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When Bob Marley died, there was some loose talk going around about Michael Rose, Black Uhuru’s lead singer and songwriter, being groomed to be “the next Marley.” Such talk is foolish—Marley’s background and talent were unique, and combined to create a phenomena that is unrepeatable.
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by Richard Grabel
When Bob Marley died, there was some loose talk going around about Michael Rose, Black Uhuru’s lead singer and songwriter, being groomed to be “the next Marley.” Such talk is foolish—Marley’s background and talent were unique, and combined to create a phenomena that is unrepeatable. But the fact that such talk was going around gives an idea of the importance of Black Uhuru.
Their tours are .always sell-outs. They recently were the opening act on arena dates with the Police in America and the Rolling Stones in England. Their records are some of the best examples of reggae to get released and distributed outside Jamaica, and the band of musicians that backs the three Black Uhuru \/ocalists on tour and on record, led by the rhythm section/ production team of drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare, is arguably the tightest, most inventive reggae band in the world. Black Uhuru are doing more than anyone else at the moment to take the culture of Jamaica—that beautiful and sad island of sun, sea, weed, poverty and music—and bring it to the rest of the world.