U-Roy – born Euwart Beckford – had been testing his skills as a DJ since the early Sixties. His initial inspiration was Count Macuki who, from the late Fifties, had performed with Tom Wong’s and ...

At this point, the DJing was live and done over rhythms played from records. Around 11 singles emerged on various labels over 1969 and 1970 (some credited to Hugh Roy), but the link-up with King Tubby ...