Soapbox On this Day in Jamaican History: Yami Bolo 11 years agoby Soapbox Fi Mi Yami Bolo On October 1, 1970 – Jamaican reggae artist Yami Bolo (Born Rolando Ephraim McLean) was born in Kingston. Bolo rose to prominence during the height the dancehall rage of the late Eighties. Here is Yami Bolo at a Dancehall session in the 1980’s