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U-Roy

09/21/1942 in Jones Town, Jamaica

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The Trojan Albums Collection (1971-1973) album cover
Double Six (Double Seven)
Ziggy Marley Presents: Dancehall Origina... album cover
The Originator

Biography

Ewart Beckford OD (born 21 September 1942), known by the stage name U-Roy, is a Jamaican vocalist and pioneer of toasting. U-Roy is noted for a melodic style of toasting applied with a highly developed sense of timing.


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Ziggy Marley Presents: Dancehall Originators album cover
Ziggy Marley Presents: Dancehall Originators
by Various Artists
Original Foundation Deejays album cover
Original Foundation Deejays
by Various Artists
Micron Music Presents: Every Mouth Must Be Fed album cover
Micron Music Presents: Every Mouth Must Be Fed
by Various Artists
Petrol Presents The Greatest Songs Ever: Jamaica album cover
Petrol Presents The Greatest Songs Ever: Jamaica
by Various Artists
Trojan Nyahbinghi Box Set album cover
Trojan Nyahbinghi Box Set
by Various Artists
Trojan X-Rated Box Set album cover
Trojan X-Rated Box Set
by Various Artists
This Is The Front Line album cover
This Is The Front Line
by Various Artists
Trojan Upsetter Box Set album cover
Trojan Upsetter Box Set
by Various Artists
Microphone Attack album cover
Microphone Attack
by Various Artists
Lloyd Daley's Matador Productions 1968-1972 album cover
Lloyd Daley's Matador Productions 1968-1972
by Various Artists
The Complete UK Upsetter Singles Collection, Vol. 3 album cover
The Complete UK Upsetter Singles Collection, Vol. 3
by Various Artists
400% Dynamite! album cover
400% Dynamite!
by Various Artists
Trojan Jamaican Hits Box Set album cover
Trojan Jamaican Hits Box Set
by Various Artists
200% Dynamite! album cover
200% Dynamite!
by Various Artists
RAS Portraits: Ariwa Sounds Presents album cover
RAS Portraits: Ariwa Sounds Presents
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Rewind! Part One: The DJ's album cover
Rewind! Part One: The DJ's
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With A Flick Of My Musical Wrist album cover
With A Flick Of My Musical Wrist
by Various Artists
Tighten Up Vol.4 (Exp) album cover
Tighten Up Vol.4 (Exp)
by Various Artists

Playlists

Mrs.Ulysse's Music
Mrs.Ulysse's Music
dj: Mrs.Ulysse
60's reggae
60's reggae
dj: lexistardust
Careheven
Careheven
dj: carehaven
Oztheone's Music
Oztheone's Music
dj: oztheone
Beverley's Beat Music Miscelanea
Beverley's Beat Music Miscelanea
dj: wm_beverley_blanco
DJ Manny-Man
DJ Manny-Man
dj: ejsevere
Bob Marley (old)
Bob Marley (old)
dj: jeffrionlt
big 70s all
big 70s all
dj: coreylssgn600