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Father of Jamaican music covered countless genres

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Byron Lee, a dynamic Jamaican bandleader who helped globalize the appeal of ska and captured the heart of soca with his legendary hit “Tiney Winey,” died Tuesday after a battle with cancer. He was 73.

Lee formed the band Byron Lee and the....

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