Reggae star, Max Romeo dies at 80

The Jamaican singer Max Romeo considered one of the pioneers of “Roots Reggae” died to 80 years .

The information was released by the Jamaica Observer newspaper. According to the vehicle, the death, on Friday (11), was due to heart problems faced by the artist.

Throughout his career, Max Romeo – born Maxwell Livingston Smith – has been successful songs in Jamaica and the United Kingdom. Alongside the vocal group “The Emotion”, reached the top of the charts with the song “Wet Dream”, 1968.

In 1971, he released the album “Let the Power Fall”. The homonymous song was the theme for the 1972 Jamaican election. As early as 1976, Romeo launched “War Inna Babylon”. The album features the song “Chase The Devil”, one of its best known songs.

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This content was originally published in a reggae star, Max Romeo dies at 80 on CNN Brazil.

Source: CNN Brasil

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