RIP: Winston Riley, reggae musician and producer
From the Washington Post:
Winston Riley, an innovative reggae musician and producer, has died of complications from a gunshot wound to the head. He was 65.Riley died Thursday at University Hospital of the West Indies, where he had been a patient since November, when he was shot at his house in an upscale neighborhood in the capital of Kingston, his son Kurt Riley said Friday.[…]He worked with musicians including Gregory Isaacs, Johnny Osbourne, Sister Nancy and Buju Banton.Musicologist Kingsley Goodison, who knew Riley for more than 40 years, said he was one of the people responsible for introducing reggae to England.“Winston Riley is an unsung hero,” he said. “He was one of the hardest workers in the business.”Riley also is credited with creating the stalag rhythm, which later influenced hip-hop and dancehall. Unlike his contemporaries who shunned dancehall music, Riley embraced contemporary reggae and had several big hits during the 1980s.
• Winston Riley: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Riley