James Mtume

James Forman (January 3, 1946 – January 9, 2022), stage name James Mtume, was an American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record producer, activist and radio personality. He worked with Miles Davis between 1971 and 1975. Mtume's R&B group, also called Mtume, played the 1983 R&B hit song "Juicy Fruit".

Mtume died on January 9, 2022 at the age of 76.R&B trailblazer James Mtume reportedly dead at age 76

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