James Mtume
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James Mtume was an American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, and producer best known for his work with Miles Davis and for leading the funk and soul group Mtume, which had the hit song "Juicy Fruit."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American R&B musician
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American jazz musician ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Donny Hathaway
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Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Mtume NERFINISHED ⓘ Phyllis Hyman NERFINISHED ⓘ Roberta Flack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | James Forman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateOfBirth | 1946-01-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2022-01-09 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Forman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Jimmy Heath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
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funk ⓘ jazz ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| instrument |
congas
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keyboards ⓘ percussion ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hit song Juicy Fruit
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leading the funk and soul group Mtume ⓘ work with Miles Davis ⓘ |
| memberOf | Mtume NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | James Mtume NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBand | Mtume NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Juicy Fruit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
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record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| placeOfDeath | South Orange, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Epic Records ⓘ |
| relative |
Albert Heath
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Percy Heath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| stageNameOrigin | adopted Mtume after converting to Islam ⓘ |
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