Latest Release
- 10 MAY 2024
- 17 Songs
- Satta Massagana (feat. I-Roy) [Dub] - Single · 2024
- The Lyrics Man · 2023
- The Lyrics Man · 2023
- The Lyrics Man · 2023
- The Lyrics Man · 2023
- The Lyrics Man · 2023
- The Lyrics Man · 2023
- The Lyrics Man · 2023
- The Lyrics Man · 2023
- The Lyrics Man · 2023
- 2017
Artist Playlists
- A Jamaican DJ/toaster with a pop-savvy, conversational style.
- 2021
Appears On
About I-Roy
Roy Reid, better known to reggae fans as I Roy, was one of the most influential DJ's/toasters to come out of Jamaica in the 1970s. He was influenced in turn by U Roy, but ultimately became just as popular. Throughout the '70s, he worked with Lee Perry, Bunny Lee, Gussie Clarke, all the major Jamaican producers of the day. I Roy signed to Virgin Records in the mid-'70s and gained greater visibility overseas, his influence spreading to the UK and elsewhere. He died of a heart attack in 1999, with a body of seminal work behind him.
- HOMETOWN
- St. Thomas Parish, Jamaica
- BORN
- 28 June 1944
- GENRE
- Reggae