Reggae star and actor Jimmy Cliff has died "due to a seizure followed by pneumonia" according to an announcement posted on social media

Like the Wailers, Cliff signed to Island Records, and his Wonderful World Beautiful People was one of the first clutch of ska hits to reach the UK charts in late 1969. The follow-up was Vietnam, which Bob Dylan once described as the best protest song he’d ever heard. He also had a hit with a cover of Cat Stevens Wild World around this time.

Jamaica's prime minister, Shaggy, and Yusuf/Cat Stevens also posted tributes to the late musician following his death at the age of 81