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Rangers forward has been named in a list of UK-based players currently in the process of applying for a Jamaican passport to ensure they can play for the Reggae Boyz in upcoming World Cup 2022 qualifiers and the CONCACAF Gold Cup.Jamaica are also set to take on the US national team in a friendly during the international break at the end of this month.Former Celtic target Ivan Toney - currently setting the English Championship alight with a 25-goal haul - is also named on the list alongside Premier League stars such as Michail Antonio and Mason Holgate.Jamaica have only qualified for the World Cup once in 1998 and have never won the prestigious Gold Cup, a competition similar to the Euros that encompasses North and Central America as well as

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Reggae legend Bunny Wailer, Bob Marley’s former bandmate, dead at 73

Bunny Wailer — a founding member of the Wailers with Bob Marley — passed away early on Tuesday. He was 73.Wailer died at the Medical Associates Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica.

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Bunny Wailer dead: Reggae star and childhood friend of Bob Marley dies aged 73

Reggae star Bunny Wailer has died aged 73.

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Reggae legend Bunny Wailer has died, aged 73

The Wailers, along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh.Following Marley’s death from cancer in 1981 and Tosh’s murder in 1987, he was the last surviving member of the iconic reggae band’s original lineup.News of Wailer’s death was confirmed by his manager, as well as by Jamaica’s Culture Minister, Olivia Grange.No cause of death has yet been given, however he had been in hospital following a stroke in July 2020.Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness was among those to pay tribute, describing Wailer’s passing as “a great loss for Jamaica and for Reggae”.

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U-Roy (1942–2021), Jamaican musician who pioneered toasting

U-Roy was a Jamaican musician who pioneered toasting, a precursor to rap music in which a DJ talked over the records he was playing.Born Ewart Beckford, U-Roy began his DJ career in the early 1960s, playing records at parties. A style began to develop in Jamaica: DJs would extend their between-records patter, talking over instrumental breaks during songs.

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U-Roy dead: Reggae and dancehall legend dies aged 78

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Pioneering Jamaican artist U-Roy has died

The Gleaner reports.U-Roy, who was born Ewart Beckford in Jones Town, Jamaica in 1942 and was also known as Daddy U-Roy or The Originator, was renowned as a pioneer of the toasting MC style in reggae and dancehall, and was a key figure in the popular development of Jamaican music in the 1970s.After being spotted toasting while DJing at a sound system party in 1970, U-Roy recorded the singles ‘Wake The Town’, ‘Rule The Nation’ and ‘Wear You To The Ball’ – all of which enjoyed great commercial success in Jamaica and popularised the toasting form.Among U-Roy’s most-loved albums were 1975’s ‘Dread In A Babylon’, ‘Natty Rebel’ (1976), ‘Rasta Ambassador’ (1977) and ‘Jah Son of Africa’ (1978).He launched his own sound system, Stur Gav, in 1978,

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The Heartbeat of ‘Small Axe’

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorDirector Steve McQueen’s new five-part anthology series, “Small Axe,” takes starts in the late ’60s and ends in the mid-’80s, following the West Indian community in London through the decades. Although each of the films serves as a standalone, the connective tissue is the Black West Indian experience and music — specifically reggae music.“With Black people in general and in the U.K., music has always been a part of our survival and refuge,” says McQueen, who will appear on Day 2 (Dec.

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Inside Alex Wheatle's inspiring journey from humble beginnings to celebrated author

For Alex Wheatle, arriving on the set of Steve McQueen’s latest Small Axe film was overwhelming.

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McDonald's slammed for 'disrespect' over the name of its new burger

Mirror. One person wrote: "The more I think about it the more I’m bothered by the McDonald’s ‘jErK cHiCkEn’ attempt.

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Sting became yoga idol to Shaggy after showing off moves during joint tour

Sting impressed Shaggy with his stamina on tour...

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Levi Roots shares heartbreaking news that his mum Doreen died during pandemic

Celebrity chef Levi Roots has revealed that his mum Doreen Graham has died.

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Legendary reggae producer Bunny Lee has died aged 79

Jamaican broadcaster Clinton Lindsay said that the producer had been “battling kidney problems” for several months.

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Bunny Lee dead: Legendary record producer dies aged 79

Legendary record producer Bunny Lee has died at the age of 79.

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Johnny Nash, ‘I Can See Clearly Now’ Singer, Dies at 80

Chris Willman Music WriterJohnny Nash, the pop and reggae singer whose “I Can See Clearly Now” topped the charts in the U.S. and UK in 1972, died Tuesday.

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'I Can See Clearly Now' Singer Johnny Nash Dies at 80

Johnny Nash has sadly died at the age of 80.

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Johnny Nash dead: ‘I Can See Clearly Now’ singer dies aged 80

Johnny Nash, best known for the 1972 hit 'I Can See Clearly Now', has died Tuesday at his home, his son has confirmed.

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Nicholas Hamilton nears Dundee loan deal as they remain keen on Nadir Ciftci

Dundee are set to sign Jamaican forward Nicholas Hamilton on-loan. The Dark Blues have agreed a loan deal with Canadian side York 9 FC.The paperwork and work permits have all been sorted and the 23-year-old is expected to start pre-season training before the end of the month.Dundee boss James McPake has been alerted to Hamilton’s availability because of COVID-19 regulations in Canada.Hamilton was signed from Cavalier FC but has still to arrive in Canada because of the pandemic.

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‘Lovers Rock’ Review: Steve McQueen Opens the New York Film Festival With a Lyrical Reggae House-Party Movie Set in the London of 1980

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticIn the most transporting scene of Steve McQueen’s “Lovers Rock,” we’re at a London house party that has just hit its smoky seductive dirty-dancing groove. It’s 1980, and most of the revelers have West Indian roots.

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Toots Hibbert (1942 – 2020), reggae giant who led the Maytals

Toots Hibbert was the lead singer and primary songwriter for Toots and the Maytals, one of Jamaica’s most foundational reggae and ska bands.Hibbert, born Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert, was the first singer to use the word “reggae” in a recording. The 1968 Maytals song “Do the Reggay” introduced the term to the world, and it stuck.

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Artists, From Ziggy Marley and Mick Jagger to Willie Nelson, Pay Tribute to Toots Hibbert

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorToots Hibbert, who passed away Friday night at the age of 77, was one of the last surviving founders of reggae music. The influence of his six-decade career is evidenced by the wide variety of artists paying tribute to him in the hours after his death.Ziggy Marley, recording artist and son of reggae titan Bob — who was a friend and contemporary of Hibbert’s — wrote, “The Legendary Toots Hibbert has passed.

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