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Drummer Behind 200,000 Tracks, Sly Dunbar Checks Out Quietly at 73

Sly Dunbar, drummer and one half of Sly & Robbie, dies at 73 in Kingston. His wife finds him unresponsive; a cause of death remains unspecified, though he had been ailing.

Known for shaping reggae’s rhythmic core, Dunbar joined forces with Robbie Shakespeare in 1972, spearheading a rhythm duo that appears on over 200,000 recordings across reggae, funk, and pop culture’s most towering names—from Grace Jones and Bob Dylan to Simply Red.

His early hit? ‘Double Barrel’ at age 15. His legacy? Rub-a-dub, drum machines, and 13 Grammy nods—two wins included.

Source: News | NME – Published on January 26, 2026

Happy Birthday Sly Dunbar. ‘Sly from the Dunbar Family’

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Ernest, Monty, Sly & Robbie ‘reggaefy’ Tokyo (2011)

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‘Rockpalast’ tapes Black Uhuru (1981)

October 17, 1981 - Jamaican reggae band Black Uhuru (featuring the rhythm "dream team" Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare) performs in Essen (Germany) for the WDR Rockpalast TV Show.

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Sly Dunbar

Happy Birthday Sly Dunbar. ‘Sly from the Dunbar Family’

Ernest, Monty, Sly & Robbie ‘reggaefy’ Tokyo (2011)

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Chrysalis publish Robbie Williams’ seventh studio album : ‘Rudebox’ (2006)

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