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<strong>KINAM</strong> <strong>MAGAZINE</strong> — <strong>FEBRUARY</strong> | <strong>MARCH</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
Rita Marley (center) at the IRAWMA 37<br />
Daddy U-Roy is a multiwinner<br />
of several IRAWMA<br />
over the last 39 years. He was<br />
an Inductee to the IRAWMA<br />
Hall of Fame/Lifetime Award,<br />
and a recipient of “TheReggae50”,<br />
Award. Mr. Ephraim<br />
Martin, President of Martin's<br />
International and the producer<br />
for the annual IRAWMA, said<br />
"This is one of the biggest losses<br />
in the reggae community in<br />
— 64 —<br />
the last ten years.” Since the<br />
1980s, he captured several of<br />
our IRAWMAs, through the<br />
years. As we were preparing for<br />
the 37th IRAWMA at the Pegasus<br />
Hotel, where we presented<br />
him with his Reggae50 honor.<br />
While sitting at lunch, he<br />
said to me, "you have to get me<br />
back to the Festival of Life in<br />
Chicago," I promised him that<br />
I would work on it; but unfortunately,<br />
that was not to be. U-<br />
Roy to me was like more than<br />
a friend, he was like a big brother<br />
whenever we spoke. He was<br />
loved by all in the music industry,<br />
and, he will be missed by<br />
all.<br />
Born: September 21, 1942<br />
(Kingston, Jamaica)<br />
Full name: Ewart Beckford<br />
Died: February 17, <strong>2021</strong>
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