Toyan
Toyan, born Byron Everton Letts in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1955, was a Jamaican
reggae deejay who lived until 1991. He began his career in 1974 deejaying on
Kingston sound systems including Socialist Roots and Romantic HiFi, releasing
his debut single, “Disco Pants”, in the late 1970s for producer Don Mais. In the
1980s, he recorded with producers Joseph Hoo Kim and Jah Thomas, yielding
singles including “Girls Nowadays” and “Kill No Man”, alongside collaborative
tracks with The Mighty Diamonds and Freddie McGregor. Working with Henry "Junjo"
Lawes, he recorded his studio album How...
