Post by Noel Williams

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.