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Musician known for hit songs such as ‘You Can Get It If You Really Want’ and ‘I Can See Clearly Now’ was credited with helping to bring Jamaican culture to the world with a starring role in 1972 film ‘The Harder They Come’

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Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican star behind hit songs such as “You Can Get It If You Really Want” and “I Can See Clearly Now”, has died aged 81.