Juma Sultan
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Juma Sultan (born April 13, 1942, in Monrovia, California) is an American percussionist best known for his brief stint playing with rock legend Jimi Hendrix.
Sultan performed in 1969 at Woodstock in Hendrix's band, Gypsy Sun and Rainbows[1] and on the Dick Cavett show and at a special show in Harlem, New York several weeks later. He was interviewed extensively for the documentary films, Jimi Hendrix and Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock. He also recorded with Archie Shepp, Noah Howard, Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, Sonny Simmons, Daoud Haroon, Asha Nan, Emmeretta Marks, Don Moore Band, and Sankofa. He currently plays in the African performance group, Sankofa,[2] the band, Sons of Thunder, and with Thom Buchanan.[3]
In 2006, Clarkson University in conjunction with Juma Sultan, received a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts [4] to preserve Mr. Sultan's audio and video documentation of avant garde jazz during the 1960s and 1970s. The collection may be viewed at www.jumasarchive.org.[5]
Juma is a Christian Minister affiliated with In His Name Ministries.[6]
Juma appeared at the National Rock Con[7] from July 30, 2010 - August 1, 2010.
Juma Sultan also joined Vince Martell, Spanky & Our Gang, and Bleu Ocean at B.B. Kings on August 2, 2010 for the encore of "California Dreaming".
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[edit] Selected Discography
- Manhattan Egos – Sonny Simmons (1969) – bass, congas
- The Black Ark – Noah Howard (1969) – congas
- The Cry of Love – Jimi Hendrix (1971) – percussion
- Rainbow Bridge – Jimi Hendrix (1971) – congas, percussion
- Things Have Got to Change - Archie Shepp (1971) - percussion on "Money Blues" (uncredited)
- Attica Blues – Archie Shepp (1972) – percussion
- Live at the Village Vanguard – Noah Howard (1972) - percussion
- Jimi Hendrix(Soundtrack) (1973) - percussion
- Crash Landing – Jimi Hendrix (1975) – percussion
- Kwanza – Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre (1977) - percussion
- Woodstock – Jimi Hendrix (1994) – percussion
- Voodoo Soup – Jimi Hendrix (1995) – percussion
- First Rays of the New Rising Sun - Jimi Hendrix (1997) – percussion
- South Saturn Delta – Jimi Hendrix (1997) - percussion
- Live at Woodstock – Jimi Hendrix (1999) - percussion
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Jimi Hendrix (2000) – percussion
- Valleys of Neptune – Jimi Hendrix (2010) – percussion
- The Juice Quartet Archives: Volumes 1,2, & 3 - Alan Glover (2010) - congas
- West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology - Jimi Hendrix (2010) - percussion
- Live at Woodstock (Deluxe Edition) – Jimi Hendrix (2010) - percussion
- Father of Origin - Juma Sultan's Aboriginal Music Society (2011) - bass, hand drums & percussion, ahoudt, wooden flutes
[edit] Selected Filmography/Videography
- Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show (1969)
- Woodstock (1970)
- Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock (1992)
- Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock (1999)
- Biography (TV Series) - Jimi Hendrix: The Man They Made God (2000)
- Jimi Hendrix : Blues (Deluxe Version) (2010)
- Biography (TV Series) - Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child (2010)
[edit] References
- ^ Shadwick, Keith (1 October 2003). Jimi Hendrix, musician. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 192. ISBN 9780879307646. http://books.google.com/books?id=xyegGlo5LeoC&pg=PA192. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ www.bak2roots.com
- ^ www.thombuchanan.com
- ^ http://www.nea.gov/grants/recent/06grants/06AAE2.php?CAT=Access&DIS=Music
- ^ www.jumasarchive.org
- ^ www.ihnministries.org/community.html
- ^ www.nationalrockcon.com
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