
| Bad Girl / African Love | Black Uhuru | 1979 | Single |
| Zion (Leaving to Zion) / Tonight | Black Uhuru as Black Uhro / The Revolutionaries | 1979 | Album |
| Plastic Smile / Guess Who's Coming To Dinner? | Black Uhuru | 1979 | Album |
| Guess Who Is Coming To Dinner | Black Uhuru | 1979 | Single |
| Rent Man | Michael Rose & Black Uhuru | 1979 | Single |
| Guess Who Is Coming To Dinner | Black Uhuru | 1979 | Single |
| Shine Eye | Black Uhuru / D-Roy Band | 1979 | Album |
| Wood For My Fire | Black Uhuru | 1979 | Single |
| Showcase | Black Uhuru | 1979 | Album |
| Time To Unite | Black Uhuru And The Aggrovators | 1978 | Single |
| Plastic Smile / Powder Face | Black Uhuru / The Revolutionaries | 1978 | Single |
| Natural Mystic / Sorry For That Man | Black Uhuru | 1977 | Album |
| Crisis | Black Uhuru | 1977 | Single |
| Love Crisis | Black Uhuru - Toney - Duckie Simpson - Errol Wilson | 1977 | Album |
| Garvey Days / Blood Shed | Black Uhuru | 1977 | Album |
| King Selassie / Version (Zion Freedom) | Black Uhuru | 1977 | Single |
| Sun Is Shining | Black Uhuru | 1977 | Single |
| Handcuff / Typhoon / Double Trouble / African Love | Gregory Isaacs / Junior Delgado / Dennis Brown / Black Uhuru | 1977 | Album |
| Going To Zion | Black Uhuru | 1975 | Single |
| Folk Song | Black Uhuru | 1972 | Single |
| Times To Unite / African Love | Black Uhuru | Single | |
| Babylon One Way | Black Uhuru | Album | |
| Conquer The Tanker | Black Uhuru | Single | |
| Up Mercy Street | Black Uhuru & Yasus Afari | Single | |
| Brand New World | Black Uhuru | Single | |
| Scorching Day / Love You Three | Black Uhuru / Ras Myrhdak | Single | |
| No No No | Black Uhuru | Single | |
| Let Him Go | Black Uhuru | Single | |
| A Eden Pan Street | Black Uhuru | Single | |
| Rock And Come On / Eden Pon Street | Johnny Osbourne / Black Uhuru | Album | |
| Get Rich & Switch | Black Uhuru | Album | |
| Happiness / Africa | Black Uhuru | Single | |
| Hard Times / Willow Tree | Black Uhuru | Album | |
| Sorry For The Man / Time Is A Moment | Black Uhuru / Wayne Smith | Album | |
| Aquarius | Black Uhuru & The Tamlins | Single | |
| Higher Grounds | Black Uhuru | Single | |
| Rent Man / Tennament | Black Uhuru / Joe Gibbs & The Professionals | Single | |
| Shine Eye / Plastic Smile | Black Uhuru | Single | |
| Eye Market | Black Uhuru | Single | |
| Brand New World | Black Uhuru | Single | |
| Leaving To Zion / Natural Reggae Beat | Black Uhuru | Album | |
| Let Him Go & Eglington Rock / Babylon Grandson & Herb Man Rock | Michael Rose & Black Uhuru / John Sawden | Album | |
| Unity Time / Eden Pan Street | Black Uhuru | Album | |
| General | Black Uhuru | Single | |
| Wood For Me Fire / Words Of The Father | Black Uhuru / Earl Cunningham And Jah Thomas | Album | |
| Morning Train / Let Him Go | Alric Forbes, Black Uhuru | Album | |
| Sponji Reggae / Version | Black Uhuru | Single |
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