Henry James (3 July 1952 – 19 December 2015), better known as Peter Broggs, was a Jamaican roots reggae vocalist and songwriter.
[1] Born in 1952 in Hanover Parish, Jamaica,[2] in the early 1970s, Broggs moved to Kingston to seek out business opportunities.
[2] Recorded at King Tubby's, engineered by Scientist and backed by Roots Radics, Broggs' debut album Progressive Youth, was released in 1979 on the UK Greensleeves label, featuring a version of Tony Brevett's hit, Don't Get Weary ( also versioned by Tapper Zukie ).
[6] Broggs suffered a stroke on 27 August 2004 which left him paralyzed on the right side and hardly able to speak.
[7] The album Igziabeher Yakal released in 2005 was recorded with dubcreator at the DC studio for sound system team King Shiloh in Amsterdam in 2002 where the profit helped to cover Broggs' medical expenses.