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For over 50 years Black Uhuru has remained one of the most popular recognized prolific reggae bands from Jamaica. The living legends have earned several achievements in the music industry including winning the first ever Grammy Award for reggae music. Their long success along with having the highest reggae record sales after Bob Marley & songs sampled by several other artists over the years has allowed them to become "Ambassadors of reggae".

The roots of Black Uhuru formed in Kingston's "Waterhouse" District in the late 60's. It's the home of founder & leader Derrick "Duckie" Simpson along with all the rest of the singers from the band. The band began to collaborate with Sly & Robbie & developed the "classic Uhuru" sound of the 80's. A unique style full of heavy drum & bass, sharp keys, loud guitar riffs & long instrumentals filled with whirly background effects & the signature "who oh-oh oh's" echo. It was during this period they signed with Island Records. They began touring internationally & started receiving worldwide attention. They recorded some of their most popular albums like "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner" "Sensimelia" & "Chill Out". The album "Red" was voted #23 for Rolling Stone Magazine list of 100 greatest albums of the 80's. And history was made when they won reggae's first grammy award in 1984 for the album "Anthem". During the mid 90's the original members reunited. They released four albums "Now", "Iron", Storm", "Mystical Truth" & "Strongg" all nominated for grammys. They made an award-winning music video for "Tip of the Iceberg" that featured rap star Ice-T & another video for "One Love" featuring Louie Rankin.

In 2013 Duckie was awarded a lifetime achievement award from the IRWMA. In 2018 the album "As The World Turns". The album was also nominated for best Reggae Album for the 61st annual Grammy Awards.

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