Juma Sultan (born April 13, 1942) is a

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musician, most often recording as a percussionist or bass player. He may be best known for his appearance at the

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festival of 1969 at

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, playing with

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. He currently plays in the African performance group Sankofa, the band Sons of Thunder, and with the Juma Sultan Band.http://www.jumasarchive.org

Career

Sultan was born in

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on April 13, 1942. In 1969, he performed at the

festival in Hendrix's band, Gypsy Sun and Rainbows and on ''

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'' 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 appears on approximately 12 of Jimi Hendrix' posthumous releases. Juma Sultan's musical talents span jazz, rock, blues and spirituals throughout decades of performing, producing and recording. In 2006,

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, in conjunction with Sultan, received a grant from the

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to preserve Sultan's audio and video documentation of avant garde jazz during the 1960s and 1970s. The collection may be viewed at www.jumasarchive.org. Sultan appeared at the National Rock Con from July 30, 2010 – August 1, 2010. Sultan also joined

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from the

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, and Bleu Ocean at B.B. King's Blues Club on August 2, 2010, for the encore of "

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". Juma also recorded with

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, Daoud Haroon,

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, Emmeretta Marks, Don Moore Band, and

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. A conga player listed as

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is credited on Miles Davis's ''

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''. He toured and recorded with

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and

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, among others. Juma Santos was an entirely different individual, and not the same person who is the subject of this article.

Selected discography

# ''

Manhattan Egos ''Manhattan Egos'' is an album by saxophonist Sonny Simmons. It was recorded at Sierra Sound Studios in Berkeley, California on February 10, 1969, and was released on LP later that year by Arhoolie Records. On the album, Simmons is joined by trumpe ...

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(1969) – bass, congas # ''

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(1969) – congas # ''

The Cry of Love ''The Cry of Love'' is a posthumous album by American rock music, rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Jimi Hendrix. Recorded primarily in 1970, it features new material that Hendrix was working on for his Jimi Hendrix's unfinished fourth studio a ...

'' –

(1971) – percussion # '' Rainbow Bridge'' –

(1971) – congas, percussion # ''

Things Have Got to Change ''Things Have Got to Change'' is an album by avant-garde jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp released in 1971 on the Impulse! label. The album features a performance by Shepp with a large ensemble and vocal choir. The album "solidified the saxophonist ...

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(1971) - percussion on "Money Blues" (uncredited) # '' Attica Blues'' –

(1972) – percussion # Live at the Village Vanguard –

(1972) - percussion # '' Soundtrack Recordings from the Film Jimi Hendrix'' (1973) - percussion # ''

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'' –

(1975) – percussion # Kwanza –

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(1977) - percussion # ''

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'' –

(1994) – percussion # ''

Voodoo Soup ''Voodoo Soup'' is a posthumous compilation album by American rock musician Jimi Hendrix, released in the United States on April 11, 1995, by MCA Records. It was one of the last Hendrix albums produced by Alan Douglas, who was also responsible fo ...

'' –

(1995) – percussion # ''

First Rays of the New Rising Sun ''First Rays of the New Rising Sun'' is a compilation album credited to American rock musician Jimi Hendrix, issued in 1997 on MCA Records. Featuring songs mostly intended for his planned fourth studio album, it was one of the first releases over ...

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(1997) – percussion # ''

South Saturn Delta ''South Saturn Delta'' is a posthumous compilation album by American rock musician Jimi Hendrix. Released in 1997 by Experience Hendrix (operated by his estate), it consists of material such as demo tapes, unfinished takes and alternate mixes, and ...

'' –

(1997) - percussion # '' Live at Woodstock'' –

(1999) - percussion # ''

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'' –

(2000) – percussion # ''

Valleys of Neptune ''Valleys of Neptune'' is a posthumous compilation album by the American rock musician Jimi Hendrix. Released in the United States on March 9, 2010, the album was promoted as having "12 previously unreleased studio recordings", including the title ...

'' –

(2010) – percussion # The Juice Quartet Archives: Volumes 1,2, & 3 - Alan Glover (2010) - congas # '' West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology'' -

(2010) - percussion # '' Live at Woodstock (Deluxe Edition)'' –

(2010) - percussion # Father of Origin - Juma Sultan's Aboriginal Music Society (2011) - bass, hand drums & percussion, ahoudt, wooden flutes

Selected filmography/videography

: ''The Dick Cavett Show'' (1969) # ''Woodstock'' (1970) #

at Woodstock (1992) #

: Live at Woodstock (1999) # ''Biography'' - Jimi Hendrix: The Man They Made God (2000) #

: ''Blues'' (Deluxe Version) (2010) # ''Biography'' - Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child (2010) File:Juma Sultan Vinny Martell.jpg

References

External links

Juma's Archive
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Finding aid to the Juma Sultan archive at Columbia University. Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
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