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As a 40-year veteran of the reggae circuit, Michael Rose has cast a wide influence over the scene as a performer and innovator. He first gained an audience outside of his native Jamaica as a member of the group Black Uhuru, which formed a cornerstone of the reggae sound in the late '70s and early '80s. After the group won the first Grammy Award for Best Reggae album in 1985 he retired for a short period, only to return as the main innovator of dancehall reggae. Now an acknowledged godfather of the genre, he tours as a solo artist and as a member of Black Uhuru.
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