Stranger Cole, the Legendary Jamaican artist and one of the pioneers of Ska and Rocksteady, has died. Stranger Cole, known for hits like Bangarang and Just Like a River, Madness, Arte Bella, Crying Every Night, Rough and Tough, died on June 11, 2026, at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica (Jamaica Observer). He was 83 years old.
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Legendary Jamaican Singer Stranger Cole insisted He Recorded The First Reggae Song.
Vintage Jamaican singer Stranger Cole insisted that his 1968 iconic number one hit song,' Muma No Want Bangarang,' on which he collaborated with late Skatalites legend Lester Sterling, was the first Reggae song ever to be recorded,