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OECS
Secretariat Expresses Sympathy on Passing of Byron Lee
Date Posted: November 10, 2008.
OECS
Director General Dr. Len Ishmael has written to Jamaica’s
Prime Minister Hon. Bruce Golding expressing deepest
sympathy on behalf of the OECS Secretariat on the passing of
the legendary Jamaican and Caribbean musician Byron Lee.
Dr. Ishmael noted that in many ways Byron Lee was “an
ambassador of what is best in our region – talent, joie de
vivre, generosity, and love of family.
Byron Lee died in his native Jamaica on Tuesday, November
4th after a long battle with cancer. He was a musician,
bandleader, producer, music studio operator, and promoter,
and has been credited with taking Jamaican music from the
grassroots to the upper echelons of the Jamaican society and
then to the rest of the world.
Here is the full text of the Director General’s letter:
“Dear Prime Minister,
It is with the greatest sadness that we have learnt of the
passing of Byron Lee.
There can be no doubt that Byron Lee played a major role in
carrying – not just Jamaican music, but the music of the
Caribbean – to the world at large. In many ways he has been
an ambassador of what is best in our region – talent, joie
de vivre, generosity, and love of family. No one can deny
his sterling contribution to the development and promotion
of the Jamaican music industry.
The staff of the OECS join me in expressing our deepest
sympathy to Mrs. Lee and their children and to the
Government and People of Jamaica.”
OECS
Director General Dr. Len Ishmael has written to Jamaica’s
Prime Minister Hon. Bruce Golding expressing deepest
sympathy on behalf of the OECS Secretariat on the passing of
the legendary Jamaican and Caribbean musician Byron Lee.