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Sly and Robbie

Sly Dunbar, a drummer (born Lowell Charles Dunbar, on 10 May 1952, in Kingston , Jamaica).

Robbie Shakespeare, a bass guitar (born Robert Shakespeare, 27 September 1953 in Kingston, Jamaica).

The duo Sly and Robbie are perhaps the most prolific artists in reggae music. Together they have produced or played on over 2,000 rythms. Since 1976 the duo has produced beats for artistes from different genres of music around the world.

ROCK : Bob Dylon , Joe Cocker, Mick Jagger

LATIN: Eljuri

JAZZ: Herbie Hancock, Kazumi Watanabee

GOSPEL : Ian Dury

REGGAE : Beenie Man, Black Uhuru, Brent Dowe, Chaka Demus and Pliers, Charlie Chaplin, Cornell Campbell, Culture, Cutty Ranks, Dennis Brown, Don Carlos, Frankie Paul, Gregory Isaacs, Half Pint, Home T4, I Wayne, Ini Kamozee Jimmy Cliff Jacob Miller , Jimmy Riley , Ky -Mani Marley, Linval Thompson , Mad Cobra, Maxi Priest , Michael Rose, Mighty Diamonds,Peter Tosh, Ronnie Davis, Shabba Ranks, Sugar Minott, Shaggy,Toots Hibbert, Wailing Soul, Yami Bolo, Yellow Man

Pioneers

The first work of Sly and Robbie was the album “Right Time” by Mighty Diamonds in 1976. The duo also created the sound that gave birth to the genre of Rub -A -Dub in 1980

Awards

The duo won the Grammy award for Best Reggae Album in 1999  for the album “Friends” and has been nominated 9 times for this category. Their most recent nomination came in 2015 for the album “The Reggae Power”.

Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare

Sly and Robbie