Sly Dunbar
Biography
Lowell "Sly" Fillmore Dunbar was born on 10 May 1952, in Kingston, Jamaica.
Working together with Robbie Shakespeare, Sly and Robbie are considered one of the worlds premier rhythm sections for their work in and out of reggae. They are considered originators of the “Rockers” rhythm. Dunbar and Shakespeare formed their Taxi label in 1980. It has seen releases from many international successful artists, including Black Uhuru, Chaka Demus and Pliers, Ini Kamoze, Beenie Man and Red Dragon.
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He has played for The Aggrovators for Bunny Lee; The Upsetters for Lee Perry, The Revolutionaries for Joseph Hoo Kim... Recorded for Barry OHare in the 1990s.
As a member of Word, Sound and Power he backed Peter Tosh on the album Mystic Man.
Sly and Robbie also played on Bob Dylans albums Infidels and Empire Burlesque (using recordings from Infidels sessions). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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