Overview
- Latifa Chambers announced the death on Nov. 24 via a social-media statement and asked for privacy.
- Jamaica’s prime minister, Andrew Holness, praised him as a “true cultural giant” in an official tribute.
- His role and songs from The Harder They Come in 1972 helped introduce reggae to U.S. and international audiences.
- The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee earned multiple Grammys and Jamaica’s Order of Merit across a six-decade career.
- Born James Chambers in Saint James, he scored early hits like Hurricane Hattie after recording with producer Leslie Kong and later moved to the U.K.