Mtume (pronounced em-tu-may) was an American funk and soul group that rose to prominence during the early 1980s and had several R&B hits during its career. Its founder, former percussionist James …

Music video by Mtume performing You, Me And He (Official Video). (C) 1984 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.

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As a prolific songwriter/composer, Mtume has penned for motion pictures with James Baldwin’s Native Son and hits for various artists from Phyllis Hyman to Teddy Pendergrass.

Known most for the 1983 number one R&B hit "Juicy Fruit," a dynamic band led by James Mtume, a jazz percussionist extraordinaire. C.O.D. (I'll Deliver) (Album Version) The After 6 Mix (Juicy Fruit, Pt. II) …

Mtume, who died on January 9, 2022, founded his eponymous band in the ’70s, blending post-bop and spiritual jazz with a sense of pan-African identity that represented a vanguard in Black American culture.

Mtume was an American funk and soul group that rose to prominence during the early 1980s and had several R&B hits during its career. Its founder, former percussionist James Mtume, previously...