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U-Roy, Whose Toasting Transformed Jamaican Music, Dies at 78

U-Roy, Whose ‘Toasting’ Transformed Jamaican Music, Dies at 78 He popularized the genre in which the D.J. adds a vocal and verbal layer to a recorded track, a precursor of rap. U-Roy performing in 1984 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. “I think we can call him the ‘Godfather of Rap,’” an authority on reggae music said.Credit.David Corio/Redferns, via Getty Images Feb. 19, 2021 U-Roy, who helped transform Jamaican music by expanding the role of D.J. into someone who didn’t just introduce records but added a layer of vocal and verbal improvisation to them, a performance that was known as toasting and that anticipated rap, died on Wednesday in Kingston, Jamaica. He was 78.

Reggae Phenomenon U-Roy Passes Away At 78

Reggae Pioneer U-Roy Dies at 78

Reggae Pioneer U-Roy Dies at 78 Celebrity The Jamaican reggae musician, who introduced the vocal style of toasting which eventually evolved into the modern-day rap, has passed away at the age of 78. Feb 19, 2021 Born Ewart Beckford, the artist, also known as Daddy U-Roy, began his career as a DJ, and became famed for creating the vocal style of toasting, in which musicians performed rhymical speech over a reggae or dancehall beat - which eventually evolved into modern-day rap. He signed his first recording contract with Jamaican producer and label owner Arthur Duke Reid in 1970, and enjoyed early success with singles Wake the Town , This Station Rule the Nation , and Wear You to the Ball .

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