20 January 2012
Winston Riley
We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Winston Riley, who passed away yesterday morning in hospital in Jamaica.
Winston was one of the few, a man who could genuinely be called an innovator, a musical pioneer, an icon – from a greenhorn sixteen year old singing for Byron Lee to his recently refitted and legendary Techniques studio in Orange Street via Top of The Pops, he has subtly steered the direction of Jamaican music and championed its true sound.
We have had the pleasure of publishing Winston since the late 80s, plenty long enough for him to become more friend than client and he will be sorely missed by us all. Another great, great loss not just to reggae but to music.
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