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Nov 4, 2008

Byron Lee, dead at seventy-three

Story PictureWe have been following news about the musical icon, Byron Lee and tonight we confirm that Lee succumbed at around eleven-thirty this morning to bladder cancer at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Jamaica. Lee is recognized as the man who helped introduce an intricate form of soca music to the world and in Belize for years he was part of our national day celebrations. Lee is survived by his wife and six kids. Condolences are extended to the family. Byron Lee, dead at seventy-three.


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