Stranger Cole was an originator across the foundations of Jamiacan music since his first records in 1962.

Laying claim to singing on one of the first ever Reggae riddims in 1968, Stranger was one of the last living links to a world changing era of Jamaican music, beginning in the 1960s with Ska music, to Rocksteady, Reggae.

And aside from his global fanbase, he had a particual connection to Melbourne, with his last shows here on December 2025.