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Tag: Toots & The Maytals

Obituaries

Reggae Pioneer Toots Hibbert Dies at 77

World Music Central News Room September 12, 2020 No Comments ReggaeToots & The Maytals

Reggae singer-songwriter Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert, better known as Toots Hibbert died on September 11, 2020. Toots Hibbert was one of the pioneers of reggae music…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Toots & The Maytals

Angel Romero September 30, 2018 No Comments JamaicaReggaeToots & The Maytals

Toots Hibbert was born in May Pen in the parish of Clarendon, Jamaica. He was the youngest of seven children and began singing in the…

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Cover of ther album Light Your Light by Toots and the Maytals
Album reviews

They Call Him Johnny Coolman

Angel Romero September 12, 2007 ReggaeToots & The Maytals

Toots and the Maytals – Light Your Light (Concord Music, 2007) On Light Your Light, Toots and the Maytals return to their roots, singing classics…

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