U-Roy

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.

Known For

Heartland Reggae

Roots Rock Reggae: Inside The Jamaican Music Scene

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

All Movies (3)

• I Am the Gorgon: Bunny 'Striker' Lee and the Roots of Reggae2013 · as Self
• Heartland Reggae1980 · as Self
• Roots Rock Reggae: Inside The Jamaican Music Scene1977 · as Self