+1
Images
Black Uhuru
As leading lights of the 1980s roots reggae scene, Black Uhuru became the first
Jamaican act to win a Grammy Award and helped fill the void left by Bob Marley's
death. Named after the Swahili word for freedom, the band was led by Derrick
"Duckie" Simpson, fuelled by Marley's vision of Rastafari spirituality and
social justice within the music. With producers Sly And Robbie crafting their
sound, they were signed to Island Records and came to mainstream attention with
the albums Red (1981) and Chill Out (1982). They toured with The Rolling Stones
and guitarist Keith Richards featur...
