"Jimmy Cliff, the pioneering reggae singer and star of the 1972 Jamaican film The Harder They Come, is dead at 81. His wife, Latifa Chambers, said he died after experiencing a seizure followed by pneumonia. She shared the news with "profound sadness" in a November 24 Instagram statement. "To all his fans around the world, please know that your support was his strength throughout his whole career," Chambers wrote."
""He really appreciated each and every fan for their love." She thanked Cliff's medical staff for their help and addressed her late husband directly: "Jimmy, my darling, may you rest in peace. I will follow your wishes." The message, which was also signed by their children, Lilty and Aken, requested privacy for the family before concluding, "See you and we see you Legend.""
Jimmy Cliff died at 81 after a seizure followed by pneumonia, according to his wife Latifa Chambers. Chambers said fans' support was his strength, thanked medical staff, requested privacy, and addressed him directly. Born James Chambers in Jamaica in 1944, he adopted the stage name Jimmy Cliff and achieved early success with the Jamaican-chart-topping composition "Hurricane Hattie" as a teenager. He signed to Island Records in 1965 and moved to the U.K., where hits such as "Waterfall," "Wonderful World, Beautiful People," and "Vietnam" expanded his global audience. Cliff starred as Ivanhoe Martin in the 1972 film The Harder They Come and contributed several enduring songs to its soundtrack, helping popularize reggae internationally.
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