Article 581W3 Toots Hibbert, pioneering reggae star, dies aged 77

Toots Hibbert, pioneering reggae star, dies aged 77

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Ben Beaumont-Thomas
from World news | The Guardian on (#581W3)

Frontman of Toots and the Maytals helped make reggae globally famous

Toots Hibbert, whose glorious songcraft as frontman of Toots and the Maytals helped make reggae globally famous, has died aged 77.

A statement from his family on Saturday read: It is with the heaviest of hearts to announce that Frederick Nathaniel Toots" Hibbert passed away peacefully tonight, surrounded by his family at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica.

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