Ewart Beckford OD (21 September 1942 – 17 February 2021), [1] known by the stage name U-Roy, was a Jamaican vocalist and pioneer of toasting. [2] [3] U-Roy was known for a melodic style of toasting applied with a highly developed sense of timing.

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2021年2月18日 · Pioneering Jamaican reggae artist U-Roy has died at the age of 78, his partner has confirmed. The musician, whose real name is Ewart Beckford, had been undergoing surgery at a hospital in...

2021年2月19日 · 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...

2021年2月18日 · U-Roy, the influential reggae artist who specialized in the art of toasting and whose style became a key precursor in the early development of hip-hop, has died at the age of 78. The singer...

Legendary DJ, U-Roy performs "Version Galore" at Treasure Isle recording studios. Inspired by Count Matchuki he started his professional career as a DJ in 1961 on Dickie Wong's sound system...

2021年2月17日 · U-Roy, born in the slum Jones Town, in inner Kingston, Jamaica, became famous in the late 60's and early 70's. He was the prime innovator of toasting over versions of popular songs, remixed by dub music pioneers such as King Tubby.

2021年3月11日 · U-Roy, who has died aged 78, revolutionised the “toasting” form of extemporaneous rhyming during the late 1960s by utilising fluid raps that flowed continuously over instrumental B-sides.

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...

U-Roy was born on 21 September 1942 in Kingston, Jamaica. He was an actor, known for Insecure (2016), Kafinal Feat. U-Roy: Nah Complain (2014) and Reggae: The Story of Jamaican Music (2002). He died on 17 February 2021 in Kingston, Jamaica.