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Ewart Beckford OD (21 September 1942 – 17 February 2021), 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.
- The Godfather. U-Roy, the Jamaican icon, is hailed as hip hop’s inventor. It’s widely known that reggae birthed ska, rocksteady and dancehall, and it’s also made significant strides across the waters.
- The Godfather II. U-Roy is also hailed as the inventor of dancehall. U-Roy was deejaying before the term was coined or even ascribed to verbal improvisations.
- Come Een Wid A Force. U-Roy wasn’t the first toaster, but he migrated the art form from the rocking dance hall space into the recording studio. After he was discovered by John Holt (lead vocalist of the Paragons) on King Tubby’s sound system toasting over a Duke Reid track, U-Roy was invited to Reid’s Treasure Isle studio to stamp his scatting on vinyl.
- Hat Trick. By 1970, U-Roy was signed to Duke Reid’s Treasure Isle label. His first feat was a hat trick, the likes of which has hardly been seen since.
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Feb 19, 2021 · Ewart "U-Roy" Beckford, who transformed the Jamaican art of toasting, or deejaying, from a sound system phenomenon into a hit-making art form that deeply influenced generations of dancehall...
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Feb 19, 2021 · The iconic dancehall musician U-Roy has died at age 78. The DJ and vocalist known as "The Originator" had a massive impact on Jamaican music, and was also viewed as a crucial forebear to rap.
