Peter Tosh was a Jamaican musician and reggae singer. Along with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, he was one of the core members of the band the Wailers (1963–1976), after which he established himself as a successful solo artist and a promoter of Rastafari. He was murdered in 1987 during a home invasion.
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| Subject | Peter Tosh |
| Category | Jamaican reggae musician (1944–1987) |
| Reading time | 1 min · Intermediate |
| Key date | 1963 |
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