{"id":182019,"date":"2021-02-18T20:55:52","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T17:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/reggae-and-dancehall-pioneer-u-roy-has-died\/"},"modified":"2021-02-18T20:55:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T17:55:52","slug":"reggae-and-dancehall-pioneer-u-roy-has-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/reggae-and-dancehall-pioneer-u-roy-has-died\/","title":{"rendered":"#Reggae and dancehall pioneer U-Roy has died"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f89bf71143\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" 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ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/reggae-and-dancehall-pioneer-u-roy-has-died\/#The_Jamaican_artist_known_as_the_%E2%80%9CGodfather_of_dancehall%E2%80%9D_was_78\" >The Jamaican artist, known as the \u201cGodfather of dancehall,\u201d was 78.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Reggae and dancehall pioneer U-Roy has died<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Jamaican_artist_known_as_the_%E2%80%9CGodfather_of_dancehall%E2%80%9D_was_78\"><\/span>The Jamaican artist, known as the \u201cGodfather of dancehall,\u201d was 78.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-220211\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" 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750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/gettyimages-85218301-594x594_lzlpef\/david-corio-redferns.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/gettyimages-85218301-594x594_lzlpef\/david-corio-redferns.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/gettyimages-85218301-594x594_lzlpef\/david-corio-redferns.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/gettyimages-85218301-594x594_lzlpef\/david-corio-redferns.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/gettyimages-85218301-594x594_lzlpef\/david-corio-redferns.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"60vw\" alt=\"Reggae and dancehall pioneer U-Roy has died\"><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      David Corio\/Redferns.<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-220210\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            Legendary Jamaican artist U-Roy, know as the Godfather of dancehall, has died at 78, his label Trojan Records confirmed. The cause of death has not been reported. Born Ewart Beckford in Kingston, Jamaica, he started as a Soundsystem DJ in the culture&#8217;s earliest days and began releasing music in 1969 with his first single, &#8220;Dynamic Fashion Way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            He&#8217;s known for pioneering the conversational vocal style &#8220;toasting,&#8221; chanting rhythmically over production to boast and hype up a crowd, eventually earning him the nickname &#8220;The Originator.&#8221; Toasting would become a foundational element of dancehall and early hip-hop. He&#8217;d go on to release hits like &#8220;Wake The Town,&#8221; and &#8220;Wear You to the Ball,&#8221; start his own soundsystem Stur Gav, and mentor younger toasters like Shabba Ranks, and Tenor Saw.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-220219\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are very sad to announce that pioneering DJ who revolutionised the sound of Jamaican music in the early Seventies \u2013 Ewat Beckford aka U Roy has passed away at the age of 78 yesterday in Jamaica.<\/p>\n<p>RIP U Roy, The Originator<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/uroy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#uroy<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/versiongalore?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#versiongalore<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/dj?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#dj<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/reggaepioneer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#reggaepioneer<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/toasting?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#toasting<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TOcHLKViKF\">pic.twitter.com\/TOcHLKViKF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trojan Records (@trojanrecords) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trojanrecords\/status\/1362380996419723268?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-220220\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            In 2008, the Jamaican government awarded him the Order of Distinction for his influence on national music history.  Most recently, he dropped the album <i>Rebel in Styylle<\/i> back in 2019. That same year, he recorded a new, yet-to-be-released album, <i>Gold: The Man Who Invented Rap<\/i>, with features from Sly and Robbie, Santigold, Shaggy, Ziggy Marley, and more, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2021\/feb\/18\/u-roy-legendary-reggae-toaster-dies-aged-78\">according to <i>The Guardian<\/i><\/a>. The album is reportedly planned for release this summer.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-220216\" class=\"content_block paragraph video triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"U Roy - Dynamic Fashion Way\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XOfA7udJBSI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('220216');\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-220217\" class=\"content_block paragraph video triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"U-Roy   -  Wake The Town\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j-Nm6XtZUxQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('220217');\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Sajae Elder<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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David Corio\/Redferns. \u00a0 Legendary Jamaican artist U-Roy, know as the Godfather of dancehall, has died at 78, his label Trojan Records confirmed. The cause of death has not been reported. 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