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Global audiences grieves the passing of Jimmy Cliff, the renowned Jamaican reggae singer and performer whose captivating vocal talent was instrumental in popularizing the reggae genre across the globe. The artist has died at the age of eighty-one.

“It’s with profound sadness that I announce that my beloved husband, Jimmy Cliff, has crossed over due to a seizure followed by pneumonia,” wrote his wife Latifa on social media. “I am grateful for his loved ones, friends, peers in the arts and colleagues who walked with him on his life’s path. To all his supporters around the world, please know that your encouragement was his strength throughout his entire professional life … Jimmy, my dear, may you rest peacefully. I will honor your wishes.” Her post was also signed by their children, their son and daughter.

Jimmy Cliff was beloved for hit songs including You Can Get It If You Really Want, I Can See Clearly Now and “Wonderful World, Beautiful People”. His upbeat musical style and uplifting temperament brought him a large and longstanding following.

Beyond his music achievements, Cliff starred in the 1972’s drama film “The Harder They Come”, a role that received critical praise and is considered a landmark of film in Jamaica.

He is one of just a handful of musicians, alongside Bob Marley and other greats, to be awarded the esteemed Jamaican Order of Merit.

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