Monday, November 24th Jimmy Cliff dies At the age of 81 years. The famous Jamaican reggae singer, famous for songs like “Many Rivers to Cross” and “Reggae Night”, He died after a series of health complications. His wife, Latifa Chambers, announced the news in a statement on social media.
The singer’s family reported that the artist He died from complications caused by pneumonia. His wife, Latifa Chambers, expressed in a post: “It is with great sadness that I share with you that my husband, Jimmy CliffHe died as a result of a seizure followed by pneumonia.
In the same post, Chambers thanked family, friends, colleagues and fans for their support throughout his career. He also praised the work of Dr. Kusero and the medical staff who accompanied them during this difficult operation.
“Jimmy darling, peace be upon you. I will follow your wishes. I hope you can respect our privacy in these difficult times. More information will be provided later. We see you, legend,” concludes the statement signed by his wife and children.
James Chambers, known as Jimmy CliffBorn in 1944 in St. James, Jamaica. He started his musical career at an early age. At the age of 14, he moved to Kingston, where he was a producer Leslie Kong Find out and encourage him to register professionally. Its first strike was Hurricane Hattie.
The Jamaican artist has taken reggae music to a global level, because throughout his career, Jazz and reggae fusedincorporating influences from Pop and African spirituality. One of his biggest hits was his version of “I can see clearly now” By Johnny Nash. He stood out for his unique voice, originality and commitment to social and political issues, especially related to Africa.
In addition to his great successes, beat Two Grammy Awards For Best Reggae Album: L Interesting ending (1985) and New birthwhich was included in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 50 Best Albums of 2012. In 2010, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; With Bob Marley, they are the only Jamaicans to incorporate it.
His participation in the Jamaican film The harder they come (1972), where he performed and was responsible for the soundtrack, introduced reggae music to the United States. Topics like “Many rivers to cross” and “Sitting in oblivion” They are classics from their repertoire.
The singer took his music to Argentina, Performing at carnival balls. His first visit to Buenos Aires was in February 1969, where journalist Bobby Flores reported that for a cash prize of $1,400,000 Argentine pesos, the musician and his band traveled from San Lorenzo to the San Andres Sports Club in a truck. In 1970, he performed in Phillies House CarnivalWhere he shared the stage with him Sandro and Leonardo Favio and Palito Ortega. He also performed in Mar del Plata and returned in 1993 for the reggae festival produced by Rock & Pop.
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