This spring Miles Davis percussion legend Mtume - he's on Columbia 1970s era albums such as On the Corner, In Concert: Live at Philharmonic Hall, Big Fun, Get Up with It, Dark Magus, Agharta and Pangaea - who died last year is receiving an honour from his home town of Philadelphia as the city names a street after the deepy revered percussionist also known for his hit 'Juicy Fruit' and for producing Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway and Stephanie Mills - co-writing and playing keyboards on the 1980s Grammy winning top 10 hit in both the UK and the US, 'Never Knew Love Like This Before.'
The street naming - the 1500 block of Wharton Street in South Philadelphia - will take place on 12 May. Mtume's son Faulu says: “Wharton Street is where his journey into music, social activism and politics had begun. The roots for all three are there.” James Mtume, top Photo press
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