Format: LP Label: Now Again Year: 2020 Media Condition: New Sleeve/Cover Condition: New TRACKS: A1 River Luv Rite A2 Follow Me A3 Soul Love Now B1 Space Jungle Funk B2 The Connection B3 Love's Messenger Originally released in 1976. 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. These are the definitive reissues of the label's key titles. With this set, Oneness Of Juju and Black Fire's story burns forth into its fifth decade, its message not tempered, its sound pure. Its cycle, once again, complete. Each release is packaged in a thick, tip-on sleeve and includes a deluxe booklet with extensive notes on the album, the Black Fire collective, and the musical and cultural revolution they created.
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