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Format: CD
Label: Strut
Year: 2002
Condition: New
TRACKS:
1 River Luv Rite
2 Follow Me
3 Soul Love Now
4 Space Jungle Funk
5 The Connection
6 Love's Messenger
7 Love's Messenger (Instrumental)
8 F#
9 Bootsie's Lament
10 African Rhythms Chant
11 Got To Be Right On It
Originally released in 1976. This edition expanded with 5 extra tracks.
PERSONNEL:
Congas – Rafael Solano, Richard "Dick" Watkins
Drums – Ronnie Toler
Electric Bass, Percussion – Muzi Nkabinde
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Melvin "Slyp" Glover
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Eka-Ete
Percussion – Richard "Dick" Watkins
Producer – Jimmy Gray
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Saxophone, Flute, Percussion, Vocals – Plunky Nkabinde
Timbales – Alfredo Mojica
Magical, mystical, Afrocentric, progressive -- words that could be used to describe any number of musical compositions by Sun Ra or his cosmic brothers and sisters, from John to Alice Coltrane, early '70s projects on record labels like Detroit's Tribe or Houston's Lightnin' or the interests of one Washington, DC native named Jimmy Gray that centered under one, perfect moniker: Black Fire.
Gray spent nearly three decades pushing boundaries as a Black American promoter, distributor and, finally, record label owner. Together with Oneness of Juju's leader James 'Plunky Nkabinde' Branch, Gray oversaw sixteen releases on Black Fire Records between 1975 and 1996.
Space Jungle Luv was Oneness of Juju's second full-length release on Black Fire. The title sums up the concept - our connection to the cosmos as an extension of our connection to nature and each other - as well as the content. It's an enjoyable trip, from capering jazz poetry to phased saxophone freakout, and a lovely stopover on the group's trek to more structured, melodic, and funky material.
Label: Strut
Year: 2002
Condition: New
TRACKS:
1 River Luv Rite
2 Follow Me
3 Soul Love Now
4 Space Jungle Funk
5 The Connection
6 Love's Messenger
7 Love's Messenger (Instrumental)
8 F#
9 Bootsie's Lament
10 African Rhythms Chant
11 Got To Be Right On It
Originally released in 1976. This edition expanded with 5 extra tracks.
PERSONNEL:
Congas – Rafael Solano, Richard "Dick" Watkins
Drums – Ronnie Toler
Electric Bass, Percussion – Muzi Nkabinde
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Melvin "Slyp" Glover
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Eka-Ete
Percussion – Richard "Dick" Watkins
Producer – Jimmy Gray
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Saxophone, Flute, Percussion, Vocals – Plunky Nkabinde
Timbales – Alfredo Mojica
Magical, mystical, Afrocentric, progressive -- words that could be used to describe any number of musical compositions by Sun Ra or his cosmic brothers and sisters, from John to Alice Coltrane, early '70s projects on record labels like Detroit's Tribe or Houston's Lightnin' or the interests of one Washington, DC native named Jimmy Gray that centered under one, perfect moniker: Black Fire.
Gray spent nearly three decades pushing boundaries as a Black American promoter, distributor and, finally, record label owner. Together with Oneness of Juju's leader James 'Plunky Nkabinde' Branch, Gray oversaw sixteen releases on Black Fire Records between 1975 and 1996.
Space Jungle Luv was Oneness of Juju's second full-length release on Black Fire. The title sums up the concept - our connection to the cosmos as an extension of our connection to nature and each other - as well as the content. It's an enjoyable trip, from capering jazz poetry to phased saxophone freakout, and a lovely stopover on the group's trek to more structured, melodic, and funky material.