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African Brothers

African Brothers has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 6 May 2014. African Brothers's music has been featured on 12 episodes.

Headed up by Tony Tuff and Sugar Minott, the African Brothers formed in 1969 and recorded for Micron Music which was run by Mick Johnson and Ronny Burke of Sunsplash fame. The group later recorded for other producers from the likes of Keith Weston, Winston Blake, Ruffle Edwards and Clement "Coxsone" Dodd. Some of the releases were Lead Us Father, Party Time and Rightous Kingdom just to name a few. The group sprang up from the gatherings at Delacree Road and Delamar Avenue corner, properly known as Tony Martin corner, where many aspiring artists would mass. Due to the strong cultural content of the lyrics the group did not receive the praise it deserved. The African Brothers were one group very much ahead of their time. Around 1974 the group split to pursue solo careers. Tony Tuff and Sugar Minott have now firmly placed themselves in the reggae 'whos who'

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African Brothers

African Brothers has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 6 May 2014. African Brothers's music has been featured on 12 episodes.

Headed up by Tony Tuff and Sugar Minott, the African Brothers formed in 1969 and recorded for Micron Music which was run by Mick Johnson and Ronny Burke of Sunsplash fame. The group later recorded for other producers from the likes of Keith Weston, Winston Blake, Ruffle Edwards and Clement "Coxsone" Dodd. Some of the releases were Lead Us Father, Party Time and Rightous Kingdom just to name a few. The group sprang up from the gatherings at Delacree Road and Delamar Avenue corner, properly known as Tony Martin corner, where many aspiring artists would mass. Due to the strong cultural content of the lyrics the group did not receive the praise it deserved. The African Brothers were one group very much ahead of their time. Around 1974 the group split to pursue solo careers. Tony Tuff and Sugar Minott have now firmly placed themselves in the reggae 'whos who'

Tracks featured on

Most played tracks

Righteous Kingdom
African Bros.
Micron Music Limited0
Lead Us Father
The African Bros.
Ital1974
Practice What You Preach
African Brothers
Top Ten Records0
Righteous Kingdom
African Brothers
Black Roots0
One Big Family
African Bros.
Tony Tuff Records1977
Youths Of Today
African Brothers
Ital1975
Lead Us Father
The African Brothers
BBE2008
Party Dub
African Brothers, King Tubby
Nature Sounds2005
How Many Men
African Brothers
Ital2019
Hold Tight
African Brothers
Crimson2011