U-Roy

U-Roy

🎂 21st September 1941 (84 yrs) 📍 Jones Town, Kingston, Jamaica

Known For

I Am the Gorgon: Bunny 'Striker' Lee and the Roots of Reggae

Biography

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 timing.

U-Roy

Movies Featuring U-Roy

I Am the Gorgon: Bunny 'Striker' Lee and the Roots of Reggae

I Am the Gorgon: Bunny 'Striker' Lee and the Roots of Reggae (2013)

as Self
Heartland Reggae

Heartland Reggae (1980)

as Self
Roots Rock Reggae: Inside The Jamaican Music Scene

Roots Rock Reggae: Inside The Jamaican Music Scene (1977)

as Self