Puma Jones Discography of CDs

Puma Jones albums Arguably Black Uhuru's finest offering, RED was the band's sophomore effort on Island's Mango subsidiary, and crystallized their unique combination of contemporary sounds (including synthesizers and electronic drums), traditional roots ...

Puma Jones songs Additional personnel includes: Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare (various instruments); Copeland Forbes (MC), Radcliff "Dougie" Bryan, Darryl Thompson, Mikey Chung, Ranchie McLean, Barry Reynolds, Willie Lindo (guitar); Jimmy Becker (harmonica); Dean ...

Puma Jones music CDs This collection of mid-to-late-'70s singles has been issued under a couple of other names (SHOWCASE and BLACK UHURU), but under any title, it's simply essential. This early material is prime ...

Puma Jones CD discography Only a shade less great than 1981's RED, 1980's SINSEMILLA, Black Uhuru's debut on Island Records, is still mightily impressive. Powered by the songwriting and distinctive, soulful tenor of Michael ...

Puma Jones discography Part of Universal/Hip-O's series of classic reggae anthologies, Black Uhuru's ULTIMATE COLLECTION comes closer than some to living up to such a daunting title. Almost all of these 17 tracks ...

Puma Jones albums When Tom Tom Club sang "reggae's expanding with Sly & Robbie" on "Genius of Love," perhaps they were referring to their influence on Black Uhuru's landmark crossover, Anthem (1983). Their ...

Puma Jones CD discography "Brutal," Black Uhuru sing on the album's title track, "the whole world is brutal." And so it must have seemed to Duckie Simpson and Puma Jones in 1985. The previous ...

Puma Jones music CDs A strong live date, though an overly familiar selection. ~ Ron Wynn Recorded live in Europe in 1981. Personnel: Michael Rose (vocals); Darryl Thompson (guitar); Keith Sterling (keyboards); Robbie Shakespeare (bass guitar); ...

Puma Jones songs Duckie Simpson founded his first freedom group (Uhuru means freedom) in 1975, with little success. When the brilliant music doctors Sly And Robbie became involved, Uhuru's fortunes changed. Most of ...

Puma Jones albums Live in 1984 with the vocal masters (Black Uhuru) and the instrumental masters (Sly & Robbie). Personnel: Michael Rose (vocals); Mikey "Mao" Chung, Darryl Thompson (guitar); Derrick Simpson, Puma Jones (harmonica); ...

Puma Jones discography ANTHEM came at the peak of Black Uhuru's career. Michael Rose was still its lead vocalist and the group was involved with Mango/Island Records, giving it significant clout. ANTHEM provides ...

Puma Jones CD discography Recorded between 1980 & 1984. Includes liner notes by David Katz. This is part of Universal Records "20th Century Masters The Millenium Collection" series. A reasonable if abbreviated summation of one of ...

Puma Jones music CDs 1987's POSITIVE is a transitional album for Black Uhuru. The first album released after Sandra "Puma" Jones left the group due to ill health--she died of cancer in 1990--POSITIVE finds ...

Puma Jones discography This dub version of Black Uhuru's 1986 Brutal benefited from a great mixing job by Scientist, whose snaking patterns and boosting of Robbie Shakespeare's bass illuminated the appeal of the ...

Puma Jones songs Recorded between 1980 & 1984. Includes liner notes by David Katz. This is part of Universal Records "20th Century Masters The Millenium Collection" series. A reasonable if abbreviated summation of one of ...

A dub version of Black Uhuru's 1987 album POSITIVE, POSITIVE DUB is an interesting instrumental effort. Producer Steve Stanley isn't a radical dub mixer in the style of Lee "Scratch" ...