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Black Uhuru

53 images Created 19 Jun 2012

From the tough neighbourhood of Waterhouse in West Kingston came Black Uhuru, another three-piece harmony group; its most commercial incarnation was the third line-up that featured Michael Rose, Puma Jones and Ducky Simpson (left to right on opposite page). Once paired with the production talents of Sly and Robbie (background image), they produced tracks of the quality of 'Plastic Smile', 'General Penitentiary' and 'Abortion'. Signed to Island Records, Black Uhuru were pushed and promoted as a functioning live act with Sly and Robbie as honorary members; their Sinsemilla, Red and Chill Out albums sold strongly, and they became a sizeable concert draw - although London dates became a problem following a fatal stabbing at their London debut at the Rainbow Theatre. Their militancy may have worked against them as their career progressed into the conservative 1980s, and when first Michael Rose left the group in 1985, followed by Puma the next year, the group came to a virtual standstill - sadly, Puma Jones died of cancer in 1990. - ReggaeXplosion

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  • Black Uhuru Live - Puma - LIve 1981
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  • Sly and Robbie at Island Records UK office Fallout Shelter Studio - 1981
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  • Puma with Black Uhuru with Sly and Robbie at Island Records UK office Fallout Shelter Studio - 1978
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  • Puma with Black Uhuru with Sly and Robbie at Island Records UK office Fallout Shelter Studio - 1978
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  • Black Uhuru with Sly and Robbie at Island Records UK office Fallout Shelter Studio - 1978
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  • Puma with Black Uhuru with Sly and Robbie at Island Records UK office Fallout Shelter Studio - 1978
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  • Black Uhuru with Sly and Robbie at Island Records UK office Fallout Shelter Studio - 1978
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  • Black Uhuru with Sly and Robbie at Island Records UK office Fallout Shelter Studio - 1978
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  • Black Uhuru with Sly and Robbie at Island Records UK office Fallout Shelter Studio - 1978
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  • Puma with Black Uhuru with Sly and Robbie at Island Records UK office Fallout Shelter Studio - 1978
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  • Black Uhuru with Sly and Robbie at Island Records UK office Fallout Shelter Studio - 1978
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  • Black Uhuru with Sly and Robbie at Island Records UK office Fallout Shelter Studio - 1978
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  • Black Uhuru with Sly and Robbie at Island Records UK office Fallout Shelter Studio - 1981
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  • Black Uhuru with Sly and Robbie at Island Records UK office Fallout Shelter Studio - 1981
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  • Black Uhuru Live
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  • Black Uhuru New York photosession 1981 - Michael Rose, Duckie Simpson and Puma
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  • Black Uhuru New York photosession 1981 - Michael Rose, Duckie Simpson and Puma
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  • Black Uhuru
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  • Black Uhuru in Jamaica 1980
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  • Black Uhuru in Jamaica 1980
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  • Michael Rose from Black Uhuru
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  • Michael Rose from Black Uhuru
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  • Michael Rose from Black Uhuru
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  • Puma from Black Uhuru
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  • Michael Rose - Black Uhuru
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  • Group photo - Black Uhuru
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  • Black Uhuru New York photosession 1981 - Michael Rose, Duckie Simpson and Puma
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  • Black Uhuru with Sly and Robbie at Island Records UK office Fallout Shelter Studio - 1981
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  • Michael Rose - Black Uhuru
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  • Michael Rose - Black Uhuru
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  • Puma - Black Uhuru
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  • Michael Rose - Black Uhuru
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  • Black Uhuru New York photosession 1981 - Michael Rose, Duckie Simpson and Puma
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  • Black Uhuru New York photosession 1981 - Michael Rose, Duckie Simpson and Puma
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  • Black Uhuru New York photosession 1981 - Michael Rose, Duckie Simpson and Puma
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  • Black Uhuru New York photosession 1981 - Michael Rose, Duckie Simpson and Puma
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  • Sly and Robbie at Island Records UK office Fallout Shelter Studio - 1981
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  • Black Uhuru in Jamaica 1980
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  • Black Uhuru in Jamaica 1980
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  • Black Uhuru in Jamaica 1980
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  • Black Uhuru in Jamaica 1980
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  • Black Uhuru in Jamaica 1980
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  • Black Uhuru New York photosession 1981 - Michael Rose, Duckie Simpson and Puma
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  • Black Uhuru New York photosession 1981 - Michael Rose, Duckie Simpson and Puma
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  • Black Uhuru New York photosession 1981 - Michael Rose, Duckie Simpson and Puma
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  • Black Uhuru New York photosession 1981 - Michael Rose, Duckie Simpson and Puma
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  • Black Uhuru New York photosession 1981 - Michael Rose, Duckie Simpson and Puma
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  • Black Uhuru in Jamaica 1980
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