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Cocoa Tea: Jamaican Reggae Icon Dies at 65

Colvin Scott aka Cocoa Tea passed away at 65 (Photo Courtesy)

The music world is mourning following the passing of reggae maestro Cocoa Tea, at a hospital in Broward, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, following a cardiac arrest. He was 65.

The Jamaican musician - real name Colvin Scott - had been suffering from health woes at the time of his death. Tea has been battling pneumonia for the last six months and in 2019 was diagnosed with lymphoma.

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