U-Roy

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

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.

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Jones Town, Kingston, Jamaica

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

21 September 1941, 84 years old

Known For

Heartland Reggae

Roots Rock Reggae: Inside The Jamaican Music Scene

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

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

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

Self

2013

Heartland Reggae

Self

1980

Roots Rock Reggae: Inside The Jamaican Music Scene

Self

1977