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Roots | Sly Dunbar

Irie Magazine | Roots | Sly Dunbar

Sly Dunbar May 10, 1952 Lowell ‘Sly’ Fillmore Dunbar, born May 10, 1952, in Kingston, Jamaica, is a drummer, best known as one half of the prolific Jamaican rhythm section and reggae production duo Sly & Robbie. Dunbar began playing at the age of 15 in a band called The Yardbrooms. His first appearance on a recording was on the […]

Roots | Sly & Robbie

Irie Magazine | Roots - Sly & Robbie

Photograph Credit: UrbanImage.TV & WonderKnack Sly & Robbie Riddim Twins Sly & Robbie are a prolific Jamaican rhythm section and production duo, associated primarily with the reggae and dub genres. Drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare teamed up in the mid-1970s after establishing themselves separately in Jamaica as professional musicians. Sly and Robbie are […]