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Mtume

Mtume was a funk and R&B band led by percussionist, keyboardist, producer, singer, and former Miles Davis sideman James Mtume (born James Forman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 3, 1948). Mtume is best known for the 1983 hit single “Juicy Fruit”, which has become one of the most sampled songs in hip-hop and rap history. The seeds of the band were planted in the early 1970s when James Mtume – the son of saxophonist Jimmy Heath - recorded the albums Alkebu-Lan: Land of the Blacks (1972) and Rebirth Cycle (1974). Neither album achieved chart success, but things began to chan...