Toots Hibbert To Be Buried On November 8 In National Heroes’ Park

Late Reggae icon Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibbert will be buried at the National Heroes’ Park in Kingston on Sunday, November 8.

There will be viewings in Treadlight district in Clarendon as well as the National Arena in Kingston.

“There will be tributes from several industry members both here and overseas for Toots Hibbert, as well as performances. There will also be viewings in Treadlight district in Clarendon and the National Arena in Kingston.” a source close to the family, said.

Hibbert had been slated to be interred at Dovecot Memorial Park & Crematorium in Spanish Town, St Catherine, after a thanksgiving service at the Perry’s Funeral Home in Spanish Town, on October 15. However, the family members were not able to find the burial order, a requirement for interment, and the body was returned to the funeral home.

Toots Hibbert was the frontman of the groundbreaking reggae and ska group Toots and the Maytals, which for almost six decades has been among the most prominent groups in reggae.

Toots and the Maytals won the Reggae Grammy Award in 2005 for the album ‘True Love’. He is best known for songs such as  ‘Bam, Bam’, ‘Pomps and Pride’,  ‘Sweet and Dandy’, and ’54-46 (That’s My Number’).

Hibbert died at the University Hospital of the West Indies on September 11 from COVID-19 complications.