A blast from the past--- Mtume [Juicy Fruit] (904 hits)
For the lovers --- Mtume (pronounced em-tu-may) was a funk and soul group that had several R&B hits in the 1980s. Its founder, percussionist James Mtume, previously played with Miles Davis in the 1970s. Other members of the group included Reggie Lucas and Tawatha Agee. The group is often mistaken for the The SOS Band...
The group produced several songs for artists such as Stephanie Mills, Roberta Flack, Lou Rawls, Phyllis Hyman, and Donny Hathaway in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including the Grammy winning single "Never Knew Love Like This Before" from Mills. James Mtume also produced Roy Ayers, and the Bar-Kays,a nd composed the music and theme tune for the 1990s television police drama, New York Undercover. Reggie Lucas (along with Jellybean Benitez) produced the majority of Madonna's first album, Madonna, including the songs "Borderline" and "Lucky Star". James Mtume is the son of saxophonist Jimmy Heath. James Mtume was a percussionist with Miles Davis from 1971 to 1975.
