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Toots Hibbert dead: Reggae legend dies aged 77

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Reggae legend Toots Hibbert has died aged 77. The Toots and the Maytals frontman, credited with helping bring reggae to a global audience, died on Friday.

A statement from his family revealed he'd been battling illness at a private hospital in Kingston, Jamaica but did not give any more details.

It read: "It is with the heaviest of hearts to announce that Frederick Nathaniel 'Toots' Hibbert passed away peacefully tonight, surrounded by his family at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica. "The family and his management team would like to thank the medical teams and professionals for their care and diligence, and ask that you respect their privacy during their time of grief." Tributes have poured in from famous

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