African Rhythms: Oneness of Juju 1970-1982

~ Release by Oneness of Juju (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

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▼ CD 1
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1African Rhythms (album version)
producer:
Jimmy Gray (producer, disc jockey)
bass guitar [bass]:
Muzi Branch
clavinet, piano and Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes]:
Al-Hammel Rasul
congas:
Babatunde Michael Lea
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ronnie Toler
marimba and vibraphone:
Lon Moshe
percussion:
Babatunde Michael Lea, Muzi Branch, Plunky Branch and Al-Hammel Rasul
tenor saxophone:
Plunky Branch
vocals:
Babatunde Michael Lea, Eke-Ete Jackie Lewis, Muzi Branch, Plunky Branch and Al-Hammel Rasul
recorded at:
Bias Recording Studios (Falls Church location, 1973-1980) in Falls Church, United States
Oneness of Juju7:19
2Follow Me
producer:
Jimmy Gray (producer, disc jockey) and Plunky Branch
congas:
Richard "Dick" Watkins (percussionist) and Rafael Solano
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ronnie Toler
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Muzi Branch
guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm guitar]:
"Ras Mel" Melvin Glover (guitarist)
percussion:
"Ras Mel" Melvin Glover (guitarist), Muzi Branch, Plunky Branch and Richard "Dick" Watkins (percussionist)
saxophone [Electric Maestro Bi-Phased Saxophone], soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Plunky Branch
timbales:
Alfredo Mojica
background vocals and lead vocals:
Eke-Ete Jackie Lewis
vocals:
"Ras Mel" Melvin Glover (guitarist) and Plunky Branch
recorded at:
Bias Recording Studios (Falls Church location, 1973-1980) in Falls Church, United States
Oneness of Juju5:02
3Space Jungle Funk
producer:
Jimmy Gray (producer, disc jockey) and Plunky Branch
congas:
Rafael Solano (on 1976-06-04) and Richard Watkins (percussionist) (on 1976-06-04)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ronnie Toler (on 1976-06-04)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Muzi Branch (on 1976-06-04)
flute, saxophone [Electric Maestro Bi-Phased Saxophone], soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Plunky Branch (on 1976-06-04)
guitar:
"Ras Mel" Melvin Glover (guitarist) (on 1976-06-04)
percussion:
Muzi Branch (on 1976-06-04) and Richard Watkins (percussionist) (on 1976-06-04)
piano:
Joe Bonner (on 1976-06-04)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Eke-Ete Jackie Lewis (on 1976-06-04)
recorded at:
Bias Recording Studios (Falls Church location, 1973-1980) in Falls Church, United States (on 1976-06-04)
Oneness of Juju9:39
4Got to Be Right on Me (Juju & The Space Rangers) (original 45 version)
engineer:
Jimmy Gray (producer, disc jockey)
body percussion [hand percussion] and lead vocals:
Eke-Ete Jackie Lewis
congas:
Peddie Maples
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Tony Green (drums)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Muzi Branch
flute, soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Plunky Branch
guitar:
"Ras Mel" Melvin Glover (guitarist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer)
percussion:
Okyerema Asante (Ghana), Tony Green (drums) and Peddie Maples
shekere:
"Ras Mel" Melvin Glover (guitarist), Muzi Branch and Plunky Branch
vocals:
Okyerema Asante (Ghana), Judy Spears, Muzi Branch, Peddie Maples and Plunky Branch
recorded at:
Arrest Recording Studios in Washington, D.C., United States
Juju & The Space Rangers5:21
5Sabi (feat. Plunky) (Black Fire mix)
Okyerama Asante6:23
6Interlude: Rhythms Timelessness
Oneness of Juju0:33
7No Name # III / Love is ... / My Nigger & Me
congas and drums (drum set) [drums]:
Babatunde Michael Lea
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Ken Shabala
percussion and timbales:
Jalango Ngoma (Dennis Stewart)
piano:
Al-Hammel Rasul
soprano saxophone:
Plunky Branch
vibraphone:
Lon Moshe
lead vocals:
Roach Om
Roach Om4:31
8West Wind
producer:
Jimmy Gray (producer, disc jockey) and Plunky Branch
congas and percussion:
Rafael Solano
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ronnie Toler
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Muzi Branch
flute:
Lon Moshe and Plunky Branch
guitar:
"Ras Mel" Melvin Glover (guitarist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer), Nat Lee, Jr. and Al-Hammel Rasul
soprano saxophone:
Plunky Branch
vibraphone:
Lon Moshe
recorded at:
Arrest Recording Studios in Washington, D.C., United States
Oneness of Juju7:40
9Freedom Fighter
Juju3:27
10Be About the Future
producer:
Jimmy Gray (producer, disc jockey) and Plunky Branch
bell [bells] and membranophone [African drums]:
Okyerema Asante (Ghana) (on 1977-09-06)
body percussion [hand percussion] and lead vocals:
Eke-Ete Jackie Lewis (on 1977-09-06)
congas:
Peddie Maples (on 1977-09-06)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Tony Green (drums) (on 1977-09-06)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Muzi Branch (on 1977-09-06)
flute, soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Plunky Branch (on 1977-09-06)
guitar:
"Ras Mel" Melvin Glover (guitarist) (on 1977-09-06)
percussion:
Okyerema Asante (Ghana) (on 1977-09-06), Tony Green (drums) (on 1977-09-06) and Peddie Maples (on 1977-09-06)
shekere:
"Ras Mel" Melvin Glover (guitarist) (on 1977-09-06), Muzi Branch (on 1977-09-06) and Plunky Branch (on 1977-09-06)
vocals:
"Ras Mel" Melvin Glover (guitarist) (on 1977-09-06), Okyerema Asante (Ghana) (on 1977-09-06), Muzi Branch (on 1977-09-06), Peddie Maples (on 1977-09-06) and Plunky Branch (on 1977-09-06)
recorded at:
Arrest Recording Studios in Washington, D.C., United States (on 1977-09-06)
Oneness of Juju5:14
11Nooky
producer:
Jimmy Gray (producer, disc jockey) and Plunky Branch
bell [bells]:
Okyerema Asante (Ghana) (on 1977-09-06)
congas:
Peddie Maples (on 1977-09-06)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Tony Green (drums) (on 1977-09-06)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Muzi Branch (on 1977-09-06)
guitar:
"Ras Mel" Melvin Glover (guitarist) (on 1977-09-06)
percussion:
Okyerema Asante (Ghana) (on 1977-09-06), Tony Green (drums) (on 1977-09-06) and Peddie Maples (on 1977-09-06)
tenor saxophone:
Plunky Branch (on 1977-09-06)
vocals:
Plunky Branch (on 1977-09-06)
recorded at:
Arrest Recording Studios in Washington, D.C., United States (on 1977-09-06)
Oneness of Juju4:37
12Interlude: African Rhythms 1
Oneness of Juju0:42
13Every Way but Loose (original version)
producer:
Muzi Branch and Plunky Branch
congas, drums (drum set) [drums] and timbales:
Kevin Davis
electric bass guitar [electric bass] and handclaps:
Muzi Branch
flute, soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Plunky Branch
guitar:
"Ras Mel" Melvin Glover (guitarist)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Marcus Macklin
percussion:
Muzi Branch and Plunky Branch
synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Weldon Hill
talking drum [talking drums]:
Okyerema Asante (Ghana)
vocals:
Eke-Ete Jackie Lewis, Judy Spears, Muzi Branch, Plunky Branch, Veronica "Nilaya" Jones and Virtania "Cookie" Tillery
recorded at:
Omega Recording Studios (Kensington, MD) in Kensington, United States
Plunky & Oneness of Juju6:41
▼ CD 2
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1Bootsie's Lament (Unreleased version)
producer:
Jimmy Gray (producer, disc jockey) and Plunky Branch
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ronnie Toler
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Muzi Branch
flute:
Lon Moshe and Plunky Branch
keyboard [keyboards]:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer), Nat Lee, Jr. and Al-Hammel Rasul
tenor saxophone:
Plunky Branch
vibraphone:
Lon Moshe
lead vocals:
Eke-Ete Jackie Lewis
vocals:
Judy Spears, Muzi Branch and Plunky Branch
recorded at:
Arrest Recording Studios in Washington, D.C., United States
Oneness of Juju11:09
2Chants / Don't Give Up
producer:
Jimmy Gray (producer, disc jockey) and Plunky Branch
clavinet, piano and Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes]:
Al-Hammel Rasul
congas:
Babatunde Michael Lea
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ronnie Toler
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Muzi Branch
marimba and vibraphone:
Lon Moshe
percussion:
Babatunde Michael Lea, Muzi Branch, Plunky Branch and Al-Hammel Rasul
soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Plunky Branch
lead vocals:
Eke-Ete Jackie Lewis
vocals:
Babatunde Michael Lea, Muzi Branch, Plunky Branch and Al-Hammel Rasul
recorded at:
Bias Recording Studios (Falls Church location, 1973-1980) in Falls Church, United States
Oneness of Juju6:58
3Doin' the Carvin' for Thabo
Lon Moshe5:32
4River Luv Rite
producer:
Jimmy Gray (producer, disc jockey) and Plunky Branch
congas:
Richard "Dick" Watkins (percussionist) (on 1976-06-04) and Rafael Solano (on 1976-06-04)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ronnie Toler (on 1976-06-04)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Muzi Branch (on 1976-06-04)
guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm guitar]:
"Ras Mel" Melvin Glover (guitarist) (on 1976-06-04)
percussion:
Muzi Branch (on 1976-06-04), Plunky Branch (on 1976-06-04) and Richard "Dick" Watkins (percussionist) (on 1976-06-04)
piano:
Joe Bonner (on 1976-06-04)
saxophone [Electric Maestro Bi-Phased Saxophone], soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Plunky Branch (on 1976-06-04)
timbales:
Alfredo Mojica (on 1976-06-04)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Eke-Ete Jackie Lewis (on 1976-06-04)
recorded at:
Bias Recording Studios (Falls Church location, 1973-1980) in Falls Church, United States (on 1976-06-04)
Oneness of Juju8:06
5Interlude: African Rhythms Chant
Oneness of Juju0:33
6Nairobi / Chants
recorded in:
home studio, San Francisco, United States (in 1972-09)
remixed in:
New York, United States
recording engineer:
Marty Payne (in 1972-09)
producer:
Plunky Branch
congas and drums (drum set) [drums]:
Babatunde Michael Lea (in 1972-09)
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Ken Shabala (in 1972-09)
percussion:
Juju (Plunky Branch's group before 'Oneness of Juju') (in 1972-09)
shekere:
Jalango Ngoma (Dennis Stewart) (in 1972-09) and Al-Hammel Rasul (in 1972-09)
tenor saxophone:
Plunky Branch (in 1972-09)
timbales:
Jalango Ngoma (Dennis Stewart) (in 1972-09)
vibraphone:
Lon Moshe (in 1972-09)
vocals:
Juju (Plunky Branch's group before 'Oneness of Juju') (in 1972-09)
remixer:
Marzette Watts
Juju6:32
7Asanta Sana (feat. Plunky)
producer:
Okyerema Asante (Ghana) and Jimmy Gray (producer, disc jockey)
bell [bells], membranophone [African drums], whistle [whistles] and other vocals [chants]:
Okyerema Asante (Ghana)
berimbau and congas:
Simbo
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Andrea Thomas (drummer)
electric bass guitar [electric bass] and shekere:
Muzi Branch
flute:
Bilal Suni Ali
guitar:
"Ras Mel" Melvin Glover (guitarist)
percussion:
Okyerema Asante (Ghana) and Plunky Branch
soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Plunky Branch
synthesizer:
Timothy Hall
violin:
Sister Tee (violinist)
vocals:
"Iceman" Ron Wallace (vocalist), Okyerema Asante (Ghana), Judy Spears and Plunky Branch
recorded at:
Arrest Recording Studios in Washington, D.C., United States (on 1976-06-03, on 1977-09-14)
Okyerama Asante6:34
8Interlude: African Rhythms II
Oneness of Juju0:43
9Nomusa
Ndikho Xaba8:46
10Plastic (original 45 version)
engineer:
Jimmy Gray (producer, disc jockey)
congas:
Peddie Maples
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Tony Green (drums)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Muzi Branch
flute, soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Plunky Branch
guitar:
"Ras Mel" Melvin Glover (guitarist)
membranophone [African drums]:
Okyerema Asante (Ghana)
percussion:
Okyerema Asante (Ghana), Tony Green (drums) and Peddie Maples
lead vocals:
Eke-Ete Jackie Lewis
vocals:
Okyerema Asante (Ghana), Judy Spears, Muzi Branch, Peddie Maples and Plunky Branch
recorded at:
Arrest Recording Studios in Washington, D.C., United States
Juju & The Space Rangers6:10
11African Rhythms (original 45 version: part 1)
Oneness of Juju3:27
12The End of the Butterfly King
recording engineer:
Tom Williams (US engineer) (in 1974-06)
producer:
Plunky Branch
bell [bells] and spoken vocals [poetry]:
Ngoma Ya Uhuru (in 1974-06)
congas, drums (drum set) [drums] and whistle [whistles]:
Babatunde Michael Lea (in 1974-06)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Muzi Branch (in 1974-06)
flute, soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Plunky Branch (in 1974-06)
percussion:
Lon Moshe (in 1974-06), Plunky Branch (in 1974-06) and Al-Hammel Rasul (in 1974-06)
piano and shekere:
Al-Hammel Rasul (in 1974-06)
vibraphone:
Lon Moshe (in 1974-06)
vocals:
Plunky Branch (in 1974-06)
arranger:
Plunky Branch
recorded at:
Eastern Recording Studios in Richmond, United States (in 1974-06)
Juju5:55