Biography
James Forman (January 3, 1946 – January 9, 2022), known professionally as Mtume or James Mtume, was an American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record producer, activist, and radio personality.He came to prominence as a jazz musician, working with Miles Davis between 1971 and 1975. Mtume's R&B group, also called Mtume, is best known for the 1983 R&B hit song "Juicy Fruit", which has been repeatedly sampled. Mtume the band also had a top-five R&B hit with the single "You, Me, and He".
Filmography
all 7
Movies 7
self 4
Self - Musician
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)
Movie
Himself
Finding the Funk (2014)
Movie
Composer
Native Son (1986)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1946-01-03
Deathday2022-01-09 (76 years old)
Birth PlacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
FatherJimmy Heath
RelativesJames Forman Jr.
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesSouth Orange · South Philadelphia, United States of America
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