Vinyl, 1 LP. Oneness of Juju’s deep jazz/funk classic debut. Originally released by Black Fire, 1975.

Jimmy Gray spent nearly three decades pushing boundaries as a Black American promoter, distributor and, finally, record label owner with the label Black Fire which he founded in 1975. Together with Oneness of Juju’s leader James “Plunky Nkabinde” Branch, Gray oversaw sixteen releases on Black Fire Records between 1975 and 1996.

Now-Again has reissued the label’s key titles, all were lacquered – most directly from master tape – by engineer Bernie Grundman.

Black Fire collection

1. African Rhythms (Plunky Branch)
2. Kazi (Plunky Branch, Muzi Branch)
3. Funky Wood (Reginald Brisband, Babatunde)
4. Tarishi (Babatunde, Michael Lea)
5. Mashariki (Al-Hammel Rasul)
6. Chants (Folkloric)
7. Don’t Give Up (Joseph Bentley, Al-Hammel Rasul)
8. Incognito (Al-Hammel Rasul)
9. Poo Too (Plunky Branch, Muzi Branch)
10. Liberation Dues (Plunky Branch)