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Reggae. Occupation (s) Musician. Instrument (s) Drums, percussion, programming. Lowell Fillmore "Sly" Dunbar (born 10 May 1952, Kingston, Jamaica) [1] is a Jamaican drummer, best known as one half of the prolific Jamaican rhythm section and reggae production duo Sly and Robbie .
May 10, 2022 · Sly Dunbar Turns 70: Ten Essential Songs Bearing The Reggae Legend’s Mark. By Nicholas Nam Tue, May 10 2022, 03:45 PM EST. Sly Dunbar. At more than five decades into his musical career with an untold number of recordings to show for it, Lowell “Sly” Dunbar sails into 70 today, May 10.
Sly and Robbie were 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. [2]
- Jamaica
- TAXI, Island
- 1970s–2021
Apr 12, 2017 · 04/12/2017 by Angus Taylor. Lowell ‘Sly’ Dunbar is Jamaica’s most high profile living drummer. Sly rose to prominence during the 1970s when reggae drummers occupied a similar role to guitarists in rock - virtuosos who every producer or artist wanted for their band.
One of reggae's most influential and inventive drummers, also half of the legendary production duo Sly & Robbie. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1960s - 2020s. Born. May 10, 1952 in Kingston, Jamaica. Genre. Reggae.
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If you’ve heard any reggae music in your entire life then you’ve heard Sly Dunbar’s drumming, or at the very least, his influence. As one half of Sly and Robbie—a duo dubbed the Riddim Twins—Sly says he’s probably played on a million songs.
