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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...

U-Roy, one of the pioneers of reggae and dancehall music, has reportedly passed away at the age of 78. Today, news has emerged that yet another music icon ha...

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...

U-Roy, influential reggae artist, dies at 78 A.D. Amorosi, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail An influential singer of gently melodic reggae, his conversational rapping was also known as “toasting.” “As we mourn the loss, we have the memories of this amazing talent,” wrote producer, studio operator and U-Roy collaborator Mad Professor on Facebook. “We have the stories. Without him there would be no Dancehall, no Hiphop, no Rap, no Afrobeat.” The Professor wasn’t just boasting. As a traveling sound system DJ in the 1960s and ’70s, alongside the legendary likes of King Tubby (for...

U-ROY - the Reggae and dancehall pioneer and vocalist - has died aged 78, a representative for Trojan Records has confirmed.