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ArtistReggae · Sound-system

U-Roy

Toasting pioneer; rap ancestor

1969 – 2021· Kingston

Influence(2)

→DancehallDocumented
→Hip-HopWidely cited
“Jamaican toasting is a direct ancestor of MCing.”

Member(3)

→rub-a-dubWidely cited
“Genre classification (Wikidata P136).”
→Dub MusicWidely cited
“Genre classification (Wikidata P136).”
→ReggaeWidely cited
“Genre classification (Wikidata P136).”

Carries technique(1)

←Toasting / DeejayingWidely cited
“U-Roy popularised toasting — rhythmic talk-over that prefigures rap.”