U-Roy Jah Son Of Africa vinyl LP on Virgin Records Rare South African pressing
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Ewart Beckford OD (born 21 September 1942), known by the stage name U-Roy, is a Jamaican vocalist and pioneer of toasting. U-Roy is noted for a melodic style of toasting applied with a highly developed sense of timing.
Ewart Beckford was born in Jones Town, Saint Andrews Parish, Kingston, Jamaica, on 21 September 1942. He was raised within a religious and musical family; his mother was an organist for the choir at a local Seventh Day Adventist church. The sobriquet U-Roy originated from a younger member of his family who found it difficult to pronounce his first name.[ Beckford attended Denham Town High School in Kingston.As a young man Beckford listened to the music of Louis Prima, James Brown, Ruth Brown, Fats Domino, Rufus Thomas, Smiley Lewis and was especially influenced by the vocal phrasing of Louis Jordan.
In Jamaican music, a deejay (DJ) is a reggae or dancehall musician who sings and "toasts" to an instrumental riddim.Deejays are not to be confused with DJs from other music genres like hip hop, where they select and play music. Dancehall/reggae DJs who select riddims to play are called selectors. Deejays whose style is nearer to singing are sometimes called singjays.
The term deejay came about as a result of the act of some selectors of the 1960s and 1970s such as U-Roy or King Stitt toasting to the version side of popular records of the time. The version came about when the record company produced the 45 record with an instrumental version of the song on the flip side. This gave the deejays the chance to make up on-the-fly lyrics to the instrumental music. This occurrence gave rise to deejay toasting and the term has been used in that context ever since.
Toasting
Toasting, chatting (rap in other parts of the Anglo Caribbean), or deejaying is the act of talking or chanting, usually in a monotone melody, over a rhythm or beat by a deejay. Traditionally, the method of toasting originated from the griots of Caribbean calypso and mento traditions.The lyrics can either be improvised or pre-written.
In 2007 Beckford was awarded the Order of Distinction by the Jamaican government for his contribution to music.
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A1 Jah Son Of Africa Written-By – Bob Marley, U-Roy 7:28 A2 Rivers Of Babylon Written-By – B. Dowe*, F. McNaughton*, U-Roy 3:58 A3 Tom Drunk Written-By – U-Roy 3:40 A4 Peace And Love In The Ghetto Written-By – U-Roy 4:06 B1 Running Around Town With Tom, Dick And Harry Written-By – U-Roy 4:38 B2 I Got To Tell You Goodbye Written-By – U-Roy 4:20 B3 Herbman Skanking Written By – A. GriffithsWritten-By – U-Roy 2:35 B4 Africa For The Africans Written-By – U-Roy 4:06 B5 Love In The Arena Written-By – U-Roy 6:4- Backing Vocals – Brent Dowe, Judy Mowatt, Ken Boothe, Richard Ace, The Gladiators
- Bass – Lloyd Parks, Robbie Shakespeare
- Congas – Scully*
- Design – Zebulon (6)
- Drums – Horsemouth Wallace*, Sly Dunbar
- Guitar – Ranchie*, Rad Bryan*
- Percussion – Sticky*
- Photography By – Dennis Morris
- Piano – Bubbler*, Richard Ace
- Producer – Tony Robinson
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