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Pioneering Jamaican artist U-Roy has died

Pioneering Jamaican artist U-Roy has died Tributes to the veteran toaster have been pouring in from the likes of Ghostpoet, Shaggy and David Rodigan U-Roy, the pioneering reggae and dancehall artist, has died at the age of 78. The artist, MC and veteran toaster passed away last night (February 17) at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica following surgery earlier this week, U-Roy, who was born Ewart Beckford in Jones Town, Jamaica in 1942 and was also known as Daddy U-Roy or The Originator, was renowned as a pioneer of the toasting vocal style in reggae and dancehall, and was a key figure in the popular development of Jamaican music in the 1970s.

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