U-Roy

    U-Roy

    Acting

    September 21, 1941
    Died February 17, 2021 (79 years old)
    Jones Town, Kingston, Jamaica

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    Ewart Beckford OD, known by the stage name U-Roy, was a Jamaican vocalist and pioneer of toasting. U-Roy was known for a melodic style of toasting applied with a highly developed sense of timing.

    Known For

    Roots Rock Reggae: Inside The Jamaican Music Scene

    Roots Rock Reggae: Inside The Jamaican Music Scene

    Self

    I Am the Gorgon: Bunny 'Striker' Lee and the Roots of Reggae

    I Am the Gorgon: Bunny 'Striker' Lee and the Roots of Reggae

    Self

    Heartland Reggae

    Heartland Reggae

    Self

    Filmography

    I Am the Gorgon: Bunny 'Striker' Lee and the Roots of Reggae

    I Am the Gorgon: Bunny 'Striker' Lee and the Roots of Reggae

    2013

    as Self

    Heartland Reggae

    Heartland Reggae

    1980

    as Self

    9.3
    Roots Rock Reggae: Inside The Jamaican Music Scene

    Roots Rock Reggae: Inside The Jamaican Music Scene

    1977

    as Self

    7.8