Biography
James "Plunky" Branch is an American jazz saxophonist, songwriter, and music and film producer. He was born on July 20,1947. He founded the band Plunky & Oneness, which began as Juju in 1971 and was renamed twice before it was given its current name in 1988. Branch is the president and founder of the independent record label N.A.M.E. Brand Records, through which he has released 25 albums. He has worked as a studio musician for The Cosby Show and has appeared on several avant-garde jazz albums. He has been Director of the Jazz Ensemble at Virginia Union University as well as an instructor of Afro-American Music History at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Source: Wikipedia
Discography
Albums
| Title | Release Date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| African Rhythms | 2018-09-21 | Album |
| Space Jungle Luv | 2021-05-21 | Album |
| Every Way but Loose | 1982-01-01 | Album |
| Bush Brothers and Space Rangers | 2022-05-13 | Album |
| African Rhythms 1970-1982 | 2020-07-17 | Album |
| Soul Jazz Records Presents SOUL OF A NATION: Jazz is the Teacher, Funk Is the Preacher: Afro-Centric Jazz, Street Funk and the Roots of Rap in the Black Power Era, 1969-75 | 1968 | Album |
| Soul of a Nation: Afro-Centric Visions in the Age of Black Power - Underground Jazz, Street Funk & the Roots of Rap 1968-79 | 1971 | Album |
| Black Love Alive Again | 2021-03-15 | Album |
| Made Through Ritual | 2025-07-11 | Album |
| Black Love Alive Again | 2023-11-17 | Album |
| Space Jungle Luv | 2021-05-21 | Album |
| Make a Change | 2021-05-14 | Album |
| Make a Change | 2021-05-14 | Album |
| The Craig Charles Trunk of Funk Vol. 1 | 2020-11-06 | Album |
| African Rhythms 1970-1982 | 2020-07-17 | Album |
Top Tracks
- Made Through Ritual
- Poo Too (African Rhythms)
- Breezin' (Bush Brothers and Space Rangers)
- The Connection (Space Jungle Luv)
- Every Way but Loose - Remix (Every Way but Loose)
- Mashariki (African Rhythms)
- Love's Messenger (Space Jungle Luv)
- African Rhythms (African Rhythms)
- Always Have to Say Goodbye (Every Way but Loose)
- Run Away Bay (Every Way but Loose)
External Links
Heard on WWOZ
Oneness Of Juju has been played 1 time on WWOZ 90.7 FM, New Orleans' jazz and heritage station.
| Date | Time | Title | Show | Spotify |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2025 | 07:54 | poo toofrom african rhythms | The Morning Setw/ Stuart Hall |