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Mtume

LC control no.nr 92001480
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingMtume
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Variant(s)Foreman, James, 1946-2022
M'tume, James
Heath, Mtume
Forman-Mtume, James
See alsoFounded corporate body of person: Mtume (Musical group)
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Birth date1946-03-27
Death date2022-01-09
Place of birthPhiladelphia (Pa.)
Place of deathSouth Orange (N.J.)
Field of activityRhythm and blues music Jazz
Profession or occupationPercussionists Composers Radio talk show hosts Jazz musicians
Sound recording executives and producers Rhythm and blues musicians
Found inDavis, M. Pangaea [SR] p1990: insert, p. 2 (Mtume, percussion) p. 3 (a.k.a. James Foreman, James M'tume, Mtume Heath; son of jazz saxophonist Jimmy Heath)
Farmer, A. Homecoming [SR] 1971?: container (James Forman-Mtume)
AllMusic, June 28, 2018 (James Mtume; born James Foreman, March 27, 1946, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; R&B percussionist, songwriter, and producer; biological son of saxophonist Jimmy Heath; led his band of the same name; also known as James Forman Mtume)
New York times WWW site, January 12, 2022 (in obituary dated January 11, 2022: James Mtume; born James Forman, January 3, 1946, in Philadelphia; died Sunday [January 9] at his home in South Orange, N.J.; musician, songwriter, producer, bandleader and talk-radio host; started his career as a jazz percussionist, pivoting to R&B in the late 1970s)
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