JUJU

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Juju is about ritual and rhythm and spirituality and joy. The group was founded in San Francisco in 1971 and has continued to evolve for over 30 years, performing and recording with changes in personnel and under different group names, but always led by J. Plunky Branch.

The basic chronology has been as follows: the group was originally called Juju (1971-74), then Oneness of Juju (1975-81); then Plunky & Oneness of Juju (1982-88); and most recently Plunky & Oneness (1988 - present).

The original group, Juju, was composed of musicians who had been the music ensemble for a ritual/theatrical production entitled "The Resurrection of the Dead", written by San Francisco playwright, Marvin X. The six musicians had been chosen because of their previous musical experiences and their Afrocentric orientation to music and culture. In the play, each night there
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JUJU A Message From Mozambique album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A Message From Mozambique
Avant-Garde Jazz 1973
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Chapter Two: Nia
Avant-Garde Jazz 1974

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Live At 131 Prince Street
World Fusion 2002
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Live At The East 1973
African Fusion 2019

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