Leroy Sibbles’ The Reggae Boomerang Always Comes Back
. Leroy Sibbles on stage at Lula Lounge's Sunday Jam - George Socka photo HUFFINGTON POST APRIL 2016 - E ven a reggae star will take that boomerang ride. Reggae pioneer bass player and singer Leroy Sibbles knows what it means to take that boomerang ride. Born and raised in Jamaica he moved to Toronto in 1973, married and became a citizen. That was then, now he is back living in Jamaica, and visits The Big Smoke whenever he can. Sibbles was the lead singer and bass player for The Heptones in the 60’s and 70’s and continues to this day performing in and around the US and the Caribbean. In combination with his work with The Heptones, Sibbles was a session bassist and arranger at Clement "Coxsone" Dodd 's Jamaica Recording and Publishing Studio. Kevin O’Brien Chang describes him as “the greatest all-round talent in reggae history” in his 1998 book Reggae Routes. The Heptones were among the most prolific and influential groups of the rock steady era