Billy Boyo
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| Birth name | Billy Rowe |
| Born | 21 September 1969 |
| Origin | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Died | 29 October 2000 (aged 31) |
| Genres | Roots reggae, reggae, dancehall |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1981–2000 |
Billy Boyo (born Billy Theophilus Rowe, 21 September 1969 – 29 October 2000) was a Jamaican
Biography
Billy Boyo was still in his teens when he emerged in the early 1980s. In 1983, he (together with
Along with the above noted "One Spliff a Day", Boyo also charted[
Boyo was not a prolific recording artist as he did not record much before, or after, the tracks for the first two albums, and was maybe more known as a live MC. His musical career was short-lived and little was heard of him since the second half of the 1980s. Boyo died of a brain tumour on 29 October 2000, after a two-month-long struggle.[citation needed]
Discography
- DJ Clash Vol. 2 (Little Harry & Billy Boyo; 1983)
- Zim Zim (2002)
Compilations
- DJ Clash: 3 the Hard Way (Little Harry & Billy Boyo & Nicodemus; 2008)
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