Ujima formed in 1972 in Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A. and were comprised of:
Carlton Robinson (group leader, bass guitar and vocals)
Clement Burnette (lead guitar and vocals)
Dwight Smith (keyboards and vocals)
Chauncy Burnette (drums)
David Eugene Brown (guitar)
Alvin Brown (trumpet)
Charles Manns (sax)
later adding Debra Henry (vocals) in 1973.

In 1976 the group changed their name to Anglo Saxon Brown and then in 1978 to Silk.