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Mykal Rose: “When I came to the table, Black Uhuru became something.” (The Interview)
But obviously, you know Sly a thousand percent better than me.
Yeah man.
And you’ve named him to be a huge influence in your life, and in your career.
Yeah.
How would you describe Sly Dunbar’s personality as a man? How is Sly?
Well hear we now. You see Sly from longtime — even when Sly did just start, before he play[ed] the first drum in his life, he used to play a pan; you know, like cheese? Jamaican cheese comes in a pan—
Yeah?
—that’s round. He used to have those for his drums when he practiced. And he used to put like rubber—
How old was he then?
—he used to use the tube from the bicycle—
Yeah.
He used to put the tube on the end — at the end of [his] [drum] stick[s]. And knocked the ting.
And that’s how he made his drumsticks — wow.
Yeah. That’s how he mek him drum-tings. From the cheese parts. (Laughing)
How old was he — how old was he roughly when that happened—would you say?
Well actually mi never seen him do it, because remember Sly is older than I am.
Oh yeah—true. But you’ve learned about that.
Him tell me say, him play the butter-pots. (Laughing)
(Laughing)
Yeah. (Laughing)
If he can play the butter pan, he can play anything!
Exactly. Yeah, if he ca
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“I’m a Nine-Star General Now”: an Interview with Black Uhuru’s Duckie Simpson
Duckie Simpson. Photo by Stephen Cooper.
After watching legendary reggae band Black Uhuru perform in September of 2016, I wrote: “Duckie Simpson is an ageless, still spry reggae icon; like fine wine, his artistic beauty and complete mastery of reggae music has only matured over the years, ripening and deepening in its richness and maturity.” Over two years later and coming off of the September release of “As the World Turns,” the first new Black Uhuru album in over fifteen years – a superb addition to Black Uhuru’s discography that received a Grammy nomination for Best Reggae Album – Simpson is now more like an extremely rare VSOP (very superior old but not pale) cognac: robust and full of flavor, roots, and culture; when he sings or speaks about reggae music, it’s an experience to be savored.
So on March 12, when I had the opportunity to see Black Uhuru perform a riveting set at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, California, and afterward, when I was invited on the band’s tour bus to interview Duckie Simpson, I was conscious of the privilege I’d been given, and was determined to make the most of it. For approximately forty-five minutes, Simpson and I spoke about: the Grammy Awards; the
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