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Listen to U-Roy, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!

U-Roy

Reggae

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Top Songs By U-Roy

Listen to Fly Rasta (feat. U-Roy) by Ziggy Marley, see lyrics, music video & more!
Fly Rasta (feat. U-Roy)Ziggy Marley
Listen to African Message by U-Roy, see lyrics, music video & more!
African MessageU-Roy
Listen to Putting Up Resistance by U-Roy & Beres Hammond, see lyrics, music video & more!
Putting Up ResistanceU-Roy & Beres Hammond
Listen to Natty Rebel by U-Roy, see lyrics, music video & more!
Natty RebelU-Roy
Listen to The Voices of Sweet Jamaica (All Star Remix) by Shaggy, Josey Wales, Mr. Vegas, Barrington Levy, U-Roy, Beenie Man, T.O.K, Cocoa Tea, Marcia Griffiths, Singing Melody, Tony Curtis, Ce'Cile, Christopher Martin, Leroy Sibbles & Freddie McGregor, see lyrics, music video & more!
The Voices of Sweet Jamaica (All Star Remix)Shaggy, Josey Wales, Mr. Vegas, Barrington Levy, U-Roy, Beenie Man, T.O.K, Cocoa Tea, Marcia Griffiths, Singing Melody, Tony Curtis, Ce'Cile, Christopher Martin, Leroy Sibbles & Freddie McGregor
Listen to Ain't That Loving You by U-Roy & Beres Hammond, see lyrics, music video & more!
Ain't That Loving YouU-Roy & Beres Hammond
Listen to Chalice in the Palace by U-Roy, see lyrics, music video & more!
Chalice in the PalaceU-Roy
Listen to Man Next Door (feat. Santigold) by U-Roy, see lyrics, music video & more!
Man Next Door (feat. Santigold)U-Roy
Listen to Rule the Nation by U-Roy, see lyrics, music video & more!
Rule the NationU-Roy
Listen to Joyful Locks by U-Roy, see lyrics, music video & more!
Joyful LocksU-Roy

More albums from U-Roy

Listen to Talking Roots by U-Roy
ALBUMTalking RootsU-Roy
Listen to King Tubby v U Roy by King Tubby & U-Roy
ALBUMKing Tubby v U RoyKing Tubby & U-Roy
Listen to U-Roy Meets Mighty Diamonds at Channel 1 with Sly & Robbie & The Revolutionaries (feat. The Mighty Diamonds, The Revolutionaries & Sly & Robbie) by U-Roy
ALBUMU-Roy Meets Mighty Diamonds at Channel 1 with Sly & Robbie & The Revolutionaries (feat. The Mighty Diamonds, The Revolutionaries & Sly & Robbie)U-Roy
Listen to Pray Fi Di People by U-Roy
ALBUMPray Fi Di PeopleU-Roy
Listen to I Am the Originator by U-Roy
ALBUMI Am the OriginatorU-Roy
Listen to Foundation Skank 1971 - 1975 by U-Roy
ALBUMFoundation Skank 1971 - 1975U-Roy
Listen to Old School Dubs by Joe Ariwa, Mad Professor & U-Roy
ALBUMOld School DubsJoe Ariwa, Mad Professor & U-Roy
Listen to Hold On Rasta by U-Roy
ALBUMHold On RastaU-Roy
Listen to Old School / New Rules by U-Roy
ALBUMOld School / New RulesU-Roy
Listen to U-Roy Meets King Tubbys by King Tubby & U-Roy
ALBUMU-Roy Meets King TubbysKing Tubby & U-Roy
Listen to Rebel In Styylle by U-Roy
ALBUMRebel In StyylleU-Roy
Listen to Now by U-Roy + Bravo
ALBUMNowU-Roy + Bravo
Listen to Now Unreleased Alternate Versions by U-Roy + Bravo
ALBUMNow Unreleased Alternate VersionsU-Roy + Bravo
Listen to Serious Matter Dub by U-Roy + Bravo
ALBUMSerious Matter DubU-Roy + Bravo
Listen to Originator Live (feat. Winward Road Band) by U-Roy
ALBUMOriginator Live (feat. Winward Road Band)U-Roy
Listen to Babylon Kingdom Must Fall by U-Roy
ALBUMBabylon Kingdom Must FallU-Roy
Listen to Reggae Live Sessions by U-Roy
ALBUMReggae Live SessionsU-Roy
Listen to Musical Vision by U-Roy
ALBUMMusical VisionU-Roy
Listen to Smile a While by U-Roy
ALBUMSmile a WhileU-Roy
Listen to True Born African by U-Roy
ALBUMTrue Born AfricanU-Roy
Listen to The Seven Gold by U-Roy
ALBUMThe Seven GoldU-Roy
Listen to Line Up And Come by U-Roy
ALBUMLine Up And ComeU-Roy
Listen to U Roy & Josey Wales: The Teacher Meets the Student by Josey Wales & U-Roy
ALBUMU Roy & Josey Wales: The Teacher Meets the StudentJosey Wales & U-Roy
Listen to Love is Not a Gamble by U-Roy
ALBUMLove is Not a GambleU-Roy
Listen to Dread in a Babylon by U-Roy
ALBUMDread in a BabylonU-Roy
Listen to Version Galore by U-Roy
ALBUMVersion GaloreU-Roy
Listen to Version Galore (Expanded Version) by U-Roy
ALBUMVersion Galore (Expanded Version)U-Roy

U-Roy's Popular Music Videos

Watch Man Next Door (feat. Santigold) music video by U-Roy
Man Next Door (feat. Santigold)
U-Roy
Watch Stop That Train music video by U-Roy & Rygin King
Stop That Train
U-Roy & Rygin King
Watch Give Thanks and Praises to Jah (feat. U-Roy) [Rockers Mix] music video by Don Goliath
Give Thanks and Praises to Jah (feat. U-Roy) [Rockers Mix]
Don Goliath

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U-Roy Essentials
U-Roy Essentials
The pioneering deejay did more than “Wake the Town”—he shaped reggae and dancehall forever.
U-Roy Essentials

About U-Roy

Listen to U-Roy, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!
Hometown
Jones Town, Jamaica
Born
September 21, 1942
Genre
Reggae
Jamaican deejay U-Roy, who died at age 78 in early 2021, may not have been reggae's first practitioner of toasting—where performers sing and casually chat over a rhythm track—but his 1970 hits “Wake the Town” and “Wear You to the Ball” certainly helped popularize it. Those early recordings, among others, proved to be dancehall’s DNA, particularly as U-Roy stretched the sound even further on his key 1975 album Dread in a Babylon and collaborations with pioneering dub producer King Tubby. And as dancehall production moved to digital and became more compact, U-Roy’s voice only became an even more dynamic presence in the mix. These selections not only highlight U-Roy's indelible mark on all of reggae’s modern strains, but bring to light his influence on early hip-hop as well.

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