Person
ISNI: 
0000 0001 1593 586X
https://isni.org/isni/000000011593586X
Name: 
Beckford, Edward
Beckford, Ewart
Daddy U-Roy
Hugh Roy
Roy, Hugh
Roy, U
U‐Roy
U Roy & The Children
Uroy
Dates: 
1942-2021
Creation class: 
cre
Language material
musical release
Musical sound recording
Projected medium
Creation role: 
author
composer
creator
lyricist
performer
singer
Related identities: 
Beckfort, Edwart (Wirklicher Name; other identity, same person)
Related names: 
Andy, Horace (co-performer)
Anthony B. (co-performer)
Clarke, Johnny
Elizalde, Jon
Fakoly, Tiken Jah (co-performer)
Gladiators
Isaacs, Gregory (co-performer)
Levy, Barrington
Marley, Bob (co-performer)
McAnuff, Winston (co-performer)
Mighty Diamonds
Pagola, Mariela
Paragons
Rebel, Tony
Robinson, Tony
Romeo, Max (co-performer)
Sizzla (co-performer)
Titles: 
African Roots
Am the Originator, I
Ariwa sounds
Attention
Babylon Burning: The Mighty Sounds of U-Roy
Babylon Kingdom Must Fall
Bass-que culture
Beyond the Front Line
Big blunts
Can't Do Them Time
Chapter a Day, A
Choice DJ
Dread In A Africa
Dread in a Babylon
Foundation Skank 1971-1975 Rare Sides By The DJ Originator
Françafrique
Freedom
front line le meilleur du label mythique de reggae!, The
Greatest Hits Anthology
Hurt Is Good, The
I love reggae les 100 titres incontournables du reggae
I'm a Rasta Man
Jah son of Africa
Joyful locks
Kind of reggae
Kings of dancehall Sizzla, Brigadier Jerry, U-Roy... [etc.]
Kingston 12 shuffle version
Leaders of the World
Lip Service
lost album right time rockers, The
More hottest hits
More Love
Music Addict
Musical Vision
Natty rebel (extra version)
Natty rebel roots
Now
Old School / New Rules
Original DJ
originator, The
Pray fi di people
Rasta ambassador
Rebel in styylle
Reggae all stars
Reggae fever
Reggae legend
Reggae Live Sessions, Volume 1
Reggae ragga system
Rightful Ruler, The
Rock With I
Serious Matter
Smile a while
Soldering
@Solid gold
Steppin Pon the Right Track
Stick together
Super Boss - The Best Of U-Roy
Super Boss: The Great Treasure Isle Collection, Volume 1
@Talking roots
This is... The Front line le meilleur du reggae à prix spécial
Three From the Frontline
tide is high, The
Toots & [and] the Maytals live at Reggae Sunsplash plus best of the festival, day one
Treasure isle - More hottest hits
Trenchtown Rock
True Born African
U-Roy - Original DJ
Unity in the Community
@Version galore
Version of wisdom
Wake the Town
With words of wisdom
Your Ace From Space
Notes: 
Associated Language:
D.J. masterpieces [SR] 1975? labels (U-Roy, disc jockey) container (b. 1936, Edward Beckford)
Disc jockeys Singers Reggae musicians
Guinness ency. of pop. music (U-Roy, b. Ewart Beckford, 1942, Kingston, Jamaica)
Rebel music, 2002 insert (Hugh Roy; U. Roy)
Reggae music
Your ace from space, p1995 label (U Roy) notes (U. Roy; born Ewart Beckford at Jones Town in 1942)
Discogs WWW site, August 27, 2019 (U-Roy; born Ewart Beckford on September 21, 1942 in Jones Town, Jamaica; reggae vocalist and pioneer of toasting) https://www.discogs.com/artist/64739-U-Roy
Sources: 
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