I-Roy

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I-Roy was a prominent Jamaican reggae deejay and toaster known for his witty, socially conscious lyrics and influential 1970s recordings.

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I-Roy canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jamaican reggae deejay ⓘ
person ⓘ
toaster ⓘ
activePeriod 1970s ⓘ
1980s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Roy Reid ⓘ
associatedWith Channel One Studios ⓘ
linked to: Channel One

Derrick Harriott ⓘ
Gussie Clarke ⓘ
Joe Gibbs ⓘ
Lloyd Campbell ⓘ
birthName Roy Samuel Reid ⓘ
comparedTo U-Roy ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Jamaica ⓘ
culturalContext sound system culture ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1944-06-28 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1999-11-27 ⓘ
genre dub ⓘ
reggae ⓘ
roots reggae ⓘ
influenced later dancehall deejays ⓘ
influencedGenre reggae ⓘ
influencedStyle toasting ⓘ
languageOfPerformance Jamaican Patois ⓘ
lyricTheme cultural criticism ⓘ
humor ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ
notableFor 1970s deejay recordings ⓘ
socially conscious lyrics ⓘ
witty lyrics ⓘ
notableSongType version excursions over popular rhythms ⓘ
notableWork Crisis Time ⓘ
Hell and Sorrow ⓘ
Presenting I Roy ⓘ
The Godfather ⓘ
Truths and Rights ⓘ
occupation recording artist ⓘ
reggae deejay ⓘ
placeOfDeath Jamaica ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica ⓘ
recordLabel Attack Records ⓘ
Front Line Records ⓘ
Harry J Records ⓘ
Trojan Records ⓘ
Virgin Records ⓘ
stageNameDerivedFrom U-Roy ⓘ
vocalStyle talk-over deejay style ⓘ

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